West Bengal SEC orders repolling in 4 polling booths tomorrow after violence

Bengal State Election Commission on Sunday ordered repolling, in booths where voting has been declared void. After a meeting on Sunday evening, the SEC announced that repolling will be held on Monday (July 10) in all booths where voting for the rural elections has been declared void. The SEC passed the order after going through reports of vote-tampering and violence which affected polling in many places.

In view of violence that erupted in several parts of Mamata Banerjee-led state during panchayat elections on



Saturday, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose is likely to submit a report to Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Bose on Sunday flew to New Delhi and is expected to meet Amit Shah. According to an official, Shah and Bose will have a detailed meeting on the violence that hit the state killing at least 15 people in different parts on Saturday. 

"The governor is visiting Delhi. He is supposed to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and submit a report on the panchayat polls held in West Bengal on Saturday," the official told PTI.