UP reports 35.88 pc voter turnout, Punjab records 34.10 pc till 1 pm – WION

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                                   A voter show his voter-ID card while waiting to cast his vote for the Punjab Assembly elections, in Amritsar on February 20, 2022                                                         Photograph:(                       ANI                     )                                   <br>Political fate of heavyweights is getting sealed in voting machines<br>Uttar Pradesh recorded a voter turnout of 35.88 per cent, while Punjab reported 34.10 per cent till 1 pm on Sunday in the ongoing phase of the Assembly elections.According to the Election Commission of India, in Uttar Pradesh, Etah witnessed the highest voter turnout of 42.24 per cent followed by Lalitpur (42.12 per cent) and Manpuri (41.14 per cent) till 1 pm.<br>Kanpur Nagar recorded the lowest percentage of voter turnout of 28.50 per cent. Further, Jhansi saw 32.83 per cent voter turnout.Meanwhile, Fazilka in Punjab reported 40.59 per cent voter turnout which is the highest. While Sahibjada Ajit Singh Nagar reported 27.22 per cent voter turnout which is the lowest in Punjab.<br><div class='block margin-bt30px adATF'><div id='div-gpt-ad-AS-Inarticle-1'></div><script>
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</script></div><br>Polling in 59 constituencies for the third phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections is underway.In the third phase of the Uttar Pradesh polls, 59 assembly seats across 16 districts are going to the polls on Sunday.&nbsp;<br>As many as 627 candidates are in the fray. Over 2.16 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise at 25,794 polling places and 15,557 polling stations in the third phase of Assembly elections.<br><div class='block margin-bt30px adATF'><div id='div-gpt-ad-AS-Inarticle-2'></div><script>
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</script></div><br>Among the key constituencies where polling began today include Karhal where former chief minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is contesting his maiden Assembly election.Akhilesh`s uncle and Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) supremo Shivpal Singh Yadav is contesting from Jaswantnagar seat.<br>Voting for 117 constituencies in Punjab is underway amid tight security.In Punjab, over 2.14 crore voters will decide the fate of 1304 candidates who are in the fray from 117 constituencies.<br>There are 2,14,99,804 voters in Punjab who are eligible to exercise their franchise on Sunday. He said that there are 1304 candidates--1209 male, 93 women and two transgenders are in the fray in 117 constituencies spread across 23 districts of the state.The state is witnessing a multi-corner contest this time with Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Shiromani Akali Dal-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance, and the coalition of Bharatiya Janata Party-former chief minister Amarinder Singh`s Punjab Lok Congress party as key players.The counting of votes will be done on March 10.<br>                                                                           <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-assembly-elections-2022-over-63-polling-in-punjab-till-5-pm-more-than-60-in-up-454907" data-a2a-title="India Assembly Elections 2022: Over 63% polling in Punjab till 5 pm, more than 60% in UP"><a class="a2a_button_whatsapp visible-xs visible-sm pull-left"></a><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span>                                                                         <br>                                                                           <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/s-jaishankar-begins-3-day-visit-to-france-to-attend-eu-ministerial-forum-for-cooperation-in-indo-pacific-454895" data-a2a-title="S. Jaishankar begins 3-day visit to France to attend EU Ministerial Forum for Cooperation in Indo-Pacific"><a class="a2a_button_whatsapp visible-xs visible-sm pull-left"></a><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span>                                                                         <br>                                                                           <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/ukraine-crisis-family-members-of-indian-diplomats-asked-to-return-to-india-454878" data-a2a-title="Ukraine crisis: Family members of Indian diplomats asked to return to India"><a class="a2a_button_whatsapp visible-xs visible-sm pull-left"></a><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span>                                                                         <br>                                                                           <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-assembly-elections-2022-eci-restores-maximum-number-of-star-campaigners-454849" data-a2a-title="India Assembly Elections 2022: ECI restores maximum number of star campaigners"><a class="a2a_button_whatsapp visible-xs visible-sm pull-left"></a><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a></span>                                                                         <br>Stay connected with us<br>© 1998-2019 Zee Media Corporation Ltd (An Essel Group Company), All                                     rights reserved.<br><br><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/up-reports-3588-pc-voter-turnout-punjab-records-3410-pc-till-1-pm-454766">source</a>