On Thursday, the Shamli district governor of Uttar Pradesh informed that some polling stations had received a number of complaints about electronic voting machines as voting for the first phase of the state assembly elections began this morning.
Jasjit Kaur, Shamli DM also said that non-functional EVMs are being replaced.
Shamli DM told ANI: “The voting process has started for all booths. Some complaints about EVMs received from some random booths, we are replacing these machines.”
She further affirmed that peaceful voting was taking place while the polling stations were being policing.
Voting for the first stage of the Uttar Pradesh parliamentary elections began at 7am on Thursday. Voting will close at 6:00 pm today at 25,849 polling stations and 10,766 polling centres.
The first phase of the polls covers the Jaat-dominated strip in western Uttar Pradesh, covering 58 parliamentary constituencies in 11 districts in the state.
The polling areas are Shamli, Meerut, Hapur, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar, Aligarh, Agra, Gautam Buddha Nagar and Mathura.
As many as 623 candidates are vying for the 58 parliamentary seats that go to polls today.
As is customary, the campaign for the first phase of the UP polls ended at 6pm on Tuesday (February 8), marking the beginning of a 48-hour silence period.
Police have sealed the state’s borders and are on strict vigilance to keep the peace in the 58 constituencies where elections are underway.
The 403-member Uttar Pradesh Assembly is scheduled to vote in seven stages on February 10, 14, 20, 23, 27, March 3 and 7. Counting will take place on March 10.
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