Repolling Begins In 9 Booths In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Repolling began in nine booths in Odisha on Thursday by the order of the Election Commission of India (ECI).

The nine booths where repolling are underway are booth no-129 at Uparpada Kendrikela UG UP School under Bonai constituency and booth no-213 at Rangadhipa UP School under Sundargarh constituency in Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency; booth no-210 at Bahadajhola and booth no-222 at Betanati under Daspalla constituency in Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency; booth no-235, at Areigudi under Attabira Assembly constituency, booth no-68 at Shakti Nagar Primary School under Bargarh Assembly constituency, booth no-16 at Dava under Padampur Assembly constituency and booth no-254 at Brajarajnagar under Brajarajnagar Assembly constituency in Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency and booth no-182 at Renti under Sorada Assembly constituency in Aska Lok Sabha constituency.

Polling in these booths was disrupted due to malfunctioning of electronic voting machines during the second-phase polls on April 18.

The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) had recommended the ECI to conduct repolling in these booths.