Uttar Pradesh Elections: 66% Voter Turnout Recorded Till 5 PM

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• Over 65.5 percent voter turnout was recorded till 5 pm
  
• Polling for 67 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh began on Wednesday morning
  
• These constituencies are spread over 11 districts of western UP
  
• Prominent candidates include controversial SP minister Azam Khan who is contesting from Rampur
  
• The EC has barred candidates from publishing advertisements in newspapers on Wednesday and Thursday without its approval.
  

Voter Turnout Till 5 pm

Around 65 percent polling was recorded in the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on Wednesday, officials said.

"Polling for the second phase in up ended peacefully with around 65 percent polling," an election official said.

Maximum voting was reported from Saharanpur and Lakhimpur Kheri.

Barring some places where Electronic Voting Machines developed some snags, polling was smooth and peaceful in most of the 67 assembly constituencies across 11 districts.

In the 2012 assembly polls, the average polling in these constituencies was 64 percent.

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Voter Turnout Till 2 pm

Over 45 percent turnout of voters was recorded till 2 pm in 67 Assembly constituencies across 11 districts of western Uttar Pradesh.

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