LS polls: EC announces re-poll at polling booth in Chadni Chowk seat

After the presiding officer forgot to delete the test votes before the actual polling on May 12, the Election Commission of India ordered a re-poll at a polling booth in Chandni Chowk parliamentary constituency. The re-poll will be conducted on Sunday.

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India ordered on Thursday re-poll at a polling booth in Chandni Chowk parliamentary constituency.

The poll body declared re-poll at polling station no. 32 of Chandni Chowk Assembly Segment after the presiding officer forgot to delete the test votes before the actual polling on May 12.

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The re-poll will be conducted on Sunday.

In Chandni Chowk, sitting BJP MP and Union Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan is contesting against four-time Lok Sabha MP and Congress leader Jai Prakash Agarwal and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Pankaj Gupta.

The counting of votes will take place on May 23.