<p>A little over 60% voters exercised their franchise in the seventh and final phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.<br /><br />An official source here said that the polling percentage was 60.03 at 5 pm, and it could go up. <br /><br />In the last Assembly polls in 2012, the polling percentage was 57.9.<br /><br />Varanasi, the Lok Sabha constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recorded a 63% turnout, while Maoist-infested Sonebhadra district witnessed 62.5% polling.<br /><br />Around 61% polling was recorded in Jaunpur, while Ghazipur witnessed a turnout of 59%, the source added.<br /><br />Sources said that polling was peaceful and no untoward incident was reported. <br />Wednesday’s polling will decide the fate of 535 candidates for 40 seats in the Poorvanchal (eastern) region of the state.<br /><br />The BJP, which won only four seats in the region in 2012, is hoping to improve its tally this time. <br /><br />The SP, which had bagged 23 seats in the region the last time, also undertook hectic campaigning with its alliance partner — the Congress.<br /><br />Prominent candidates in this phase include Uttar Pradesh ministers Paras Nath Yadav, Lalai Yadav, Jagadish Sonker, Congress leader Ajai Rai and mafia don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s brother Sigbatullah Ansari.<br /><br />The districts where polling was held on Wednesday are Varanasi, Ghazipur, Bhadohi, Mirzapur, Sonebhadra, Chandauli and Jaunpur.<br /> <br /><br /></p>
<p>A little over 60% voters exercised their franchise in the seventh and final phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.<br /><br />An official source here said that the polling percentage was 60.03 at 5 pm, and it could go up. <br /><br />In the last Assembly polls in 2012, the polling percentage was 57.9.<br /><br />Varanasi, the Lok Sabha constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recorded a 63% turnout, while Maoist-infested Sonebhadra district witnessed 62.5% polling.<br /><br />Around 61% polling was recorded in Jaunpur, while Ghazipur witnessed a turnout of 59%, the source added.<br /><br />Sources said that polling was peaceful and no untoward incident was reported. <br />Wednesday’s polling will decide the fate of 535 candidates for 40 seats in the Poorvanchal (eastern) region of the state.<br /><br />The BJP, which won only four seats in the region in 2012, is hoping to improve its tally this time. <br /><br />The SP, which had bagged 23 seats in the region the last time, also undertook hectic campaigning with its alliance partner — the Congress.<br /><br />Prominent candidates in this phase include Uttar Pradesh ministers Paras Nath Yadav, Lalai Yadav, Jagadish Sonker, Congress leader Ajai Rai and mafia don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s brother Sigbatullah Ansari.<br /><br />The districts where polling was held on Wednesday are Varanasi, Ghazipur, Bhadohi, Mirzapur, Sonebhadra, Chandauli and Jaunpur.<br /> <br /><br /></p>
