KOLKATA, May 2: Repolling in 15 booths of two assembly constituencies in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district concluded at 6 pm today, with around 87 per cent turnout recorded an hour before the close of voting, an official said.
A voter turnout of 86.90 per cent was recorded till 5 pm, with the figure from one booth still awaited, he said. Voting began at 7 am and continued till 6 pm.
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Polling was more or less peaceful at 11 polling booths of Magrahat Paschim assembly constituency and four in Diamond Harbour. The Election Commission had ordered a repoll on Friday, following reports of electoral malpractices.
However, in booth number 179 at Chanda Primary School of the Diamond Harbour seat, the Trinamool Congress alleged that a specially abled voter and his mother were harassed by central forces. The incident sparked protests by party workers and locals.
The TMC claimed that the voter’s mother, who had entered the booth to assist him, and her son were detained for a considerable time by central forces over alleged rule violations.
“TMC leaders Manmohini Biswas and Pratik Ur Rahman reached the spot and led the protests. The matter was taken care of by our officers there,” an official of the poll body said.
Polling was otherwise peaceful across 15 booths, he said.
The Commission said that every person standing in queue before the close of polling hours would be permitted to vote.
Magrahat Paschim registered 86.11 per cent voter turnout, while in Diamond Harbour, the figure was 87.60 per cent, the official said. (PTI)
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