Falta votes again: 'Return of democracy' echoes as Jahangir's grip collapses in Bengal repoll
Kolkata/IBNS, May 21 -- Voters of Falta in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas claimed the "return of democracy" in the assembly constituency where a repoll is underway on Thursday.
The voters, largely from the Hindu community, queued up in huge numbers to cast their votes since morning after repolling was ordered following complaints of alleged EVM tampering during the original polling held on April 29.
'Voting For The First Time In 15 Years'
Falta, once considered a Trinamool Congress stronghold, had reported allegations of EVM tampering last month, with accusations that tapes were pasted on voting machines to favour the then ruling party.
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