Falta repoll LIVE: The observer’s report details violations across dozens of polling stations in Falta constituency, derived from CCTV footage review.
Falta repoll LIVE:Voting began on Thursday morning for the re-election to the Falta assembly seat in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district amid tight security. The repolling comes after the Election Commission of India ordered fresh voting for the seat, citing “subversion of the democratic process”. Falta had first gone to polls on April 29 during the second phase of elections, but the exercise in this seat was annulled by the Election Commission after allegations of serious irregularities.
The ECI ordered fresh polling across all 285 polling stations in the Falta Assembly constituency, after repolling was held in 15 booths in the Paschim Magrahat and Diamond Harbour assembly constituencies. Votes will be counted on May 24.
Polling in Falta today | Top points
1. The Election Commission has significantly stepped up security arrangements for Thursday’s voting exercise. According to a senior poll official cited by PTI, eight Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel will now guard every polling booth, double the deployment made during the April 29 polling.
2. Just a day before the repoll, Trinamool Congress candidate Jahangir Khan withdrew from the contest.
3. On Tuesday, West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari led a roadshow in Falta ahead of the repoll and made a series of promises to voters.
4. Adhikari said one member from each BJP worker’s family allegedly affected by post-poll violence after the 2021 assembly elections would be provided jobs.
5. BJP candidate Debangshu Panda expressed confidence ahead of the repoll and predicted a massive win for his party.
Why EC ordered another repoll
The EC’s decision followed a detailed report submitted by special observer Sujeet Mishra after reviewing CCTV footage from polling stations across the constituency.
According to the report, several polling stations either had missing video footage or showed serious procedural violations during voting.
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The ECI ordered fresh polling across all 285 polling stations in the Falta Assembly constituency, after repolling was held in 15 booths in the Paschim Magrahat and Diamond Harbour assembly constituencies. Votes will be counted on May 24.
Polling in Falta today | Top points
1. The Election Commission has significantly stepped up security arrangements for Thursday’s voting exercise. According to a senior poll official cited by PTI, eight Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel will now guard every polling booth, double the deployment made during the April 29 polling.
2. Just a day before the repoll, Trinamool Congress candidate Jahangir Khan withdrew from the contest.
3. On Tuesday, West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari led a roadshow in Falta ahead of the repoll and made a series of promises to voters.
4. Adhikari said one member from each BJP worker’s family allegedly affected by post-poll violence after the 2021 assembly elections would be provided jobs.
5. BJP candidate Debangshu Panda expressed confidence ahead of the repoll and predicted a massive win for his party.
Why EC ordered another repoll
The EC’s decision followed a detailed report submitted by special observer Sujeet Mishra after reviewing CCTV footage from polling stations across the constituency.
According to the report, several polling stations either had missing video footage or showed serious procedural violations during voting.
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May 21, 2026 7:11:46 AM IST
Falta repoll LIVE: Polling begins for re-election to Falta assembly seat in West Bengal
Falta repoll LIVE: Polling begins for re-election to Falta assembly seat in West Bengal, news agency PTI reported.
May 21, 2026 6:43:54 AM IST
Falta repoll LIVE: EC doubles security arrangements for Falta repoll in West Bengal
Falta repoll LIVE: The Election Commission has nearly doubled the security arrangements for the May 21 repoll in West Bengal’s Falta Assembly constituency that was countermanded last month over allegations of large-scale EVM tampering, a senior poll panel official said on Wednesday.
According to an official at the state Chief Electoral Officer, eight Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel, equivalent to one full section, will be deployed at each polling booth.
During the April 29 polling that was ultimately countermanded, only four personnel, or half a section, had been stationed at each booth, he added.
“The poll panel does not want to leave any room for irregularities this time. Security arrangements have therefore been significantly strengthened,” an official of the poll panel told PTI.
