Voting begins at 285 polling booths of West Bengal:Authorities increase security deployment across Falta; results on May 24

Polling is underway for the Falta Assembly seat in West Bengal today. Voting began at 7 am, and a total of 285 polling stations have been set up. Voting will continue till 6 pm. The last time voting was held was on April 29 in the state. At that time, it was alleged that on some booths, tape was pasted on the BJP button in the EVM. There were reports of EVM malfunctioning at several other booths. After this, the Election Commission ordered repolling. The result will be declared on May 24. The Election Commission has doubled the security at the booths this time. Earlier, 4 soldiers were stationed at every booth. This time, eight soldiers will be put on duty. The main contest in Falta is between TMC and BJP. However, TMC candidate Jahangir Khan announced the withdrawal of his candidature two days ago. However, his name and party symbol will remain in the EVM. 4 photos related to election preparations in Falta Why was polling reorganised in Falta? Tension had escalated in the Falta area after the polling on April 29. On that day, complaints were received from many booths that tape was pasted on the BJP symbol on the EVM. The then observer Subrata Gupta personally visited the constituency and investigated. Evidence of tampering was found in at least 60 booths. Apart from the alleged manipulation of EVMs, the investigation also revealed that there were attempts to tamper with the footage in the webcams installed at several polling stations. BJP has not won in Falta till date The Falta assembly seat was earlier considered a CPI(M) stronghold, but now it has become a stronghold of the Trinamool Congress. The TMC first won the seat in 2001. The CPI(M) made a comeback in 2006, but since 2011, the TMC has been winning here continuously. The special thing is that the BJP has never won this seat so far. In the South 24 Parganas district, the BJP won 10 seats. Falat falls under the South 24 Parganas district. There are a total of 31 seats in the district. Except for Falta, the BJP won 10 of the remaining 30 seats. Along with Sagar, Kakdwip, Gosaba, and Sonarpur, the BJP also won in urban areas like Jadavpur, Tollygunge, Behala East-West for the first time. However, the TMC managed to retain its hold in seats like Basanti, Kultali, Raidighi, and Bajbaj. A total of 6 candidates are in the fray this time A total of 6 candidates are in the fray for the Falta assembly seat this time. The main contest is between the BJP and the TMC. However, two days before the re-voting, Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Jahangir Khan refused to contest the election on May 18.