Repolling underway at Parthampur booth in Gujarat's Dahod Lok Sabha seat; over 26% turnout till 11 a.m.
The Hindu
Repolling is underway at the Parthampura booth under Dahod Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat after the Election Commission declared the May 7 voting as null and void
Repolling is underway at the Parthampura booth under Dahod Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat on May 11 after the Election Commission declared the May 7 voting as null and void as a man had live-streamed the process from the booth.
Voting began at the booth amid tight security at 7 a.m., and a turnout of 26.72% was recorded till 11 am, which comes to 327 voters out of the total 1,224 in the booth, a statement by the Election Commission said.
Parthampur falls under Santrampur taluka of Mahisagar district and is part of the Dahod (Scheduled Tribe-reserved) Lok Sabha seat.
Prabha Taviad is the Congress candidate in the Dahod constituency. She is pitted against Bharatiya Janata Party's incumbent MP Jasvantsinh Bhabhor.
The EC had declared as null and void the May 7 voting and ordered repolling at the Parthampur booth after man live-streaming voting from inside the booth went viral on May 7.
Four election officials, including a presiding officer, an assistant presiding officer and two polling officers as well a police constable were suspended in connection with the incident.
To avoid any unwarranted situation, police personnel were deployed in large numbers in and around Parthampur village, an official said, adding that district collector as well as district SP and poll observer are also present in the village to oversee the voting process.
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