Nagpur: People were forced to stand in queues for over an hour as EVMs went off during voting for the Nagpur Lok Sabha elections on Friday. The incident took place at a polling booth at Jaimata School in Dighori. People have been queuing up at booth number 246 here since 6.30 am. Voting was scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. However, the EVM machines were found to be dysfunctional, which added to voters' frustration.
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Former corporator Vijay Jhalke objected to the inconvenience. The officials replaced the EVM machines citing technical problems. Voting began at 8:10 a.m. In booth number 248 of the same center, the EVM machines suddenly stopped at 7.30 am. People created a ruckus as voting was stalled. Voting resumed at 7:45 p.m., around 15 minutes later.Also Read | Lok Sabha Election 2024: THIS Is How You Can Find Your Polling Booth; Follow These Steps.