Voting is under process in 12 districts which are the strongholds of Samajwadi Party (SP).
More than 2.4 crore people are expected to exercise their franchise.
About 826 candidates are in fray in this third phase.
Voting began at 7 am in Farrukhabad, Mainpuri, Etawah, Hardoi, Kannauj, Kanpur rural, Kanpur city, Unnao, Lucknow, Barabanki, Auraiyya and Sitapur.
The last two phases of the Uttar Pradesh election have recorded voter turnouts of 64.2 and 66 percent.
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