Ramlal the elephant pauses West Bengal voting before officials guide him away

Polling stopped briefly as a tusker wandered into the queue

Voting at Jitushol Primary School in Jhargram, West Bengal, was briefly interrupted when a wandering elephant named Ramlal entered the polling area and paused the process. Forest officials arrived quickly, guided the tusker away, and voting resumed smoothly. The incident once again spotlighted election-day challenges in wildlife-prone regions, with special teams deployed to manage such moments.