Around 50 per cent voters cast ballot in UP

An estimated 45 to 50 per cent voters exercised their franchise in the last phase of polling for 18 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

An estimated 45 to 50 per cent voters exercised their franchise in the last phase of polling for 18 Lok Sabha seats in the state on Monday.

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There was no report of any untoward incident from anywhere in the constituencies which went to polls today, election office sources here said.

The polling began on a dull note but picked momentum with the passage of time, sources said adding brisk voting was reported in the afternoon.

Elaborate security arrangements were made to ensure free and fair polling, they added.