‘Severe Electoral Offences’: EC orders fresh polling for Falta seat in West Bengal on May 21
According to the orders of the Election Commission of India, polling will take place at all 285 polling stations in the Falta Assembly Constituency.
ECI cited ‘severe electoral offences’ as the reason behind the decision.
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Saturday, 2 May, ordered fresh polling in the Falta seat of West Bengal on May 21. The ECI cited 'severe electoral offences' and 'subversion of the democratic process' during the polling that was held in the second and final phase on April 29 as the reason behind the decision. According to the orders of the Election Commission of India, polling will take place at all 285 polling stations in the Falta Assembly Constituency.
The counting of votes for the Falta repoll will be carried out on May 24. Votes for other constituencies will be counted as per the schedule on May 4. Notably, repolling was held at 15 booths in Magrahat Paschim and Diamond Harbour in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, May 2.
The Election Commission of India, on Saturday, instructed the Diamond Harbour district to file criminal cases against the aides allegedly linked to Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate from Falta, Jahangir Khan.
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