The Phase 4 of Uttar Pradesh assembly election, in which voting was held in 59 constituencies including Lakhimpur Kheri and Lucknow today, recorded 61.65 per cent average turnout till 5 pm, as per the revised figure.
Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni, whose son Ashish Mishra is an accused in the farmers' murder case, cast his vote in Lakhimpur Kheri, amid chaos while surrounded by scores of police personnel.
Uttar Pradesh Law Minister Brajesh Pathak who is facing Samajwadi Party candidate and two-time Corporator Surendra Singh Gandhi in the Lucknow Cantonment seat is among the prominent contender in this phase.
The polling began in all the nine districts at 7 am and concluded at 6 pm.
As a last-minute effort, all political parties held intense election campaigns on Monday in Uttar Pradesh for the fourth phase of Assembly polls which ended in the evening on the same day.
Uttar Pradesh is witnessing a multi-cornered contest with Congress, BJP, Samajwadi Party (SP)-Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) alliance, and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) as principal contenders.
Voting for the remaining three phases of the seven-phase UP elections will take place on February 27, March 3, and 7. The counting of votes will take place on March 10.
