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Repoll ordered at 55 booths in UP

New Delhi, February 22
The Election Commission today ordered repoll in 55 polling booths spread over 18 Assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh and 70 polling booths in the hilly region of Manipur While the repoll in Uttar Pradesh would be held tomorrow, in Manipur it would be conducted on Sunday, a spokesman for the Election Commission, Mr A.N. Jha, said.

A senior official was being deputed to Kunda in Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh to inquire into allegations of malpractices, he added. The commission has also ordered repolling in one booth under the Mirzapur Lok Sabha constituency where a byelection was held yesterday. UNI