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8216;8216;Barring St. Francis in Bhopal and Burut in Bagli, where the close buttons on EVMs were pressed accidentally by presiding officers, repolling at the other 71 places is going to be held as machines were either damaged or miscreants made away with them,8217;8217; Mathur said, adding that permission of the EC has been sought to hold repoll in 63 polling stations in view of violence and booth-capturing and regularisation of adjourned balloting in 10 others where it had to be stopped midway.

He said the Commission8217;s reply is awaited, adding the voters who have exercised their franchise in the 10 centres, will not be required to vote again.

Of the booths where repolling has been recommended, 20 are in dacoit-infested Bhind district, 13 in Tikamgarh, 16 in Shivpuri, four each in Morena and Sagar and three in Dhar district, Mathur said. He added the EVMs and the polling staff had safely reached the respective district headquarters where counting is scheduled to be held on December 4.