EC orders repoll in Bihar's Bettiah, Siwan on May 24
PTI | ByPress Trust of India, New Delhi
May 17, 2004 07:55 PM IST
The EC has ordered repoll in 429 polling stations in Bettiah and 193 polling booths in Siwan Lok Sabha seats in Bihar on May 24.
The Election Commission has ordered repoll in 429 polling stations in Bettiah and 193 polling booths in Siwan Lok Sabha seats in Bihar on May 24.
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The Commission had earlier sent fact-finding teams to Bettiah and Siwan following complaints of poll irregularities in the two constituencies.
Controversial RJD MP Mohd Sahabuddin is seeking re-election from Siwan and noted film maker Prakash Jha is contesting from Bettiah.
The Commission had already countermanded elections in Chapra and ordered repoll on May 31 in the constituency where RJD supremo Laloo Prasad Yadav is pitted against Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy.