Security personnel stand guard outside a counting centre, a day before counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections, in Mumbai.
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Security personnel stand guard outside a counting centre, a day before counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections, in Ranchi.
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Senior officers inspect the counting centre a day before counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections, in Bulandshahr.
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Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and other election material being brought to a strong room, following voting in the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Kullu.
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EVMs and other election material being brought to Keylong from Kaza, following voting in the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Lahaul & Spiti.
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A security personnel checks a vehicle outside a counting centre, a day before counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections, in Jammu.
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Security personnel stand guard outside a counting centre, a day before counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections, in Jammu.
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Border Security Force (BSF) personnel keep vigil near India-Bangladesh border during a patrol on the eve of the counting of Lok Sabha elections, in Agartala.