Uttar Pradesh Polls Phase 5: Nearly 54% voters turnout recorded till 5 pm

Voting was held in the districts of Amethi, Raebareli, Ayodhya, Sultanpur, Chitrakoot, Pratapgarh, Kaushambi, Prayagraj, Barabanki, Bahraich, Shravasti and Gonda.

Image credit: ANI

Voting to decide the fate of 692 candidates in the fray for 61 assembly seats across 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh took place in the fifth phase of the state assembly elections today (February 27, 2022). Polling started at 7 am and continued till 6 pm.

Around 2.24 crore voters are exercising their franchise in this phase in the districts of Amethi, Raebareli, Ayodhya, Sultanpur, Chitrakoot, Pratapgarh, Kaushambi, Prayagraj, Barabanki, Bahraich, Shravasti and Gonda.

As per the latest update, an average of 53.98 % polling was recorded till 5 pm.

Prominent faces in the fray included Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, who contested from the Sirathu assembly seat in the Kaushambi district. Other Yogi Adityanath ministers in the fight are Siddharth Nath Singh from Allahabad West, Rajendra Singh, alias Moti Singh, from Patti (Pratapgarh), Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi from Allahabad South and Ramapati Shastri from Mankapur (Gonda).

27 February 2022

13:41 IST

34.83% voters turnout recorded till 1 pm in the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, highest in Chitrakoot and Ayodhya districts.

उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा सामान्य निर्वाचन 2022

पांचवें चरण के अंतर्गत 12 जनपदों में अपराह्न 01 बजे तक कुल औसतन मतदान 34.83% रहा।#ECI#AssemblyElections2022 #GoVote #GoVoteUP_Phase5 pic.twitter.com/cUChZAXpR1

— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) February 27, 2022

उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा सामान्य निर्वाचन-2022

महिला मतदाता निभा रहीं जिम्मेदारी
प्रदेश को सशक्त बनाने में दे रहीं हिस्सेदारी

पांचवें चरण के अंतर्गत महिला मतदाता अपना मत देने के लिए उत्साह के साथ मतदान केंद्र पहुंच रहीं हैं।#ECI#AssemblyElections2022 #GoVote #GoVoteUP_Phase5 pic.twitter.com/peWCRUngQQ

— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) February 27, 2022

13:09 IST

Some glimpses from polling booths in Uttar Pradesh.

#ECI#AssemblyElections2022 #GoVote #GoVoteUP_Phase5 pic.twitter.com/lhawivvzyZ

— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) February 27, 2022

Voter facilitation, covid compliance across booths #UttarPradeshElections2022 pic.twitter.com/inXJrCT07s

— Spokesperson ECI (@SpokespersonECI) February 27, 2022

18 वर्षीय शिवानी ने पहली बार अपने मताधिकार का प्रयोग किया। वहीं एलबीएस पीजी कॉलेज में 78 वर्षीय बुजुर्ग ने वोट डालकर सेल्फी ली।@ujjwalkumarIAS @ceoup @ECISVEEP pic.twitter.com/uEjO2Hv1gT

— DM Gonda (@dmgonda2) February 27, 2022

Proud voters showcasing their inked finger after casting their vote today. #GoVote#AssemblyElections2022#विधानसभाचुनाव2022#ECI pic.twitter.com/BNhufTUqMD

— Election Commission of India #SVEEP (@ECISVEEP) February 27, 2022

उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा सामान्य निर्वाचन 2022

'हम हैं जागरूक मतदाता, मत देना कर्तव्य हमारा...'

पांचवें चरण के अंतर्गत 12 जनपदों में मतदान जारी है।

मतदान केंद्र पहुंचें और अपना वोट अवश्य दें...#ECI#AssemblyElections2022 #GoVote #GoVoteUP_Phase5 pic.twitter.com/jHHJcp21NC

— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) February 27, 2022