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Zilla Parishad elections: Two EVMs found in car near Solapur eatery; officials say they were reserve machines
Updated On: 08 February, 2026 11:20 PM IST | Solapur | mid-day online correspondent
An inquiry revealed that the machines were “reserve” EVMs and had not been used for voting on Saturday. Both devices were found in sealed condition, officials said

The EVMs were discovered around midnight. Representational Pic/File
Two Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were found in a car near an eatery in Maharashtra’s Solapur district on Saturday night, officials said on Sunday. The machines were later confirmed to be reserve devices that had not been used in the day’s voting, reported the PTI.
The discovery came during elections for 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis across Maharashtra, including Solapur.
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