Voting for the second phase of urban body polls in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday was marked by complaints of malfunctioning Electronic Voter Machines (EVM) and missing names in voter lists across the State, especially in Lucknow.

Officials, while admitting to lapses, however, said the turnout in the 25 districts that went to poll had increased from 43% in 2012 to almost 48.65 52% this time.

Voting was held in six municipal corporations, including Varanasi and Allahabad, which were among the 189 local bodies that went to the polls in the second phase. While voting in the Allahabad, Varanasi and Aligarh municipal corporations increased significantly, the turnout fell slightly in Lucknow, from 34.3% to 34.2%.