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West Bengal Election 2026
State Election Authorities • West Bengal Election Commission • West Bengal
“Comprehensive, zero-blindspot monitoring across polling stations and election-sensitive zones with uninterrupted live streaming.”
To establish a secure, transparent, and technology-driven election surveillance ecosystem across West Bengal enabling centralized command operations, uninterrupted live coverage, and improved public safety during the 2026 Legislative Assembly Elections.
Challenges
- Coverage across 21,055 polling stations spread across urban and rural districts.
- Streaming stability for 45,250+ cameras with sustained 24×7 uptime and zero downtime expectations.
- Maintaining high data integrity and secure redundant storage under the W-Hammer dual-write policy.
Solutions
- Deployed 47,513+ cameras with RTMP/HLS streaming integrated into ECI and District Command Centres.
- Advanced storage and dual-write backup strategy with local edge caches and central mirrored object storage.
- Dedicated NOC teams and zonal/cluster managers for 24×7 monitoring and rapid incident response.
Results
100% monitoring coverage across all targeted polling stations and districts.
Maintained uninterrupted 24×7 monitoring with zero operational downtime during the election period.
Streamed and managed hundreds of thousands of camera-hours with verification by District Election Officers.