Polling has resumed in Lakhimpur Kheri where a ruckus had erupted after Fevikwik (adhesive) was thrown on an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM). The incident happened in the Kadipur Sani area of Lakhimpur Kheri which is voting in Phase-4 of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022. Voting began after the EVM was replaced following the ruckus.
SP candidate Utkarsh Verma alleged that adhesive was thrown at the cycle symbol.
Chief Electoral Officer BR Tiwari said the Election Commission took note of the incident and a case has been filed.
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Lakhimpur Kheri -- one among the nine districts up for polls -- is the place where last year four farmers were mowed down by cars allegedly carrying BJP workers. Eight people, including farmers, were killed in the violence there on October 3.
The districts where the polling is being held are Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Hardoi, Unnao, Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Banda, and Fatehpur.
This is the fourth of the seven phases of the Assembly polls in the state. As many as 624 candidates are in the fray in this round of voting.
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