Repolling in 285 polling stations in West Bengal's Falta constituency has been ordered by the Election Commission on May 21 due to severe electoral offences and subversion of the democratic process.
The repoll comes after the EC received 32 complaints of alleged EVM tampering from the Falta constituency during the second phase of polling on April 29.
Special Observers and the District Election Officer observed that there were sufficient grounds to conclude that the poll process in several polling stations in Falta was vitiated due to alleged application of black tape and perfume on ballot units.
The ECI had ordered repolls on Friday in 15 polling stations where allegations of electronic voting machine tampering were received during the second phase of the elections in West Bengal.
The repoll in Magrahat Paschim and Diamond Harbour was conducted from 7 am to 6 pm, with a voter turnout of 86.9% recorded till 5 pm.
The EC received 77 complaints of EVM tampering during the second phase of elections in West Bengal, with 32 coming from Falta, 13 from Magrahat, 29 from Diamond Harbour, and three from Budge Budge.
