- By Vivek Raj
- Mon, 03 Jun 2024 09:03 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Repolling is being conducted at one polling station each in the Barasat and Mathurapur Lok Sabha constituencies on June 3, a day before the counting of votes. The decision for repolling was made based on reports from the returning officers, district election officers, and observers, taking into account "all material circumstances on record". Heavy security has been deployed around the polling booth to prevent any kind of disruption in the polling process.
The repolling is taking place at 61 Kadambagachi Saradar Pada FP School, Room No 2 of the 120-Deganga Assembly Constituency in the 17-Barasat Parliamentary Constituency, and 26 Aaddir Mahal Srichaitanya Bidyapith FP School of the 131-Kakdwip Assembly Constituency in the 20-Mathurapur (SC) Parliamentary Constituency.
The Election Commission declared the poll taken on June 1 at these stations void under sub-section (2) of Section 58 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The repolling commenced at 7 am and will conclude at 6 pm today.
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"I am directed to state that on the basis of reports received from the concerned RO/the concerned DEO/the Observers of 17-Barasat PC and 20-Mathurapur (SC) PC. regarding the poll taken for General Election to Lok Sabha for West Bengal State, 2024, held on 1 June, 2024 and after taking all material circumstances into account, the Commission, hereby declares under sub-section (2) of Section 58 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, that the poll taken on 1 June, 2024 for aforesaid election at the following polling stations (as mentioned in Column 3 of the table below) to be void,” the Election Commission said in a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal.
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The seventh and final phase of polling in West Bengal recorded a voter turnout of 73.79 percent across nine Lok Sabha seats. Election results are scheduled to be declared on June 4, with exit polls indicating that the BJP might secure 22-26 seats, potentially outpacing the ruling TMC, which is projected to win 14-18 seats.