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Proxy voting alleged in West Bengal election

A new voter in Siliguri, West Bengal, discovered her vote had already been cast, marking a second alleged proxy voting incident.

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Siliguri, West Bengal, India
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Thursday, 23 April 2026 at 10:41 UTC
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A second case of alleged proxy voting has been reported in Siliguri, West Bengal, during the state elections. A new voter at Booth No. 235 in Bharatnagar found that her vote had already been cast when she arrived. This follows a separate incident where a voter and her father in Siliguri also alleged a proxy vote was cast in her name. The new report fuels accusations of electoral malpractice in the ongoing polls.
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A second, separate case of alleged proxy voting has been reported at a different polling booth in Siliguri.

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