Repolling will be held tomorrow in 70 booths of naxalite-hit Gaya and Rohtas districts of Bihar, where elections were held in the first phase on April 16.
Principal Home secretary Afzal Amanullah told reporters that adequate security arrangements have been made for the repoll in 70 booths spread over Sasaram, Karakat, Jehanabad, Aurangabad and Gaya Lok Sabha constituencies.
The repoll would be held in 23 booths each in Jehanabad and Aurangabad constituencies, 16 in Gaya, six booths in Sasaram and two in Karakat. Voting will begin at 7 am and end at 3 pm as the booths are located in naxalite-affected areas.
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