New Delhi, May 21 -- The repolling in West Bengal's Falta Assembly seat is being held today, 21 May. Voting is underway across 285 polling booths.

The Election Commission has nearly doubled the security arrangements for voting in the assembly seat that was countermanded last month over allegations of large-scale EVM tampering.

As many as eight Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel, equivalent to one full section, have been deployed at each polling booth, officials told news agency PTI.

During the April 29 polling that was ultimately countermanded, only four personnel, or half a section, had been stationed at each booth, he added.

"The poll panel does not want to leave any room for irregularities this time. Security arrangements ...