Repoll underway in one Mizoram polling station

AIZAWL: Polling is underway at Tialdawngilung polling station in Lawngtlai West constituency of Mizoram, where repoll had been ordered by the Election Commission.

Repoll was ordered due to a defective electronic voting machine (EVM) that was used in the election to the 40-member Mizoram Assembly held on November 25 last.

State Joint Chief Electoral Officer H Lalengmawia said that all the polling officials have reached the polling station to conduct the repoll.

There were 257 voters listed under the polling station of whom 210 voters had exercised their franchise on November 25.