In Andhra Pradesh, re-polling began on Saturday morning at 29 polling stations under 7 Parliamentary constituencies. The polling will continue till 4 pm. The re-poll has been ordered in 17 polling stations at Aiza village in Nagarkurnool Lok Sabha seat where villagers damaged EVMs protesting against delimitation. At other places re-poll was needed due to technical snags and human errors.
In Assam, repolling has begun from 7 am in five polling stations of Karimganj and Silchar Lok Sabha seats. The election commission had ordered repoll at these five booths following damage of EVMs and other poll irregularities during the first phase of lok Sabha elections on Thursday. Voting will continue up to 4 p.m.
In Manipur, repolling is being held at four polling stations in Ukhrul, Senapati, Tamenglong and Churachandpur districts in Outer Manipur Parliamentary Hills and Reserved constituency amidst tight security. Here, disturbances were reported during the first phase of polling on April 16.
