Lok Sabha election: Repolling on May 8 at one Barmer booth

Jaipur: Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday ordered repolling at a polling booth at Dudhwa Khurd village in Barmer Lok Sabha constituency after receiving a complaint of breach of secrecy of votes at booth No. 50 on the voting day on Apr 26. Repolling will be held at the booth from 7am to 5pm on May 8.

The election department of Rajasthan had sent a proposal to ECI for repolling at the booth. State chief election officer Praveen Gupta said four members of the polling team who conducted polling at this booth in Chohtan assembly segment have been suspended by the Barmer district election officer.

Legal action has also been ordered against the representative of the webcasting vendor, he said, adding that all of them will be prosecuted under Representation of the People Act, 1951.