Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday cast his vote as polling for the second phase of Uttar Pradesh civic…
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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday cast his vote as polling for the second phase of Uttar Pradesh civic elections got underway.
The polling will go on till 5 pm and will cover 25 districts including prominent regions like Lucknow and Varanasi.
Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budhnagar, Amroha, Rampur, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Aligarh, Mathura, Mainpuri , Farrukhabad, Etawah, Lalitpur, Banda, Allahabad, Lucknow, Sultanpur, Ambedkarnagar, Bahraich, Shrawasti, Sant Kabirnagar, Deoria, Ballia, Bhadohi and Varanasi districts go to polls today.
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In the first phase of elections held on November 22, over 52 per cent voting was recorded.
The third and final phase of civic polls covering other 26 districts will be held on November 29.
The counting of votes for all phases will take place on December 1 and the results will be declared that day.
The stakes are high for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in these polls as it is in power in most municipal corporations, including in the state capital Lucknow.
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is contesting the polls for the first time.
The Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress which had fought the state assembly polls in an alliance earlier this year have parted ways for these polls and are contesting separately.
Almost 14,000 police personnel have been deployed across the state. Approximately 2,500 policemen from nearby districts will also be on duty for the duration of the polling. They will be assisted by over 4,500 home guards.
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