Repolling is underway at 15 polling stations in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, following complaints of irregularities during the second phase of assembly elections held on 29 April.
The Election Commission of India ordered fresh voting in 11 booths in the Magarhat Paschim constituency and four in Diamond Harbour. Polling began at 7am and will continue until 6pm, reports NDTV.
ECI announced Re-poll in 15 Polling Stations across 2 Assembly Constituencies of South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal
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Officials issued the repoll directive based on reports from returning officers and observers of the two constituencies, along with “material circumstances”.
According to reports, the poll panel received 29 repoll complaints from Diamond Harbour and 13 from Magarhat.
Political parties, candidates, polling agents, and observers typically demand repolling over issues such as electronic voting machine (EVM) malfunctions, booth capturing, voter intimidation, or breaches of voting secrecy.
The two-phase West Bengal assembly elections concluded on last Wednesday, recording what the election watchdog described as the state’s highest-ever voter turnout of around 92 percent.
