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UP: 63 pct voters turnout in first phase

UP: 63 pct voters turnout in first phase

| | 11 Feb 2017, 08:16 pm
Lucknow, Feb 11 (IBNS): About 63 percent voters exercised their franchise in the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections on Saturday.

In this phase, 73  of the 403 constituencies went to polls in the first of the seven-phase polling.

According to Election Commission official, 3888 digital and video cameras were used and webcasting was done in 2857 places for the first phase of polling.

No reports of major untoward incidents have been reported so far.

The EC said 2,96,906 troublemakers were identified and preventive actions were taken against them.

Altogether 839 candidates, including from main contenders BJP, BSP, allies Congress and Samajwadi party, RLD as well independents, were in the fray from the seats in 15 districts.

Among the electorate were 1.17 crore women and 1,508 belonging to third gender category.

 

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