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Repoll Ordered in Falta Assembly Constituency
The commission cited severe electoral offences and found tampering in at least 60 booths, affecting 53,967 electors.
- On Saturday, the Election Commission ordered a fresh poll for all 285 polling stations in West Bengal's Falta Assembly Constituency on May 21, citing "severe electoral offences and subversion of democratic process" during April 29 voting.
- Special Observer Subrata Gupta's investigation found tampering in 60 booths, where EVMs were masked with black tape to hide party symbols, preventing voters from casting ballots for specific candidates.
- The 60 affected polling stations involved 53,967 electors, or 22.82% of the total electorate, as locals staged massive protests in Falta alleging threats from Trinamool Congress cadre.
- Counting of votes has been suspended in Falta, though the Election Commission confirmed that counting for other West Bengal Assembly seats will proceed as scheduled on May 4.
- Fresh polling will occur between 7 am and 6 pm on May 21, with final results expected on May 24 following deployment of Additional Counting Observers to ensure transparency.
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Election Commission orders repolling in Bengal's Falta constituency on May 21 after electoral irregularities
On consideration of severe electoral offences and subversion of democratic process during the polling in a large number of polling stations in Falta constituency, the EC directed that fresh poll shall be conducted in all the 285 polling stations, including auxiliary polling stations.
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