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ECI Orders Repoll in Falta Amid High Voter Turnout and Alleged Intimidation
Voting resumed at 15 booths after reports of electoral malpractices, with turnout reaching 16.68% in Magrahat Paschim and 15.83% in Diamond Harbour by 9 a.m.
- On Friday, the Election Commission of India ordered repolling at 15 polling booths in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district following reports of electoral irregularities during second-phase voting on April 29.
- Voting runs from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 11 booths in Magrahat Paschim and four in Diamond Harbour, where early turnout reached 16.68% and 15.83% respectively by 9 a.m. on Saturday.
- Trinamool Congress leader Shashi Panja alleged the BJP tried to "provoke" parties and "defame Bengal," while Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari welcomed the repolls, saying they "should have happened in whole Falta segment too."
- West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal assured "no scope for wrongdoing" at counting centers, citing round-the-clock CCTV surveillance, despite TMC challenges to Central government staff deployment for vote supervision.
- Ahead of vote counting on May 4, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee will hold a virtual meeting with counting agents from all 291 Assembly constituencies.
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Bengal: Over 72 pc turnout till 3 pm in repoll in 15 booths of 2 assembly seats
Kolkata: Over 72 per cent turnout was recorded till 3 pm in repoll in 15 booths of two assembly constituencies in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, an official said. Voting was underway more or less peacefully at 11 polling stations of Magrahat Paschim assembly constituency and four in Diamond Harbour, where the EC ordered repoll a day ago, following reports of electoral malpractices. Also ReadBengal: Over 55 pc turnout till …
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