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TMC launches sit in at Kolkata EVM strongroom alleging reopening without notice before counting centre

Politics
Published on 30 April 2026
TMC launches sit in at Kolkata EVM strongroom alleging reopening without notice before counting centre

Workers say they were pushed out before reopening

Trinamool Congress leaders held a sit-in at a counting centre in Kolkata, claiming an EVM strongroom was reopened after the second phase of polling without proper notice. Party candidates Kunal Ghosh and Shashi Panja alleged workers were asked to leave and were not informed, raising transparency concerns as scrutiny grows around election process controls.

  • TMC stages sit-in at a Kolkata counting centre
  • Party alleges the EVM strongroom was reopened irregularly
  • Workers claim they were asked to leave without notice
  • Claims raise new questions about election transparency
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