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Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC were also imposed within 200 m of the polling centres.
The result, which is expected to be delayed due to the increase in postal votes, will end the almost a month-long suspense over the outcome of the April 6 Legislative Assembly polls.
If the results of the previous elections were known by noon, the final result this time is likely to come well past 3pm on Sunday.
The EC expects this will help poll officials to announce the results much faster than previous election by following all safety protocols imposed due to the pandemic.
No serious law and order issues were witnessed in the state and polling was by and large peaceful.
In a statement, the EC said the presiding officer and three other officials have been placed under suspension.
Polls are being be held in 30 of the 294 constituencies of West Bengal and 47 of the 126 in Assam which together have 1.54 crore eligible voters who can exercise their franchise on Saturday.
The turn of this millennium saw the rise of V D Satheesan, who posted four consecutive wins in Paravur since 2001.
The Election Commission of India had earlier rejected the Kerala Police recommendation to appoint a senior police officer of the rank of DGP or ADGP as in-charge of election.
The repolling will be held on Friday from 7am to 6pm. The counting of the votes will also take place at 8pm on the same day.