UP assembly polls (LIVE): 57.36 % voting recorded till 5 pm

The key districts apart from Amethi which would poll on Monday are Sultanpur, Ambedkar Nagar, Bahraich and Shravasti in the Terai region.

Lucknow, Feb 27: Uttar Pradesh votes in one of the most crucial phases of the assembly elections. Phase five of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2017 were held on Monday. Parts of eastern UP and the sensitive Terai region close to the foothills of Nepal will poll on Monday.

Find out why the fifth phase is a decider in UP

There are 12 districts which will go to polls. As many as 18 million voters will decide the fate of 607 candidates. The key districts apart from Amethi which would poll on Monday are Sultanpur, Ambedkar Nagar, Bahraich and Shravasti in the Terai region. During the last elections in 2012, the Samajwadi Party had won 37 seats in this phase while the Congress, BJP won 5 each and the BSP managed just 3. Who will win this crucial phase? Follow our live coverage here:

Jaise hi unko (PM Modi) dar lagta hai, nafrat failana shuru kar dete hain, ye unke DNA mein hai, natural hai: Rahul Gandhi in Gorakhpur. pic.twitter.com/3SvfPDd1qx

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Jisne apna zinda rehte murti laga di ho, naak, kaan, munh patthar ki bana di ho, unse kya ummeed karoge vikas ki: Akhilesh Yadav pic.twitter.com/LhLpaB0EsE

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6.25 pm: 57.36 percent voting recorded till 5 pm the fifth phase of UP assembly elections

5.36 pm: Congress VP Rahul Gandhi and UP CM Akhilesh Yadav address an election rally in Gorakhpur.

4.44 pm: Estimated 52 per cent of voter turnout till 4 PM.

4.41 pm: It would have been better if BJP gave tickets to Muslims for ongoing UP polls, says Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.

4.35 pm: Mayawati says she will divide UP into four states if voted to power.

BJP ke saathi ShivSena,Mumbai mein Purvanchal ke logo se sautela vyavhaar karte h;uska badla Purvanchal ke log lenge:Mayawati in Kushinagar pic.twitter.com/DPuMkdzXjF

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3.43 pm: 49.19% voting in Uttar Pradesh fifth phase assembly elections till 3 pm.

Maine jab Modi ji se mil kar kisaano ka karza maaf karne ki baat kahi to unke moonh se ek shabd nahi nikla:Rahul Gandhi in Deoria pic.twitter.com/p5AcpfTfYh

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2.43 pm: Rahul Gandhi addresses election rally in Deoria.

Bua-Bhatije ki sarkar ne Uttar Pradesh ko barbaad karke rakh diya hai: Amit Shah in Ballia #UPPolls pic.twitter.com/0wxC70lXAJ

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BJP ke guru aur chele, aur SP me Babua ke bure din wali Tsunami aane wali hai. SP ke babuaa ko to Bhabhi bhi nahi bacha paayegi: Mayawati pic.twitter.com/Q81UHJzGJ5

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1.32 pm: 38.72% voting in UP fifth phase assembly elections till 1 pm.

1.28 pm: I assure you we are capable of winning majority on our own: Modi says during a rally in Mau.

I assure you we are capable of winning majority on our own,but small parties in alliance with us will get representation in cabinet:PM Modi pic.twitter.com/TnR9EmO5V8

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12.30 pm: Akhilesh Yadav takes a dig at Mayawati during a rally.

Humari bua( Mayawati) kabhi bhi BJP ke saath Raksha Bandhan mana sakti hain; aap log unse savdhaan rahen: Akhilesh Yadav pic.twitter.com/4A8K2U6a87

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11.33 am: 27% voting in Uttar Pradesh fifth phase assembly elections till 11 am.

9.55 am: Mahant Gyandas of Hanuman Gadi casts his vote at a polling booth in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.

9.36 am: 10.77% voting in Uttar Pradesh fifth phase assembly elections till 9 am.

9.00 am: Voting underway in Ayodhya at polling booth no.127.

Voting underway in Ayodhya at polling booth no.127 #uppolls2017 pic.twitter.com/13tntThsOi

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8.37 am: Congress Amethi candidate Amita Singh casts her vote.

8.02 am: I am winning with a huge margin and Samajwadi Party Govt under Akhilesh ji will be in power again: Gayatri Prajapati.

I am winning with a huge margin and Samajwadi Party Govt under Akhilesh ji will be in power again: Gayatri Prajapati,SP Amethi candidate pic.twitter.com/xInhnFTSE6

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7.11 am: Voting underway at polling booth no.40 in Amethi.

Voting underway at polling booth no.40 in Amethi #uppolls2017 pic.twitter.com/JvhZZTqxPN

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7.02 am: Voting begins in phase five of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2017.

6.55 am: Security deployed at polling booth number 127 & 128 in Ayodhya for voting to begin at 7 am.

Security deployed at polling booth number 127 & 128 in Ayodhya for voting to begin at 7 am #UPpolls pic.twitter.com/SIFchXbKEZ

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6.34 am: Polling preparations underway at booth number 175 in UP's Ayodhya.

Polling preparations underway at booth number 175 in UP's Ayodhya #uppolls2017 pic.twitter.com/a6Wna17bce

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