Bengal: EC orders repoll at 15 booths in South 24 Parganas district
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The Election Commission has ordered a repoll at 15 polling stations in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Saturday from 7 am to 6 pm, ANI reported.
Repolling will be held at 11 electoral booths in the Magrahat Paschim Assembly constituency and four stations in the Diamond Harbour Assembly constituency.
Voting at these booths had taken place on Wednesday during the second phase of the Assembly elections. However, the Election Commission declared the polls void under Section 58(2) of the 1951 Representation of the People Act.
The decision was based on reports submitted by returning officers and observers, the commission’s order stated, according to ANI.
The votes will be counted on Monday.
This was the first instance in which repolling was ordered as part of the Assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry.
On Wednesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party had alleged that the Trinamool Congress had tampered with voting machines in Falta in the Diamond Harbour area, NDTV reported. It had claimed that the button next to the BJP symbol was taped over at several polling booths.
The Trinamool Congress had denied the allegation, and had claimed that the BJP was raising false alarms as it was losing West Bengal, according to NDTV.
The West Bengal elections were held in two phases on...