5 years ago
New Delhi:
Over 55 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the seventh and the last phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections for 54 seats on Monday. Eight Assembly seats in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi was in the focus today, with multiple seats witnessing close contests.
Apart from the Varanasi district, voting took place in eight other districts in India's most populous state.
A total of 613 candidates are in the electoral fray for the last phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections for 54 constituencies slated for Monday in nine districts of Mau, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Varanasi, Chandauli, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra, and Bhadohi (Sant Ravidas Nagar).
The counting of votes will take place on March 10.
