Voting began on Thursday morning for the re-election to the Falta assembly seat in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district amid tight security.
The repolling comes after the Election Commission of India ordered fresh voting for the seat, citing “subversion of the democratic process”.
Falta had first gone to polls on April 29 during the second phase of elections, but the exercise in this seat was annulled by the Election Commission after allegations of serious irregularities.
The ECI ordered fresh polling across all 285 polling stations in the Falta Assembly constituency, after repolling was held in 15 booths in the Paschim Magrahat and Diamond Harbour assembly constituencies.
Votes will be counted on May 24.
Key points:
1. The Election Commission has significantly stepped up security arrangements for Thursday's voting exercise.
2. Trinamool Congress candidate Jahangir Khan withdrew from the contest just a day before the repoll.
3. West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari led a roadshow in Falta ahead of the repoll and made a series of promises to voters.
4. Adhikari said one member from each BJP worker’s family allegedly affected by post-poll violence after the 2021 assembly elections would be provided jobs.
5. BJP candidate Debangshu Panda expressed confidence ahead of the repoll and predicted a massive win for his party.
