Voting for phase 5 of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections had begun at 7 am today morning. This phase had 51 parliamentary constituencies that saw polling across 7 states. As voting ended for the day, the 2019 general elections saw 424 of the total 543 Lok Sabha constituencies complete the polling process. The result for all 543 seats will be declared together on May 23. Today was a crucial day of polling in Uttar Pradesh, where top leaders saw their constituencies decide if they would return as the representatives of the people in parliament. Amethi, which Congress chief Rahul Gandhi represents; Raebareli, which UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi represents in parliament, and Lucknow, which BJP's Rajnath Singh represents, all voted today. Whether these senior leaders of the Congress and BJP return to parliament from their current constituencies would only be known on May 23.
Here are the highlights of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from key constituencies in Uttar Pradesh: