Faulty EVMs, names missing from voter's list mar UP civic polls: Highlights

UP civic polls: Names missing from voter's list, EVM malfunctioning

Voting for the second phase of urban body polls in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday was marked by complaints of malfunctioning Electronic Voter Machines (EVM) and missing names in voter lists across the State. Around 48.76 per cent voting was recorded. In 2012, the voting percentage in districts that voted today was 43.67 per cent.

Officials, while admitting to lapses, however, said the turnout in the 25 districts that went to poll had increased from  46.6 per cent in 2012 to 50.52 per cent this time. The prominent contestants in a field of 19 were Sayukta Bhatia (BJP), Prema Awasthi (Congress),