UP assembly polls: 57.03% polling registered in sixth phase

The polling percentage on these 49 seats was 55.04 in the 2012 state assembly polls.

The Election Commission on Saturday confirmed that 57.03 of voting took place during the sixth and penultimate phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. A total of 49 assembly constituencies went for polls in the sixth phase.

The polling percentage on these 49 seats was 55.04 in the 2012 state assembly polls.

The poll percentage in the first phase of the current state polls was 64.22. It was 65.16 in the second phase, 61.16 in the third phase, 60.37 in the fourth phase and 57.37 in the fifth phase

A total of 635 candidates, including 63 women are in the fray in this phase.

The Congress on Saturday alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi had violated the model code of conduct by holding a road show in Varanasi without permission of poll authorities.

The EC has said that it would look into Congress' complains.

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