ECI Orders Repoll at 3 Agra Teachers' Constituency Stations on October 26 After Alleged Lapses

The Election Commission has ordered a repoll on Monday, October 26, at polling stations 20, 21 and 26 of the Agra Division Teachers' Constituency for the UP Legislative Council biennial election, IANS reported. The order follows alleged lapses in Friday's voting; the Commission has barred anyone involved in unlawful activity from repoll duty, sought a responsibility-fixing report from the Agra Divisional Commissioner by Sunday, and said counting for the constituency will need fresh permission after the repoll.

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The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday, October 24, ordered a repoll at three polling stations of the Agra Division Teachers' Constituency on October 26, amid reports of alleged lapses during voting a day earlier, IANS reported.

Source: IANS via Asia Post

The repoll will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday at polling stations number 20, 21 and 26 for the biennial election to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, the ECI said in a letter to the state's Chief Electoral Officer.

The Commission directed that persons involved in any unlawful activities that may have caused the irregularities or lapses leading to the vitiation of the poll must not be deputed during the repoll. It also sought a report from the Divisional Commissioner, Agra, by Sunday on the alleged lapses, and said the Commissioner shall fix responsibility on those involved, including police and polling officers.

During the repoll, indelible ink will be applied on the right-hand forefinger of electors — a marker that distinguishes repoll voters. The ECI also said a fresh permission for starting the counting of votes for the constituency must be obtained after the repoll is successfully completed.

How the repoll was recommended

Earlier, the Returning Officer had recommended a repoll at the three booths after Samajwadi Party candidate Aakash Agarwal alleged large-scale irregularities and intimidation, and Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa forwarded the proposal to the Election Commission, Hindustan Times reported via Inshorts. Those are allegations by a contesting candidate; the ECI's own order speaks of alleged lapses and has sought a report fixing responsibility — no finding against any official has been announced.

Sources: IANS report of the ECI order (October 24, 2026); Hindustan Times report on the repoll recommendation, via Inshorts.