Enthusiasm marks polling in Kochi and suburbs Updated: Updated: Barring stray instances of EVM snag, polling remains peaceful Share Article Barring stray instances of EVM snag, polling remains peaceful Braving the summer heat and scare of the second wave of the pandemic, voters of Kochi enthusiastically exercised their franchise on Tuesday. While voters queued up at booths right from the initial hours in the city, it was a slow-paced affair in the suburbs. Polling was peaceful, and no untoward incidents were reported. Barring stray cases of technical snags in electronic voting machines (EVMs) at a few booths, polling by and large remained uninterrupted.