Evm Glitches  

In the last phase of Lok Sabha elections, issues related to malfunctioning of EVMs was reported. Such malfunctioning EVMs were replaced. Overall, an average of 66.88 per cent voters exercised their franchise in the last six phases. The whole elections were spread over 38 days. Counting of votes will be taken up on May 23.

Besides all seats in Gujarat (26) and Kerala (20), voting is underway in four seats in Assam, five in Bihar, seven in Chhattisgarh, 14 each in Karnataka and Maharashtra, six in Odisha, 10 in Uttar Pradesh, five in West Bengal, two in Goa, and one each in Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Tripura.

Andhra Pradesh has been facing severe EVM glitches from the morning leaving party workers to vandalise polling booths and the voting machines. Two died in a clash between TDP and YSRCP workers

Amid the EVM glitches, a Jana Sena candidate reportedly threw a voting machine on the floor as the names of Assembly and Parliament constituencies were not being displayed properly.