Voting began on Saturday at 15 booths across two assembly constituencies in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, a day after the Election Commission ordered a repoll following reports of electoral malpractices.
The repolls are being held in 11 polling stations in Magrahat Paschim and four in Diamond Harbour. Voting started at 7 am and will continue until 6 pm, an EC official said.
Polling in the two constituencies was conducted in the second phase of the state elections on April 29.
The EC had said that the repoll order was based on reports received from returning officers and observers of the two constituencies and "material circumstances".
Notably, the BJP has alleged widespread electoral malpractices in certain polling stations in both seats, which fall under the Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency represented by Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.
The Election Commission deputed its special observer, Subrata Gupta, to verify the allegations on the ground.
The poll body will decide on ordering a repoll in the Falta assembly constituency on Saturday.
The West Bengal assembly elections were held in two phases on April 23 and April 29 amid heavy security arrangements. Counting of votes will take place on May 4.
