Assembly elections 2026 LIVE: Repolling set to be carried out across 15 booths in West Bengal today

A Special Bench of the Supreme Court is scheduled connected May 2 to urgently perceive a petition filed by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) enactment against a Calcutta High Court determination of April 30 dismissing a situation to an April 13 Election Commission bid that astatine slightest 1 counting supervisor and adjunct astatine each counting array would beryllium a Central authorities oregon Central Public Sector Unit worker astatine the West Bengal Assembly elections.

-THB

Trinamool Congress (TMC) person Shashi Panja connected Friday (May 1) alleged that the BJP had tried to “provoke” different parties connected polling time to trigger large-scale repolling and “defame Bengal,” aft the Election Commission ordered repolling successful 15 booths successful South 24 Parganas connected Saturday (May 2).

Addressing the media aft gathering the Additional Chief Electoral Officer, Panja said, “We are gathering with the Additional Chief Electoral Officer. Strong country CCTVs are not moving decently successful immoderate places. So, we request that the EC instrumentality due attraction of this. Why is the process not afloat transparent?”

- ANI

The Election Commission connected Friday (May 1, 2026) ordered a repoll successful 15 polling booths successful 2 Assembly constituencies successful the South 24 Parganas territory of West Bengal. The repolling volition beryllium held connected Saturday (May 2, 2026).

The bid applies to 11 booths successful Magrahat Paschim and 4 booths successful Diamond Harbour, some Assembly constituencies which went to polls successful the 2nd signifier of the State predetermination connected April 29. It volition beryllium held betwixt 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., the ECI bid said.