UP polls 2017: Over 1.84 crore voters will decide the fate of 617 candidates today.
Uttar Pradesh voted for the fifth of its seven-phase elections today. Voting was held across 11 districts, including five bordering Nepal, that has recorded a voter turnout of 57.4 per cent till 5 pm. The districts going to polls in this phase are Balrampur, Gonda, Faizabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Bahraich, Shravasti, Siddharth Nagar, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Amethi, and Sultanpur.
Please Note: For live updates, kindly refresh the page manually by pressing 'F5' on your keyboard (if you're reading this on a computer) or exit the story and click on the headline again (if you're reading this on your mobile or tablet)Here are the voting day highlights for Phase 5 of Uttar Pradesh Election 2017:
February 27, 2017 - 6.35 pm: UP Election Live: The latest voter turnout till 5pm
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: February 27, 2017 - 3.45 pm: UP Election Live: An estimated 49.2% voters have exercised their franchise between 7 am to 3 pm.
February 27, 2017 - 3.45 pm: UP Election Live: Voting is underway in 18,822 polling booths to decide the fate of 607 candidates. Amethi has the maximum number of 24 candidates.
February 27, 2017 - 2.15 pm: UP Election Live:A voter after casting his vote in Ayodhya.
February 27, 2017 - 1.25 pm: UP Election Live: Phase 5 elections has seen a voter turnout of 38.1%. During the 2012 elections, phase 5 witnessed 57.1%.
February 27, 2017 - 11.05 am: UP Election Live: February 27, 2017 - 11.05 am: UP Election Live: Controversial state minister Gayatri Prajapati, accused of rape, is Samajwadi Party candidate in Amethi. He will face Ameeta Sinh of the Congress and Garima Sinh of the BJP.
February 27, 2017 - 10.55 am: UP Election Live: February 27, 2017 - 10.49 am: UP Election Live: The Gandhi family stronghold Amethi and the temple town of Ayodhya are among the areas voting today.
February 27, 2017 - 10.40 am: UP Election Live: February 27, 2017 - 10.25 am: UP Election Live: BJP candidate Garima Sinh claims that the elections was a fight for social justice and personal justice. "I am hopeful that the people will help me in this fight," said Ms Sinh, who is BJP candidate from Amethi.
February 27, 2017 - 10.14 am: UP Election Live: While there are 52 constituencies in this phase, elections are being held in only 51 seats. This is because the Election Commission has postponed polls in Alapur after the death of SP candidate Chandrashekhar Kanauji. Elections will be held in Alapur on March 9.
February 27, 2017 - 10.01 am: UP Election Live:February 27, 2017 - 9.11 am: UP Election Live:Over 1.84 crore voters will exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 617 candidates, including 43 women, amid tight security in the fifth of the seven phases of the assembly elections.
February 27, 2017 - 8.10 am: UP Election Live:February 27, 2017 - 7.35 am: UP Election Live: The ruling Samajwadi Party won 37 seats of seats in 2012, the BJP and the Congress won five seats each, BSP had won three and Peace Party won two seats.
February 27, 2017 - 7.27 am: UP Election Live:February 27, 2017 - 7.00 am: UP Election Live: Voting begins for 51 assembly seats in the fifth phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections.