EVM fault: Repoll likely in Indore

Indore, Nov 28 (UNI) Repolling is likely to held in two booths of Indore city due to malfunctioning of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) during polling, an official spokesman today said District Returning Officer and Collector Rakesh Shrivastav told UNI here today that during checking after close of polls, the EVMs were showing zero polling. Such defects were noticed at booth number 32 of Indore one and booth number 32 at Indore four constituency yesterday.

Mr Shrivastav said such malfunctioning might have occurred due to wrong start-up of the EVMs or negligence of the polling officials.

The Election Commission has been informed about the matter, he added.

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