The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered re-polling at a booth in the Ater assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district. Polling will take place on Tuesday (November 21) at booth number 3 under polling centre number 71 at Kishupura between 7 AM-6 PM, according to an official statement.
Indelible ink will be applied on the middle finger of voters. The order of repolling has been issued to the district returning officer.
District collector and returning officer Sanjeev Shrivastava said that repolling was ordered because of the breach of secrecy as some people had shot videos on the voting day at the concerned booth in Kishupura.
He said four members of the polling team have been suspended for the breach of secrecy, and added that voters will not be allowed to enter the booth with mobile phones during repolling and all other rules regarding the model code of conduct will be followed.
The polling process will be videographed during repolling, he said.
Sitting MLA from Ater and BJP leader, Arvind Singh Bhadauria, is facing ex-legislator Hemant Katare of Congress.
Polling for 230 Assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh was held on November 17, and counting of votes will be on December 3. The voter turnout was 77.15 per cent, the highest in the state’s history.