South 24 Parganas, May 24 -- Counting of votes for the repolling in the 144-Falta Legislative Assembly constituency in West Bengal began on Sunday at Diamond Harbour Women's University amid heavy security deployment outside the counting centre.

The repoll in Falta was ordered after irregularities were reported during polling in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, which were held in two phases on April 23 and April 29.

Security personnel have been deployed in large numbers outside the university premises, where the strong room was secured ahead of the counting process. Tight security arrangements have been in place at the venue, with polling officials arriving early as counting gets underway. Authorities maintained strict vigil arou...