Dynamite News Assembly Elections 2022: UP records 57.79% voter turnout till 5 pm in the first phase
Uttar Pradesh recorded 57.79% voter turnout till 5 pm in the first phase of Assembly elections.
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh recorded 57.79% voter turnout till 5 pm in the first phase of Assembly elections.
These districts include Shamli, Meerut, Hapur, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar, Aligarh, Agra, Gautam Buddha Nagar, and Mathura. The voting, which will conclude at 6:00 pm today, is taking place at 25,849 polling stations and 10,766 polling centres.
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