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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has ordered repolling successful 15 polling stations crossed 2 constituencies successful West Bengal pursuing the 2nd signifier of Assembly elections held connected April 29.
Fresh polling volition instrumentality spot connected May 2 betwixt 7 americium and 6 p.m. successful South 24 Parganas district, covering 11 booths successful Magrahat Paschim and 4 successful Diamond Harbour.The canvass assemblage said the determination was based connected reports from returning officers and predetermination observers, declaring the earlier voting successful these booths void nether provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Authorities person been directed to guarantee wide publicity of the repoll, including informing candidates and section voters."I americium directed to authorities that based connected reports received from the acrophobic Returning Officers and the Observers of 142-Magrahat Paschim AC and 143-Diamond Harbour AC regarding canvass taken for General Election to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal, 2026, held connected 29th April, 2026 and aft taking each worldly circumstances into account, the Commission hereby declares, nether sub-section (2) of Section 58 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, that the canvass taken connected 29th April, 2026 for the aforesaid predetermination astatine the pursuing Polling Stations (as mentioned successful Column 3 of the array below) to beryllium void and appoints 2nd May, 2026 arsenic the day and fixes the hours, for taking caller canvass astatine the said Polling Stations," West Bengal's main electoral serviceman wrote successful the order.
"I americium further to authorities that the widest imaginable publicity should beryllium fixed by beating of drums successful the polling area, and contesting candidates should beryllium informed successful penning astir the caller canvass being taken connected the said date," the canvass assemblage said.The determination follows allegations of irregularities during voting, peculiarly successful parts of Diamond Harbour’s Falta segment. BJP co-incharge for West Bengal Amit Malviya claimed that voters were prevented from selecting the enactment enactment successful definite booths, alleging that EVM buttons were covered with tape.
List of booths wherever repolling volition instrumentality place
Magrahat Paschim (11 booths)
- 46 – Uttar Yearpur F.P School, Room Number 2
- 126 – Najra F.P School, Room Number 1
- 127 – Najra F.P School, Room Number 2
- 128 – Deula F.P School, Room Number 1
- 142 – Ghola Noyapara Girls' High Madrasha, Room Number 2
- 214 – Ektara Malaya F.P School, Room Number 1
- 215 – Ektara Malaya F.P School, Room Number 2
- 216 – Ektara Malaya Dhora F.P School, Room Number 1
- 230 – Bahirpuya Kurkuriya F.P School, Room Number 1
- 231 – Bahirpuya Kurkuriya F.P School, Room Number 2
- 232 – Bahirpuya Kurkuria F.P School, Room Number 3
Diamond Harbour (4 booths)
- 117 – Bagda Junior High School
- 179 – Chandra F.P School, Room Number 2
- 194 – Haridevpur F.P School
- 243 – Roynagar F.P School, Room Number 2
In a station connected X, Malviya wrote, "This is what Mamata Banerjee was defending erstwhile she spoke up for Jehangir Khan, a transgression contesting connected a TMC summons from Falta successful Diamond Harbour. In respective polling booths, the enactment to ballot for the BJP has been blocked utilizing a tape, efficaciously preventing voters from exercising their choice. This is the alleged 'Diamond Harbour Model,' the aforesaid template that helped Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee unafraid his Lok Sabha seat.
"Earlier, West Bengal main electoral serviceman Manoj Kumar Agarwal had said specified complaints would beryllium verified and acted upon."If reports of taping of immoderate fastener travel in, that should beryllium verified and noted. If true, those booths volition spell for a repoll," West Bengal CEO said.The last signifier of polling concluded connected April 29 with turnout touching astir 90 percent. Counting of votes is scheduled for May 4, with information tightened astatine beardown rooms successful Howrah.
