West Bengal panchayat election: Voting declared void for several areas, SEC announces repolling date
The West Bengal State Election Commission announced that repolling will be held on Monday for a slew of panchayat booths that saw disruptions and violence. At least 15 people were killed during polling in the eastern state on Saturday, with both the ruling TMC and the opposition BJP trading barbs and allegations.
The announcement was made after the SEC met on Sunday evening and went through reports of vote-tampering and violence which affected polling in many places. Among districts where repolling was announced, Murshidabad has the highest number of booths at 175, followed by Malda with 112.
Violence-hit Nadia will see repolling in 89 booths, while North and South 24 Parganas districts will witness repolling in 46 and 36 booths respectively. More to come…
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