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VVPAT Slips Dumped Before West Bengal Count Sparks Probe and Clarification by ECI
Politics
Published on 3 May 2026
ECI clarifies after thousands of slips appear dumped
Hours before West Bengal vote counting, thousands of VVPAT slips were reportedly found dumped on a road in North 24 Parganas, triggering a scuffle. The Election Commission of India (ECI) launched a probe into the incident and later issued a clarification, seeking to address questions about the circumstances and implications for the counting process.
- Thousands of VVPAT slips were reportedly found dumped in North 24 Parganas
- A scuffle followed the discovery near the streets ahead of counting
- The ECI conducted a probe and issued a clarification
- The incident raised concerns about election process security
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