Jammu, Oct 1 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) leader Harsh Dev Singh raked up the issue of "non-functional" EVMs as certified by engineers during their checking and verification for the Chenani assembly constituency in Udhampur district of J-K, prompting authorities to rebut the claim, saying it was a minor clock error with no bearing on poll data.

Amid tight security arrangements, the checking and verification of EVMs of the Chenani assembly constituency took place on September 18 as passed, after a demand from a candidate who had unsuccessfully contested last year's assembly polls on this seat.

Singh claimed three EVMs turned out to be non-functional, which had been certified by engineers. This, he said, confirmed the unreliability of the poll process.

"Three EV

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