Sporadic glitches in EVMs were reported during the initial phase of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) polls on Thursday (January 15, 2026) morning, but election officials said replacement machines were promptly installed as per procedure.
NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar in a post on X said some incidents of EVMs shutting down were reported at the start of polling in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporations.
He also alleged that some machines showed a time lag of up to 15 minutes.
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The PMC comprises 165 seats across 41 wards.
