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Re-poll in nine Odisha booths on April 25

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Press Trust of India Bhubaneswar
The Election Commission of India (ECI) today ordered re-polling in Odisha's nine booths on April 25, official sources said.

Earlier Odisha's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Mona Sharma had recommended fresh polling in nine booths where polling was done on April 17.

The fresh polling will be conducted between 7am and 5pm on April 25, they said.

The fresh polling will be held at two booths under Keonjhar Parliamentary Constituency, one booth under Kendrapara PC and six booths under Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha segment, they added.

Polling in these booths were disrupted due to violence and alleged rigging during the second and last phase polls on April 17.

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First Published: Apr 22 2014 | 8:59 PM IST

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