India, May 26 -- The Odisha police on Sunday arrested Prashant Jagdev, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA candidate from Chilika assembly constituency, for allegedly toppling an electronic voting machine (EVM) and manhandling two polling personnel during the polling on Saturday, officials said.

Police said Jagdev allegedly vandalised property inside the booth, including an EVM, and manhandled two polling personnel, including a woman, in booth no 114 of Kaunripatana under Bolagarh block in Khordha district on Saturday when the polling was on.

Chief electoral officer (CEO) of Odisha, Nikunja Bihari Dhal, said as per CCTV evidence, Jagdev kicked the table on which the EVM was kept.

"In the webcasting system at the polling booth, Jagdev ...