Election Commission orders repolling in 19 polling stations in State on April 20

A Correspondent

ITANAGAR: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday declared polls held on April 11 in 19 polling stations in Arunachal Pradesh to be void. Repolling in these polling stations will be held on April 20, the EC stated.

The repoll will be exercised in 1 in 7 Bomdila Assembly Constituencies (AC), 1 in 8 Bameng AC, 3 in 9 Chayangtajo AC, 2 in 16 Yachuli AC, 3 in 24 Daporijo AC, 1 in 26 Dumporijo AC, 1 each from 27 Liromoba AC and 28 Likhabali AC of Arunachal Pradesh West Parliamentary Constituency.

In the Arunachal Pradesh East Parliamentary Constituency, repolling will be held in 1 in 35 Pangin AC, 3 in 47 Namsai AC and 1 each in 58 Kanubari and 59 Longding – Pumao AC. The Returning Officers (RO) and Assistant Returning Officers (ARO) have been directed to take necessary arrangements for the repoll.

Addressing media persons in Nirvachan Bhawan here on Wednesday, Additional Chief Electoral Officer (ACEO) Kangki Darang said that the fresh repoll of the 19 polling stations will take place simultaneously this Saturday.

He also informed that 4 Assembly constituency of Kurung Kumey and Kra Daadi district, where polling teams were stranded due to some reasons, have not been included in the repoll list. Darang also discarded rumours on various social media platforms that the State Election Commission is being partial to the ruling BJP government in the State. “The EC is totally neutral in the State.”

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