62.53% voter turnout in Uttar Pradesh
According to Chief Electoral Officer Umesh Sinha, the polling, which was peaceful and held under tight security recorded a turnout of 62.53%
Lucknow: A turn out of 62.52% of voters was recorded on Thursday in the 11 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh figuring in the second phase, which will decide the fate of 150 candidates.
According to Chief Electoral Officer Umesh Sinha, the polling, which was peaceful and held under tight security recorded a turnout of approximate 62.53%.
He said that Nagina constituency witnessed 64.80% polling while Moradabad 67.38% and Rampur 61.03% polling each. Sambhal recorded 61.03% polling, Amroha 67.85%, Badaun 59.4%, Aonla 60.4%, Bareilly 63.5%, Pilibhit 61.9%, Shahjahanpur 58.9% and Kheri 64.41%.
In this phase, polling was held in Moradabad, Rampur, Sambhal, Amroha, Badaun, Bareilly, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Nagina, Aonla and Kheri. Maneka Gandhi, Santosh Gangwar, Saleem Sherwani and Begum Noor Bano are among the prominent candidates who are in the fray from UP in the second phase. PTI
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