Kolkata, May 2 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday announced the engagement of 165 additional counting observers and 77 police observers to supervise the vote counting process in West Bengal, in addition to those who had already been engaged in the run up to the polls.
According to the ECI directive, the additional counting and police observers will be engaged to "strengthen security and oversee law & order arrangements around Counting Centres for the ongoing General Election to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal, 2026."The additional counting observers will assist counting observers in constituencies where more than one counting hall has been set up, while police observers will supervise law and order arrangements a...