A technical fault of an digital voting machine (EVM) held up voting for practically half-hour at a polling station within the Kothrud constituency because the polling for Maharashtra Meeting elections 2024 started on Wednesday morning.
The EVM fault was reported at polling sales space quantity 210 in Annasaheb Patil Major College round 8 am. The difficulty, recognized as a wiring downside, annoyed early voters who had hoped to solid their votes shortly and return to work.
“I got here early to vote and keep away from delays at work, however the machine fault ended up delaying me anyway,” stated a girl who spoke anonymously.
Prakash Ayagole, who was ready for his good friend outdoors the polling sales space, described the incident as ironic. “It’s stunning {that a} machine might fail inside an hour of voting in such a big Meeting election. If we’d have provide you with some mistake, they might have left no likelihood to scold or punish us,” he stated.
Pradeep Rangdale, the sector officer for the polling stations at Pandharinath Amruta Marne Kridangan, confirmed the fault and defined the decision course of.
“Whereas voters had been casting their votes, the machine all of the sudden displayed an invalid standing. Our technical crew responded promptly, recognized wiring points brought on by the morning rush, and resolved them inside half-hour by reconnecting the plugs,” Rangdale stated.
In Kothrud, the ruling Mahayutil alliance has fielded sitting MLA Chandrakant Patil of the BJP in opposition to the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) candidate Chandrakant Mokate of Shiv Sena (UBT).
The voting to elect 288 MLAs of Maharashtra Meeting is being held in a single part on Wednesday, and the counting can be held on Saturday, November 23.
