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In the much talked about Uttar Pradesh polls which began on February 10, Over 60 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the first phase of polling held on Thursday across 58 assembly constituencies in 11 districts of Uttar Pradesh. It was the first of the seven Phase polling in the state.
Polling closed at 6 pm following a one-hour extension because of COVID-19 protocols. The day passed off peacefully with minor technical snags in EVMs at some places, election officials said.
People form queues at booth number 299 – at Public Inter College – in Kairana as voting for the first phase of #UttarPradeshElections begins. pic.twitter.com/GYEBLkXypH
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Additional chief election officer BD Ram Tiwari said, “There were reports of a technical error in EVMs at some places.”
Those EVMs were being replaced as the reports came in, he added.
#UttarPradeshElections2022 | Voters at a polling booth to exercise their franchise in Sardhana Assembly constituency of Meerut pic.twitter.com/kes4ZPW1YJ
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On the Samajwadi Party’s allegation that poor voters were not allowed to exercise their franchise in Dundukheda village in the Kairana assembly constituency, Tiwari said the district magistrate concerned was asked to look into the matter.
Voters brave cold to arrive early to exercise their franchise at polling booth number 50-51 in Goverdhan Assembly constituency of Mathura during the first phase of #UttarPradeshElections2022 pic.twitter.com/ZausYBX7Xr
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Agra recorded 60.33 per cent polling, Aligarh 60.49 per cent, Baghpat 61.35 per cent, Bulandshahr 60.52 per cent, Gautam Buddh Nagar 56.73 per cent, Ghaziabad 54.77 per cent, Hapur 60.50 per cent, Mathura 63.28 per cent, Meerut 60.91 per cent, Muzaffarnagar 65.34 per cent and Shamli 69.42 per cent, an EC report said.
