West Bengal to get repoll in 15 booths across Magrahat Paschim, Diamond Harbour on May 2

The Election Commission has ordered repolling in 15 polling stations in West Bengal to be held on May 2, the EC said on Friday.

According to the statement, repolling will be conducted in 11 booths of Magrahat Paschim Assembly constituency and four booths of Diamond Harbour Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district.

The Commission has declared the polling held on April 29 at these stations void after reviewing reports from returning officers and observers, an ANI post said.


Fresh voting at all 15 polling stations will take place between 7:00 am and 6:00 pm, in line with the Commission’s guidelines.

Here is the list of polling stations and timings:

District	Name & No. of AC	Name & Number of Polling Station	Hours of Poll
South 24 Parganas	142 – Magrahat Paschim	46 – Uttar Yearpur F.P. School, Room No. 2	07:00 AM to 06:00 PM
South 24 Parganas	142 – Magrahat Paschim	126 – Najra F.P. School, Room No. 1	07:00 AM to 06:00 PM
South 24 Parganas	142 – Magrahat Paschim	127 – Najra F.P. School, Room No. 2	07:00 AM to 06:00 PM
South 24 Parganas	142 – Magrahat Paschim	128 – Deula F.P. School, Room No. 1	07:00 AM to 06:00 PM
South 24 Parganas	142 – Magrahat Paschim	142 – Ghola Noyapara Girls’ High Madrasha, Room No. 2	07:00 AM to 06:00 PM
South 24 Parganas	142 – Magrahat Paschim	214 – Ektara Malaya F.P. School, Room No. 1	07:00 AM to 06:00 PM
South 24 Parganas	142 – Magrahat Paschim	215 – Ektara Malaya F.P. School, Room No. 2	07:00 AM to 06:00 PM
South 24 Parganas	142 – Magrahat Paschim	216 – Ektara Malaya Dhora F.P. School, Room No. 1	07:00 AM to 06:00 PM
South 24 Parganas	142 – Magrahat Paschim	230 – Bahirpuya Kurkuriya F.P. School, Room No. 1	07:00 AM to 06:00 PM
South 24 Parganas	142 – Magrahat Paschim	231 – Bahirpuya Kurkuriya F.P. School, Room No. 2	07:00 AM to 06:00 PM
South 24 Parganas	142 – Magrahat Paschim	232 – Bahirpuya Kurkuriya F.P. School, Room No. 3	07:00 AM to 06:00 PM
South 24 Parganas	143 – Diamond Harbour	117 – Bagda Junior High School	07:00 AM to 06:00 PM
South 24 Parganas	143 – Diamond Harbour	179 – Chanda F.P. School, Room No. 2	07:00 AM to 06:00 PM
South 24 Parganas	143 – Diamond Harbour	194 – Haridevpur F.P. School	07:00 AM to 06:00 PM
South 24 Parganas	143 – Diamond Harbour	243 – Roynagar F.P. School (Room No. 2)	07:00 AM to 06:00 PM

The decision follows reports of alleged electoral malpractices during the second phase of polling in these constituencies on April 29.

The repoll order was based on inputs from returning officers and observers, with the Commission taking into account “material circumstances” before arriving at its decision.

The BJP had alleged widespread electoral malpractices in certain polling stations in both constituencies, which fall under the Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha seat represented by TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee.

The Commission had also deputed a special observer, Subrata Gupta, to verify the allegations on the ground.