West Bengal: CPI(M) candidate seeks re-poll in 23 booths in Raiganj
Among the reasons he says was entry of armed goons in the booths, voters and presiding officers being intimidated and proxy votes by offenders
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.