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Voting in UP polls second phase begins
Saturday February 11, 2012 09:21:28 AM,
IANS
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Lucknow:
Voters queued up outside polling booths as the second round of the
Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, involving 1.97 crore voters in
59 constituencies, began Saturday.
Polling began at 7 a.m. in 59 constituencies spread across nine
districts -- Azamgarh, Gorakhpur, Ballia, Ghazipur, Maharajganj,
Deoria, Mau, Sant Kabir Nagar and Kushinagar. It will end at 5
p.m.
A total of 20,426 polling stations and some 20,800 electronic
voting machines (EVM) have been set up.
With 1,098 candidates, including 76 women, in the fray, the
constituency with maximum number of candidates (31) is Gorakhpur
Urban, while Saidpur has the least (10).
The staggered polling began Feb 8, and saw a high 62 percent
turnout on the 55 seats in the first phase.
The last phase of the elections will be held on March 3 and the
votes counted March 6.
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