Kairana, Uttar Pradesh : As by-polls took place across nine states on Monday, there were allegations of malfunctioning voting machines at Kairana and Noorpur in Uttar Pradesh, constituencies seen as testing grounds for opposition unity against the state?s ruling BJP.
In Kairana, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), whose candidate Tabassum Hasan is backed by various opposition parties, complained to the Election Commission that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMS) and VVPAT or Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail – which produces a slip to confirm to the voter that his vote has been recorded correctly – had malfunctioned in 175 booths.
A senior police officer said they have received complaints of 270 faulty electronic vote machines in UP’s Kairana and Noorpur constituency.
On reports of EVMs malfunction in UP and Maharashtra, Election Commission blamed the heat wave for the problem.
"EVMS didn’t work due to severe heat conditions, we are taking steps to fix it," the poll commission said.
Source: NDTV
