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Clashes, EVM issues and cash-distribution allegations overshadow civic polls

Officials, however, maintained that there were no major incidents in Mumbai, the largest corporation and the most closely contested. EVMs reportedly developed faults in wards across Nagpur, Amravati, Shirgaon, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Kanya Vidyalaya), Akola (Pink Polling Center), and Dhule

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Voting staff seal an EVM after polling concluded at 5.30 pm at the Jambori Maidan polling centre in Worli, Mumbai. PIC/ASHISH RAJE

Voting staff seal an EVM after polling concluded at 5.30 pm at the Jambori Maidan polling centre in Worli, Mumbai. PIC/ASHISH RAJE

Polling for 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra on Thursday witnessed clashes between political groups, allegations of bogus voting and cash distribution, as well as glitches in electronic voting machines (EVMs), news agency PTI reported.

Officials, however, maintained that there were no major incidents in Mumbai, the largest corporation and the most closely contested.

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