Election Commission has decided to conduct repoll in five polling stations, falling under Ferozpur Jhirka Assembly constituency in Mewat district on Saturday. Counting for all the 90 seats in Haryana will take place on October 19 and results would be declared the same day.
ECI took the decision for repolling due to allegations of bogus voting. Sanjay Joon, Deputy Commissioner said the observers of five polling booths including 91, 101, 102, 107 and 108 had expressed their suspicion over bogus voting in their respective booths.
Earlier too, during lok Sabha elections in the month of May, ECI had to conduct re-poll in eight polling booths including Ferozpur Jhirka on the complaints of Returning officer of Gurgaon Parliamentary constituency for large-scale rigging. These polling booths had witnessed high poll percentage of above 95 per cent at that time.
Mewat area of Gurgaon Parliamentary constituency is the stronghold of Meo Muslim community and all political parties have given tickets to candidates from the community including INlD’s candidate Nasim Ahmed, Congress’ Azad Mohammad, BJP’s Choudhary Alam Mundal and SP’s Rahees Khan assembly polls.
Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana, Shrikant Walgad said all arrangements have been made to conduct Re-poll in the Polling Stations nos-91-Government Primary School Mohammed Bas urf Buchaka, 101- Government High School Neemkhera, 102-Government Sr Sec School Badedh (Right room), 107-Government Middle School, Tigaon (Right Room) and 108-Government Middle School, Tigaon (left Room) falling under Ferozpur Jhirka Assembly Constituency.
The re-poll will take place on October 18 from 7.00 am to 6.00 pm, added Walgad. He said Model Code of Conduct will remain in force in District Mewat at Nuh due to repoll.
Government has also been requested to declare Paid Holiday in the areas where repoll will be conducted. Dry day in the concerned Polling areas and adjoining area of the polling station has been declared by the Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Haryana. Walgad urged the political parties and contesting candidates for extending their constructive cooperation to get the repoll conducted in peaceful manner.