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TANAGAR: A day after the Assembly elections, the Election Commission (EC) has decided to conduct repolling in 28 polling booths of Arunachal
Pradesh. On Tuesday, the frontier state witnessed a voter turnout of 72 per cent.
Elections at these polling stations spread across 13 Assembly constituencies had to be suspended following incidents of damage and snatching of electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Though the EC is yet to finalize the date for repolling, sources at the election office here said it is likely to be held on October 18. Reports from many interior polling stations, however, are still awaited.
"We are yet to get the final percentage of polling as reports from various remote and inaccessible polling stations are yet to arrive. The total number of booths where repolling would be conducted can only be ascertained after all reports reach our office," deputy chief electoral officer D Bhattacharya said.
According to reports so far, repolling would be conducted in booths spread across Chayantajo, Ziro-Hapoli, Palin, Raga, Dumporijo, Bameng, Mebo, Daporijo, Nacho, Nyapin, Basar, Nari-Koyu and Likabali constituencies.
At the Hari polling booth of Ziro-Hapoli constituency in Lower Subansiri district, the poll process was suspended abruptly following damage of EVMs by people after detecting a fake ballot paper pasted over the original ballot paper of the EVM. Only 38 persons had exercised their franchise when the machine was damaged. Three AITC workers suspected to be involved in the incident have been arrested. In Hija, also under under Lower Subansiri district, polling was adjourned midway after detection of fake ballot papers.
TANAGAR: A day after the Assembly elections, the Election Commission (EC) has decided to conduct repolling in 28 polling booths of Arunachal
Pradesh. On Tuesday, the frontier state witnessed a voter turnout of 72 per cent.
Elections at these polling stations spread across 13 Assembly constituencies had to be suspended following incidents of damage and snatching of electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Though the EC is yet to finalize the date for repolling, sources at the election office here said it is likely to be held on October 18. Reports from many interior polling stations, however, are still awaited.
"We are yet to get the final percentage of polling as reports from various remote and inaccessible polling stations are yet to arrive. The total number of booths where repolling would be conducted can only be ascertained after all reports reach our office," deputy chief electoral officer D Bhattacharya said.
According to reports so far, repolling would be conducted in booths spread across Chayantajo, Ziro-Hapoli, Palin, Raga, Dumporijo, Bameng, Mebo, Daporijo, Nacho, Nyapin, Basar, Nari-Koyu and Likabali constituencies.
At the Hari polling booth of Ziro-Hapoli constituency in Lower Subansiri district, the poll process was suspended abruptly following damage of EVMs by people after detecting a fake ballot paper pasted over the original ballot paper of the EVM. Only 38 persons had exercised their franchise when the machine was damaged. Three AITC workers suspected to be involved in the incident have been arrested. In Hija, also under under Lower Subansiri district, polling was adjourned midway after detection of fake ballot papers.
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