Uttar Pradesh polls: Over 49 per cent voter turnout till 3 PM

Lucknow, April 17: Brisk

is underway in 11 seats in the second phase of polls in

with over 49.61 per cent polling recorded till 3 PM to decide fate of 150 candidates.

According to EC sources, Nagina witnessed 53.24 per cent polling while Moradabad 63 per cent and Rampur 47.9 per cent polling each.

Similarly Sambhal recorded 51.40 per cent polling, Amroha 51.4 per cent, Badaun 44.2 per cent, Aonla 47.2 per cent, Bareilly 52.6 per cent, Pilibhit 48.6, Shahjahanpur 45.83 per cent and Kheri 49.15 per cent.

In this phase, polling is being held in Moradabad, Rampur, Sambhal, Amroha, Badaun, Bareilly, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Nagina, Aonla and Kheri.

The prominent candidates who are in fray includes Maneka Gandhi, Santosh Gangwar, Saleem Sherwani and Begum Noor Bano.

PTI