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Re-polling Begins for 15 Booths in Bengal's South 24 Parganas

Re-polling began Saturday for 15 polling booths in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, as directed by the Election Commission. The booths are split between Magrahat (Paschim) and Diamond Harbour constituencies, which voted in the second phase on April 29. Voting will continue until 6 PM or until the last queued voter casts their ballot, with heavy security in place. The results will be declared on May 4 after counting at 77 centers with a three-stage verification process.

Key Points: Bengal Re-polling: 15 Booths Vote in South 24 Parganas

  • Re-polling for 15 booths in two Bengal constituencies
  • 11 booths in Magrahat (Paschim), 4 in Diamond Harbour
  • Voting from 7 AM to 6 PM, extended for queued voters
  • Counting on May 4 with 77 centres and three-stage ID verification
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Re-polling begins for 15 booths under two Assembly constituencies in South 24 Parganas district of Bengal

Re-polling for 15 booths in Magrahat and Diamond Harbour begins. ECI orders second phase re-vote amid tight security; results on May 4.

"Polling will continue until the last voter will cast his vote. - Election Commission"

Kolkata, May 2

Re-polling as per the directions of the Election Commission of India had begun for 15 polling booths under two Assembly constituencies in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal from 7 A.M. on Saturday.

Of the 15 polling booth where the re-polling is being conducted, 11 are in Magrahat (Paschim), and four are in Diamond Harbour. Polling in both these Assembly constituencies was conducted in the second phase of the two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal on April 29.

Voting is taking place at booths 46, 126, 127, 128, 142, 214, 215, 216, 230, 231, 232 in Magrahat (Paschim) and 117, 179, 194, 243 in Diamond Harbour.

Officially, the polling at these 15 booths will continue till 6 P.M. However, in case some voters are found standing at the queue at 6 P.M., then polling will continue until the last voter will cast his vote.

Long voters' queues have been witnessed in front of the polling booths since the first hour of voting on Saturday, which is being conducted with an equally elaborate security arrangement as was done in the two-phases of the West Bengal Assembly constituencies on April 23 and April 29.

Insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal said that although the ECI-appointed special poll observer for West Bengal, Subrata Gupta had also recommended re-polling for 30 polling booths under Falta Assembly constituencies under Diamond Harbour subdivision in South 24 Parganas district, the Commission is yet to convey any decision in the matter.

The counting of votes will be on May 4 and the results will be declared on the same day. This time, the number of counting centres will be much less at 77, in order to ensure security concentration there.

The entry to counting centres by authorised electoral officers and staff, political party agents and candidates would require a three-stage verification process.

The identity cards will be verified in three stages.

In the first and second stages, the identity card will be checked manually. In the third stage, QR code verification will be required.​

At the same time, to prevent possibilities of post-poll violence which happened after the 2021 West Bengal Assembly polls, the ECI has decided to retain 700 companies of CAPF in the state till further orders.

- IANS

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Sarah B
Three-stage verification for counting centres is impressive. After the horrors of 2021 post-poll violence in Bengal, this kind of meticulous planning is exactly what we need. Retaining 700 CAPF companies is a strong deterrent.
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Vikram M
Long queues at re-polling booths shows people are eager to exercise their franchise. But I'm worried about the delay in decision on Falta constituency's 30 booths. Every vote matters, hope ECI looks into it quickly. 🙏
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Rohit P
As a Bengali, I can say that post-poll violence has been a major issue for years. The ECI's decision to keep 700 companies of CAPF is welcome, but we also need strict monitoring of social media to prevent fake news that incites violence. Counting day is crucial.
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Amanda J
Happy to see democracy in action with re-polling for 15 booths. However, I question why so many booths need re-polling? 15 is a significant number. Hope there's transparency about what went wrong initially. Still, better to re-poll than accept questionable results.
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Kavya N
Three-stage verification is good, but what about the voters? We need measures to ensure voters don't face harassment. Also, reducing counting centres to 77 is interesting - hope it doesn't cause delays. Let's just have a smooth and peaceful election process.
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Riya H

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