The Election Commission has ordered a rare repoll in 15 polling stations in West Bengal’s high‑stakes seats of Diamond Harbour and Magrahat Paschim, days after the April 29 voting for the Bengal Assembly elections 2026 was marred by complaints of EVM tampering, missing webcast footage and booth irregularities. In this explainer, we break down why the EC invoked Section 58(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 to declare the earlier poll “void”, how fresh voting will now be held on May 2 from 7 am to 6 pm, and what this means for the TMC vs BJP battle, Mamata Banerjee’s bastion in South 24 Parganas, and the larger debate on free and fair elections in Bengal. Is this repoll just a procedure, or a political flashpoint in the making? To know in detail, Watch the full video to find out!
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