Summary:
Jagtial is part of Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency, where as many as 185 candidates contested in the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls. The video of this went viral on social media with some people raising doubts about the safety of the EVMs used for polling. Kumar told a news conference in Hyderabad that the EVMs in the video were of M2 version machines while M3 EVMs were used for polling in the entire Nizamabad constituency. Jagtial District Collector S.
Sharath sought an explanation from the concerned officials on why the EVMs were being transported at night. He said a polling agent who clicked the picture in a strong room in Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency was arrested and sent to judicial custody..