Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
The Election Commission of India has ordered a repoll at three polling stations in the Agra Division Teachers’ Legislative Council constituency on October 26, after declaring the voting held at these centres on October 23 void under Section 58A(2)(a) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
The repoll will be held from 8 am to 4 pm at all three polling stations.
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The centres where repolling will take place are polling station 20 at Room 1 of the Kheragarh tehsil campus, polling station 21 at Room 1 of the Sainya block office, and polling station 26 at Room 1 of the Fatehabad block office.
The commission has directed that people whose alleged illegal activities or irregularities led to the repoll should not be assigned any responsibility in the fresh voting process.
Voters’ right-hand index fingers will be marked with indelible ink during the repoll, as part of the prescribed procedure.
The commission has also ordered that responsibility be fixed for those found accountable for the circumstances that necessitated the repoll, including police personnel and polling staff.
The Agra divisional commissioner has been directed to conduct an immediate inquiry and submit a report to the Election Commission by October 25.
The repoll order follows the voting held on October 23 at the three centres in the Agra Division Teachers’ constituency. The fresh polling is scheduled for Monday, October 26, 2026.
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With inputs from Santosh Sharma
SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
