Bypolls top updates: Opposition seeks repoll alleging EVM malfunctioning

There are reports that in Noorpur, 140 EVMs were found to be faulty, which was because they had been tampered with. There were similar reports from Kairana. Catch all the updates here

Voting started at 7 am on Monday for four Lok Sabha and 10 Assembly seats, including in Kairana in politically crucial Uttar Pradesh. Voting in the Bhandara–Gondiya Lok Sabha bypolls was suspended temporarily across 35 booths because of faulty electronic voting machines (EVMs).  

Not long after voting started, reports emerged of faulty EVMs and voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines from various constituencies.     

One BJP Candidate from Kairana LS bypolls has approached the Election Commision with regards to faluty EVMs.

"There was massive technical snag in the EVMs and total breakdown of systems. My supporters went back without voting as