Central paramilitary force personnel wielded lathi at voters who expressed displeasure over delay in voting and failure to provide basic facilities to the voters, at Madapura in Somwarpet taluk.
A few persons who suffered injuries are undergoing treatment at a local hospital.
The voters alleged that EVM was functioning slowly and they had been waiting in a long queue for long hours and were accused of not providing a basic facility of drinking water. The police called the CRPF personnel who in turn wielded lathi at them, said an eye witness.
Later, the police intervened and held talks with the voters. The voters in turn urged to send the CRPF personnel out of the polling booth. After the CRPF personnel left the venue, the polling process commenced.
Reacting to the incident, Tahsildar Kiran G Gauraiah said “there was no technical glitch in the EVM. As many as 150 people had arrived to exercise their franchise. The voting machine was taking as much time as it should have taken exercise vote. However, a few who were standing in the queue spread the rumour that there was a fault in the machine and it was working at a slow speed. This created confusion. As of now, the situation is under control and the voting process has commenced.