Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) conducting a flag march in Sainthia, Birbhum. File. | Photo Credit: ANI As many as 700 companies or 70,000 personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) will remain deployed in West Bengal till “further orders”, an official of the Election Commission of India (EC) said, even as the second and final phase of polling concluded on Wednesday (April 29, 2026). Two hundred companies or 20,000 personnel, out of the total 700 companies, have been assigned to secure the strong rooms where the electronic voting machines are kept. Published – April 29, 2026 09:58 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation West Bengal Assembly polls: 70,000 CAPF personnel to remain in State after polling ‘Despite technological advances, media’s basic duty is human-centric reporting backed by facts and data’