Polling disrupted for an hour at four polling booths

The polling for the lone LS seat seat in Chandigarh was disrupted for nearly an hour at four polling booths following a technical snag in the EVMs.

The polling for the lone Lok Sabha seat in Chandigarh was disrupted for nearly an hour at four polling booths in the city following a technical snag in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).

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The polling was affected in Darua, Bapu Dham colony, sector 15 and sector nine, official sources said here.

According to the sources the machines developed snag due to locking after a mock poll exercise. However, the fault was rectified and polling re-commenced soon.

The polling in rural areas in the Union Territory is brisk as compared to urban areas, official sources said.