Repolling in 15 West Bengal cubicles after EVM tampering claims – full record | India Information
NEW DELHI: The Election Fee has ordered repolling in 15 polling stations throughout two constituencies in West Bengal following the second section of Meeting elections held on April 29. Contemporary polling will happen on Could 2 between 7 am and 6 pm in South 24 Parganas district, masking 11 cubicles in Magrahat Paschim and 4 in Diamond Harbour.The ballot physique stated the choice was based mostly on studies from returning officers and election observers, declaring the sooner voting in these cubicles void below provisions of the Illustration of the Folks Act, 1951. Authorities have been directed to make sure broad publicity of the repoll, together with informing candidates and native voters.“I’m directed to state that based mostly on studies obtained from the involved Returning Officers and the Observers of 142-Magrahat Paschim AC and 143-Diamond Harbour AC relating to ballot taken for Common Election to the Legislative Meeting of West Bengal, 2026, held on twenty ninth April, 2026 and after taking all materials circumstances into consideration, the Fee hereby declares, below sub-section (2) of Part 58 of the Illustration of the Folks Act, 1951, that the ballot taken on twenty ninth April, 2026 for the aforesaid election on the following Polling Stations (as talked about in Column 3 of the desk beneath) to be void and appoints 2nd Could, 2026 because the date and fixes the hours, for taking contemporary ballot on the stated Polling Stations,” West Bengal’s chief electoral officer wrote within the order.“I’m additional to state that the widest attainable publicity must be given by beating of drums within the polling space, and contesting candidates must be knowledgeable in writing concerning the contemporary ballot being taken on the stated date,” the ballot physique stated.The choice follows allegations of irregularities throughout voting, notably in elements of Diamond Harbour’s Falta phase. BJP co-incharge for West Bengal Amit Malviya claimed that voters have been prevented from choosing the social gathering choice in sure cubicles, alleging that EVM buttons have been lined with tape.
Record of cubicles the place repolling will happen
Magrahat Paschim (11 cubicles)
- 46 – Uttar Yearpur F.P College, Room Quantity 2
- 126 – Najra F.P College, Room #1
- 127 – Najra F.P College, Room Quantity 2
- 128 – Deula F.P College, Room #1
- 142 – Ghola Noyapara Ladies’ Excessive Madrasha, Room Quantity 2
- 214 – Ektara Malaya FP College, Room #1
- 215 – Ektara Malaya FP College, Room Quantity 2
- 216 – Ektara Malaya Dhora FP College, Room #1
- 230 – Bahirpuya Kurkuriya F.P College, Room #1
- 231 – Bahirpuya Kurkuriya F.P College, Room Quantity 2
- 232 – Bahirpuya Kurkuria F.P College, Room Quantity 3
Diamond Harbour (4 cubicles)
- 117 – Bagda Junior Excessive College
- 179 – Chandra F.P College, Room Quantity 2
- 194 – Haridevpur FP College
- 243 – Roynagar F.P College, Room Quantity 2
In a put up on X, Malviya wrote, “That is what Mamata Banerjee was defending when she spoke up for Jehangir Khan, a legal contesting on a TMC ticket from Falta in Diamond Harbour. In a number of polling cubicles, the choice to vote for the BJP has been blocked utilizing a tape, successfully stopping voters from exercising their selection. That is the so-called ‘Diamond Harbour Mannequin,’ the identical template that helped Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee safe his Lok Sabha seat.“Earlier, West Bengal chief electoral officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal had stated such complaints could be verified and acted upon.“If studies of taping of any button are available, that must be verified and famous. If true, these cubicles will go for a repoll,” West Bengal CEO stated.The ultimate section of polling concluded on April 29 with turnout touching round 90 %. Counting of votes is scheduled for Could 4, with safety tightened at robust rooms in Howrah.
