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Voters stand in a queue next to a puddle after rains as they wait for their turn to cast their ballot at a polling station in Shravasti town, during the state assembly election in Uttar Pradesh. Reuters/Pawan Kumar
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A person carries an elderly woman, after she cast her vote, in Gonda district, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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A man walks towards a polling station carrying his election identity card and prayer beads, in Ayodhya. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)
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Muslim women show their ink-marked fingers after casting their votes at a polling station at Basti during the state assembly election in Uttar Pradesh. Reuters/Jitendra Prakash
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A security man stands guard as voters stand in a queue to cast their votes in Faizabad. On February 8, 55 of the 403 assembly constituencies saw polling in the first phase in Uttar Pradesh. AP/Manish Swarup
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Mahant Gyandas (2nd R), one of the main petitioners in the Ayodhya mosque-temple land title suit, arrives to cast his vote at a polling booth in Ayodhaya, Uttar Pradesh. AFP/Prakash Singh
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An election officer (R) watches as a man casts his vote in Ayodhaya, Uttar Pradesh. India's most populous state goes to the polls on February 8 in a contest pitting the scion of the Gandhi political dynasty against the ruling party leader Mayawati. AFP/Prakash Singh
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People stand in a queue as policemen stand guard outside a polling booth in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. Polling began on February 8 amid tight security for the first phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
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Policemen ready themselves as they leave for their assigned polling stations a day ahead of the polling, in Ayodhya. Polling in Uttar Pradesh starts on February 8 when 55 assembly constituencies cast their ballots in the first phase of voting. AP/Rajesh Kumar Singh
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People stand in a queue to cast their votes in Ayodhaya, Uttar Pradesh. India's most populous state goes to the polls on February 8 in a contest pitting the scion of the Gandhi political dynasty against the ruling party leader Mayawati. AFP/Prakash Singh
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People stand in a queue to cast their votes in Ayodhaya, Uttar Pradesh. India's most populous state goes to the polls on February 8 in a contest pitting the scion of the Gandhi political dynasty against the ruling party leader Mayawati. AFP/Prakash Singh
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A man shows his ink-marked finger after casting his vote at a polling station in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. Polling began on February 8 amid tight security for the first phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. Reuters/UNI
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A voter leaves a polling station after casting his vote in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. Polling began on February 8 amid tight security for the first phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. Reuters/UNI
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People stand in a queue to cast their votes in Ayodhaya, Uttar Pradesh. India's most populous state goes to the polls on February 8 in a contest pitting the scion of the Gandhi political dynasty against the ruling party leader Mayawati. AFP/Prakash Singh
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