Re-polling at six booths in Gujarat today

Ahmedabad: The Election Commission said re-polling will be conducted at six booths in four assembly constituencies in Gujarat on Sunday. Fresh voting will be held at two booths each in Viramgam and Savli constituencies and one each in Vadgam and Daskroi constituencies. The poll body, however, did not specify the reason for fresh polling.

Polling agents, officers and police jawans get prepared ahead of re-polling to be conducted at 6 polling stations in Vadgam, Viramgam, Daskroi and Savli; visuals from Vadgam, Viramgam and Savli #GujaratElection2017 pic.twitter.com/likWZOC5HF

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Chhaniyana-1 and 2 polling booths in Vadgam, Viramgam-27 booth in Viramgam, Nava Naroda in Daskroi and Nhara and Sankrada booths in Savli will have re-polling, the EC said. Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani contested from the Vadgam constituency. The EC also ordered that Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips should be counted at 10 booths in seven constituencies, as the presiding officers of these booths had failed to wipe out the votes cast during the mock poll from control units. Also, there would be random counting of VVPATs at a booth each in every constituency when votes would be tallied across the state on December 18. The result of Gujarat Assembly elections will be announced on Monday. The result for Himachal Pradesh will also be declared on the same day.