Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh):A voter turnout of 46.70 per cent till 3 pm was recorded on Thursday while polling across 57 constituencies is underway for the sixth phase of Uttar Pradesh elections, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI). The voting began at 7 am today and will continue till 6 pm.
As per the EC data, Ambedkar Nagar has registered 52.42 per cent, Balia 46.50 per cent, Balrampur 42.51 per cent, Basti 46.30 per cent, Deoria 45.37per cent, Gorakhpur 46.46 per cent, Kushinagar 48.55 per cent, Maharajganj 47.59 44.62 per cent, Sant Kabir Nagar 44.62 per cent and Siddharthnagar recorded 45.60 per cent till 3 p.m.
The Ambedkar Nagar constituency has recorded the highest number of voter turnout (approximate trend) of 52.42 per cent till 3 p.m. while the constituency of Balrampur has recorded the lowest with 42.51 per cent so far.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath cast his vote at Primary School Gorakhnath Kanya Nagar Kshetra, in Gorakhpur. Polling is being held for 57 Assembly constituencies spread across 10 districts including Gorakhpur, Ambedkarnagar, Ballia, Balrampur, Basti, Deoria, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Sant Kabir Nagar and Siddharthnagar.
The seats which are going to polls are Katehari, Tanda, Alapur (SC), Jalalpur, Akbarpur, Tulsipur, Gainsari, Utraula, Balrampur (SC), Shohratgarh, Kapilvastu (SC), Bansi, Itwa, Domariyaganj, Harraiya, Kaptanganj, Rudhauli, Basti Sadar, Mahadewa (SC), Menhdawal, Khalilabad, Dhanghata (SC), Pharenda, Nautanwa, Siswa, Maharajganj (SC), Paniyra, Caimpiyarganj, Pipraich, Gorakhpur Urban, Gorakhpur Rural, Sahajanwa, Khajani (SC), Chauri-Chaura, Bansgaon (SC), Chillupar, Khadda, Padrauna, Tamkuhi Raj, Fazilnagar, Kushinagar, Hata, Ramkola (SC), Rudrapur, Pathardeva, Rampur Karkhana, Bhatpar Rani, Salempur (SC), Barhaj, Belthara Road, Rasra, Sikandarpur, Phephna, Ballia Nagar, Bansdih and Bairiya.
A total of 2,14,62,816 electorates including 1,14,63,113 males, 99,98,383 females and 1,320 third genders are expected to exercise their right to franchise to decide the fate of 676 candidates.