Clashes broke out in South 24 Parganas as repolling got underway at 15 booths in West Bengal. Reports say TMC and BJP workers confronted each other while some residents claimed they were being stopped from voting. Protests in Falta, backed by video visuals, include allegations that TMC leaders threatened voters during the repolling process.
Repolling in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas saw voting paused for over an hour after an EVM malfunction at a polling booth in Diamond Harbour. Voting began early at 7 AM across multiple booths in Diamond Harbour and Magrahat Paschim, but electors were left waiting in long queues while officials addressed the technical issue.
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Two days before counting on May 4, repolling is underway at 15 booths in South 24 Parganas’s Magrahat Paschim and Diamond Harbour constituencies. These booths had voted in the second phase on April 29, but fresh elections are being held due to irregularities reported earlier. BJP’s Amit Malviya alleges voters were prevented from choosing the party candidate at multiple polling booths in Falta.
West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari welcomed repolling across 15 polling stations in Magrahat West amid allegations of EVM tampering. While praising the action, he urged that repolls should extend to the entire Falta assembly segment too, saying the BJP’s lotus symbol was allegedly covered with tape at some booths. The dispute adds pressure to election officials.
Ahead of repolling in 15 booths in South 24 Parganas, Special Electoral Roll Observer Subrata Gupta said the security deployment will remain at the same scale, but vigilance will be heightened. The repoll follows reports of possible EVM tampering during the April 29 elections. Officials are preparing revised safeguards to address concerns and ensure a fair vote.
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