Election commission orders repoll at Kamaraj Nagar on May 12

The Election Commission Wednesday ordered repoll in booth number-10 in Kamaraj Nagar constituency here as the VVPAT did not allegedly tally. The polling was held for the lone Lok Sabha seat April 18.

Chief electoral officer V Candavelou, in communication through Whatsapp, said the election commission has declared as void the polling on April 18 and ordered a repoll on May 12 between 7 am and 6 pm. The returning officer at the booth has been suspended, said the district election officer T Arun.

The voter strength in the constituency is 952, he said.