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In Images: Poll preparedness peaks as VVPAT machines reach Kolkata centres ahead of final Bengal voting phase
Election officials carry Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines and other polling materials to a polling station after collecting them from a distribution centre, ahead of the final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Kolkata on April 28, 2026. (Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS)
Election officials carry Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines and other polling materials to a polling station after collecting them from a distribution centre, ahead of the final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Kolkata on April 28, 2026. (Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS)
Election officials carry Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines and other polling materials to a polling station after collecting them from a distribution centre, ahead of the final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Kolkata on April 28, 2026. (Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS)
Election officials carry Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines and other polling materials to a polling station after collecting them from a distribution centre, ahead of the final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Kolkata on April 28, 2026. (Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS)
Election officials carry Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines and other polling materials to a polling station after collecting them from a distribution centre, ahead of the final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Kolkata on April 28, 2026. (Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS)
Election officials carry Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines and other polling materials to a polling station after collecting them from a distribution centre, ahead of the final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Kolkata on April 28, 2026. (Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS)
Election officials carry Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines and other polling materials to a polling station after collecting them from a distribution centre, ahead of the final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Kolkata on April 28, 2026. (Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS)
Election officials carry Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines and other polling materials to a polling station after collecting them from a distribution centre, ahead of the final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Kolkata on April 28, 2026. (Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS)
Election officials carry Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines and other polling materials to a polling station after collecting them from a distribution centre, ahead of the final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Kolkata on April 28, 2026. (Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS)
Election officials carry Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines and other polling materials to a polling station after collecting them from a distribution centre, ahead of the final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Kolkata on April 28, 2026. (Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS)
Election officials carry Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines and other polling materials to a polling station after collecting them from a distribution centre, ahead of the final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Kolkata on April 28, 2026. (Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS)
Election officials carry Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines and other polling materials to a polling station after collecting them from a distribution centre, ahead of the final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Kolkata on April 28, 2026. (Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS)
Election officials carry Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines and other polling materials to a polling station after collecting them from a distribution centre, ahead of the final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Kolkata on April 28, 2026. (Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS)
Election officials carry Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines and other polling materials to a polling station after collecting them from a distribution centre, ahead of the final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Kolkata on April 28, 2026. (Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS)
Election officials carry Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines and other polling materials to a polling station after collecting them from a distribution centre, ahead of the final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Kolkata on April 28, 2026. (Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS)
Election officials carry Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines and other polling materials to a polling station after collecting them from a distribution centre, ahead of the final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Kolkata on April 28, 2026. (Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS)
Election officials carry Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines and other polling materials to a polling station after collecting them from a distribution centre, ahead of the final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Kolkata on April 28, 2026. (Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS)
Election officials carry Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines and other polling materials to a polling station after collecting them from a distribution centre, ahead of the final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Kolkata on April 28, 2026. (Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS)
Election officials carry Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines and other polling materials to a polling station after collecting them from a distribution centre, ahead of the final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Kolkata on April 28, 2026. (Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS)
Election officials carry Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines and other polling materials to a polling station after collecting them from a distribution centre, ahead of the final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Kolkata on April 28, 2026. (Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS)
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