Declaring votes cast at these polling stations on April 1 “void”, the committee of India (ECI) on Saturday ordered repolling at four polling booths in Ratabari, Sonai and Haflong constituencies of Assam on April 20.
The EC order stated that repolling are going to be held at Ratabari (SC) constituency polling place number 149 at Indira M V School, after an EVM was found during a car belonging to the wife of BJP candidate and sitting MLA Krishnendu Paul.
At auxiliary polling place at 107(A)-Khothlir LP School under Haflong constituency, 171 votes were cast even albeit only 90 people were eligible to exercise their franchise there.
The presiding and first polling officer in their statements had stated that that they had allowed the voters registered at the most polling place at 107-Mouldam LP School to cast their votes at the auxiliary polling place .
The EC also ordered in 463-Madhya Dhanehori LP School booth in Sonai Assembly constituency where a minimum of three persons were injured in an event of firing. BJP candidate Aminul Haque Laskar was subsequently questioned by the police and five police personnel attached to him were suspended.
