Repolling is underway at 15 booths in West Bengal’s Diamond Harbour and Magrahat Paschim constituencies. This came after the Election Commission’s directive upon receiving complaints of irregularities.
Till 1 pm, 56.33 per cent approximate voter turnout was recorded in Magrahat Paschim assembly constituency, and 54.6 per cent in Diamond Harbour assembly constituency.
According to the poll body’s directive, fresh voting is being conducted at 11 polling stations in Magrahat Paschim and four in Diamond Harbour today.
“I am directed to state that based on reports received from the concerned Returning Officers and the Observers of 142-Magrahat Paschim AC and 143-Diamond Harbour AC regarding poll taken for General Election to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal, 2026, held on 29th April, 2026 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 29th April, 2026 for the aforesaid election at the following Polling Stations (as mentioned in Column 3 of the table below) to be void and appoints 2nd May, 2026 as the date and fixes the hours, for taking fresh poll at the said Polling Stations,” Bengal’s Chief Electoral Officer wrote in the order.
Voting across all 15 polling stations will commence at 7 am and conclude at 6 pm, the officer said.
“I am further to state that the widest possible publicity should be given by beating of drums in the polling area, and contesting candidates should be informed in writing about the fresh poll being taken on the said date,” the poll body added.
The polling stations identified for repolling in Magrahat Paschim include: Booth 46 (Uttar Yearpur F.P School, Room No. 2); Booth 126 (Najra F.P School, Room No. 1); Booth 127 (Najra F.P School, Room No. 2); Booth 128 (Deula F.P School, Room No. 1); Booth 142 (Ghola Noyapara Girls’ High Madrasha, Room No. 2); Booth 214 (Ektara Malaya F.P School, Room No. 1); Booth 215 (Ektara Malaya F.P School, Room No. 2); Booth 216 (Ektara Malaya Dhora F.P School, Room No. 1); Booth 230 (Bahirpuya Kurkuriya F.P School, Room No. 1); Booth 231 (Bahirpuya Kurkuriya F.P School, Room No. 2); and Booth 232 (Bahirpuya Kurkuria F.P School, Room No. 3).
