The repolling saw more than 87% of the 2.36 lakh electors turning up to vote. File | Photo Credit: ANI Counting of votes for the repolling in the Falta Assembly constituency in West Bengal began at 8 a.m. on Sunday (May 24, 2026), amid tight security, an Election Commission official said. The repolling in all 285 booths of the constituency was conducted on May 21 after voting in the seat in South 24 Parganas district in the second phase of the Assembly elections on April 29 was countermanded following allegations of EVM tampering and irregularities. “The counting is progressing peacefully. Adequate security arrangements have been made at the counting centre,” a poll panel official said. The repolling saw more than 87% of the 2.36 lakh electors turning up to vote. The Election Commission had doubled security arrangements for the repolling, deploying around 35 companies of central forces across the constituency to ensure the smooth conduct of voting. Although officially six candidates are in the fray for the seat, Trinamool Congress nominee Jahangir Khan, a couple …