Why Repoll Was Ordered In Falta Constituency, West Bengal

Election Commission Orders Repoll In Falta Constituency

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May 02, 2026 22:21 IST

The Election Commission has ordered a repoll in West Bengal's Falta assembly constituency due to severe electoral offences during the assembly elections.

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Key Points

The Election Commission ordered repoll in all 285 polling booths of Falta assembly constituency.
Repoll was ordered due to severe electoral offences and subversion of the democratic process.
The repoll will be held on May 21 between 7 am and 6 pm.
Counting of votes for Falta constituency will take place on May 24.

The Election Commission on Saturday ordered repoll in all 285 polling booths of the Falta assembly constituency in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on May 21, an official said.

Reasons For The Repoll

The repoll was ordered due to "severe electoral offences and subversion of the democratic process" on April 29, when voting in Falta was held in the second phase of the assembly elections, he said.

Repoll Schedule

The poll panel said repoll across all the booths, including auxiliary polling stations, will be held between 7 am and 6 pm on May 21.

Counting Date

Counting of votes for the constituency will take place on May 24, the EC official said.

The two-phase assembly polls were held on April 23 and April 29, with counting of votes scheduled for May 4.

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