West Bengal’s Falta Assembly Seat Repoll Counting Begins: Security Tight, Results Expected This Afternoon
मुख्य बातें
- •The counting of votes for the Falta Assembly constituency repoll in West Bengal began at 8:00 am on May 24, 2026, under tight security.
- •The repoll was ordered due to allegations of voter intimidation, EVM tampering, illegal presence of party cadres, and missing footage during the original polling on April 29, 2026.
- •The repoll, held on May 21, 2026, recorded an 88% voter turnout.
- •The result of the repoll will officially conclude the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, as the rest of the state's voting phases were completed earlier.
- •The BJP had already formed the government in West Bengal following the declaration of results on May 4, 2026, with Suvendu Adhikari becoming the first BJP Chief Minister of the state.
The counting of votes for the repoll in the Falta Assembly constituency of West Bengal commenced at 8:00 am on Sunday, May 24, 2026, under stringent security arrangements, according to an official from the Election Commission of India (ECI). The process, which covers all 285 polling booths in the constituency located in South 24 Parganas district, is expected to conclude with the declaration of results in the afternoon. The repoll was necessitated by widespread irregularities reported during the original polling on April 29, 2026, which was part of the second phase of the state assembly elections.
