Election Commission of India has directed to conduct re-polling at 3 polling booths in Madhya Pradesh on December 5. As per commission’s directives, re-polling will be held on December 5 at 3 polling booths in 3 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in 2 districts. Timing of polling will be from 8 am to 5 pm.
Re-polling will be held at polling booth number 83-Kalibavdi of Vidhan Sabha constituency number 199-Manawar in Dhar district, polling booth number 61-Ambedkar Nagar of constituency number 152-Bhopal South-West and polling booth number 93-Jahangirabad in constituency number 153-Bhopal Central.
Office of the Chief Electoral Officer has directed returning officers of concerning constituencies to start preparations to conduct re-polling at the above 3 polling booths. Polling teams for re-polling have been sent to concerning polling booths. Mock poll will be held on December 5 before 8 am.
Returning officers have been directed to send reports about percentage of polling every 2 hours to office of the Chief Electoral Officer.
Reports will also be sent to Election Commission of India at 1 pm, 7 pm on December 5 and 7 am on December 6. Directives have been given to inform concerning constituencies’ general observers, election expenses observers and police observers about re-polling.
All arrangements at polling centres in concerning areas will be under orders given for general elections.
It is noteworthy that re-polling has also been conducted at polling booth number 14-Bahrara at Vidhan Sabha constituency number 05-Sumawali in Morena district, booth number 182-Chaurai and booth number 189-Ikmili at Vidhan Sabha constituency number 11-lahar in Bhind district. Re-polling will also be held at booth number 151-Baikunthpur at Vidhan Sabha constituency number 68-Sirmaur in Rewa district, booth number 145-Barauda at constituency number 101-Panagar in Jabalpur district and polling booth number 100-Ujjain Dushehra Maidan at Vidhan Sabha constituency number 217-Ujjain South in Ujjain district.