Election Commission tightens West Bengal poll security with new camera protocols. SD cards from polling booth cameras cannot be removed immediately after voting ends and must be extracted only at designated Data Collection and Receiving Centres under official supervision. The new guidelines mandate strict handling procedures for all CCTV and webcasting footage to ensure secure storage and systematic preservation of video evidence. Polling officials must remain at stations until camera equipment is fully dismounted and secured. These measures represent a significant strengthening of electoral transparency and accountability mechanisms ahead of the second phase of voting scheduled for April 29, with vote counting set for May 4.
