Kolkata, 10th July 2023: Officials from the State Election Commission (SEC) in Kolkata confirmed today that new polling was underway at over 600 booths across 19 districts in West Bengal where voting for panchayat elections was declared void due to allegations of tampering with ballot boxes and violence that left 15 people dead.
The repolling, ordered in 696 booths, was taking place amid strict security, with four central forces soldiers and state police deployed in each centre, they claimed.
The SEC made the decision to re-vote in these 696 booths on Sunday evening after assessing reports of violence and tampering with ballot boxes and ballot papers, they claimed.
The three-tier panchayat elections were held in over 61,000 booths on Sunday. Ballot boxes were looted, burned on fire, and thrown into ponds in various locations, sparking rioting.
A total of 5.67 crore individuals living in the state’s rural districts were eligible to vote on the fate of 2.06 lakh candidates in the panchayat system’s 73,887 seats.
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