ECI Finds No Repolling Needed in Bengal, TN Polls

The Election Commission of India announced on Saturday that post-poll scrutiny of voter registers and other polling documents from the first phase of assembly elections in West Bengal and the single-phase election in Tamil Nadu, held on April 23, has concluded without any recommendations for repolling in either state.

The scrutiny process, conducted across all relevant assembly constituencies on April 24 and 25, aimed to enhance transparency and identify potential malpractices at polling stations. In West Bengal, returning officers reviewed records from 152 constituencies in the presence of general observers and representatives from over 600 candidates. All 1,478 candidates had been notified in advance of the schedule. The exercise covered 44,376 polling stations, with the entire process videographed and documents resealed afterward. Similarly, in Tamil Nadu, scrutiny took place across 234 constituencies, involving returning officers, general observers, and representatives from 1,825 candidates out of 4,023 total contestants. This review examined records from 75,064 polling stations, also under video recording, with materials resealed upon completion.