West Bengal: CPI(M) candidate seeks re-poll in 23 booths in Raiganj

CPI(M) candidate from Raiganj Parliamentary constituency, Md Salim has written to the returning officer of Uttar Dinajpore district of Bengal seeking a repoll at 23 booths in five assembly constituencies within Raiganj constituency. 

In the letter to Arvind K Mina, Salim said that 15 booths of Islampur assembly constituency, five booths in rest of Islampur and one booth each at Goalpokhar, Hemtabad, Raniganj assembly constituencies needed to have a re-poll. 

Among the reasons he said was entry of armed goons in the booths, voters and presiding officers being intimidated and proxy votes by offenders.