The EVM stopped working at Shyamu Devi Polling Station booth number 288 in Moradabad thus temporarily stalling the polling process. The voters were seen standing in the long queue waiting for the polling to begin.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday cast his vote in Lucknow in the first phase of Municipal Corporation elections and urged people to exercise their franchise.
"Our party is fighting this election alone without the support of any other party. We are hopeful that our party will receive a good response and we will get positive results," the BSP supremo told reporters here.
Voting is underway in 37 districts of 9 divisions and 10 municipal corporations. In 10 municipal corporations, voting will be held in 830 wards, 9,699 polling places and 2,658 polling stations are set up in Municipal Corporations.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday cast his vote in the first phase of Municipal Corporation elections in Gorakhpur and urged people to exercise their franchise to empower their municipal body.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) council meeting ended on an abrupt note after the Water board officials and HMWSSB officials walked out.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday handed over appointment letters to 4,400 employees of New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on their regularization.
Amit Shah distributed regularization letter to 4400 New Delhi Municipal Committee (NDMC) employees at Talkatora Stadium on Wednesday who have spent 20-25 years of their lives working in the department.