Polling officers with polling material on their way to polling station from EVM distribution center on the eve of the first phase of West Bengal assembly elections, in Darjeeling on April 22, 2026

Polling officers with polling material on their way to polling station from EVM distribution center on the eve of the first phase of West Bengal assembly elections, in Darjeeling on April 22, 2026
| Photo Credit: ANI

The West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Wednesday (April 22, 2026) asked police to take immediate preventive action against persons allegedly involved in voter intimidation and disrupting the electoral process, a senior official said.

In a communication to the DGP, the police observer in the CEO’s office shared a list of alleged troublemakers across several Assembly constituencies and police station areas for necessary action.

The letter said these individuals were “actively involved in intimidating voters and creating disturbance in the electoral process” and directed field-level officers to act after due diligence and in accordance with the law.


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