Updated On: 15 January, 2026 04:50 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondent
NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar claimed in a post on X that incidents of EVMs shutting down were reported at the start of voting in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal areas

Election officials said the faulty machines were replaced immediately. Representational Pic/File
Sporadic technical issues were reported with a small number of electronic voting machines (EVMs) during the initial phase of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections on Thursday morning.
Election officials said the faulty machines were replaced immediately, allowing polling to continue smoothly, reported the PTI.