The commission declared that the poll held on April 18 in the 13 booths were void.

CHENNAI: The Election Commission has notified the numbers of the 13 booths, in five districts in Tamil Nadu , where repolls will be held on May 19.

In a communication to chief electoral officer Satyabrata Sahoo, EC secretary Malay Mallick said the decision to hold repolls had been taken on the basis of reports submitted and after taking all material circumstances into account.

The commission declared that the poll held on April 18 in the 13 booths were void. They include 11 booths in assembly constituencies facing bypolls.

Repoll will be held in booth 195 (Panchayat Union Elementary School, Mettupalayam in Tiruvallur LS seat. Booth numbers 181, 182 (both in Govt High School, Ayyampatti), 192, 193, 194, 195 (all in Government HSS, Nathamedu), 196, 197 (both in Panchayat Union Elementary School, Jallipudur) in Pappireddipatti in Dharmapuri.

In Theni Parliamentary constituency, where deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam’s son P Ravindranath contests, repoll has been ordered in two booths – booth 67 (Kammavar Saraswathi Middle School, Balasamudram), booth 197 (Sankaranarayana Middle School, Vadugapattir). Both fall in Andipatti and Periyakulam assembly seats.

Booth 210 (Municipal High School, Thiruvathigal) in Panruti in Cuddalore and booth 248 (Panchayat Union Elementary School, Thirumangalam) in Kangayem in Erode will also see repoll.

Repoll will be held in the booths between 7am and 6pm in accordance with the commission’s instructions.

