The small snake triggered panic among officials and voters.
On TMC's allegations that central forces were 'brutally torturing' and 'intimidating' voters in West Bengal, and acting on the direction of BJP leaders, the BJP said TMC leaders had 'lost their mental balance'. (Photo: File I Representational)
Kannur: An unusual 'visitor' in a polling booth in the Kannur Lok Sabha constituency, held up voting for a brief while Tuesday.
A small snake was found inside a VVPAT machine in a booth at Mayyil Kandakkai in the constitutency, which is witnessing heavy polling, triggering panic among officials and voters.
However, the reptile was soon removed and voting continued.
The Kannur constituency, where sitting MP P K Sreemathy (CPI-M-LDF), K Surendrdan (Cong-UDF) and C K Padmanabhan (BJP-NDA) are trying their luck, is witnessing brisk polling since the morning.
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