 "West UP witnesses about 25% votes cast")
Brisk polling was today witnessed in politically sensitive Western Uttar Pradesh as 50.97% voters cast their votes till 3 pm.
According to EC sources, Saharanpur witnessed 56.40% polling in the first four hours, while 56.68% voting was reported from Kairana, and 54.98 electorates exercised there franchise in Muzaffarnagar till 3 pm.
Similarly, Bijnore had 54.92% polling, Meerut 54.40%, Baghpat 49.84%, Ghaziabad 48.34%, Gautam Buddha Nagar 46.20%, Bulandshahr 42.20% and Aligarh 45.72%.
The electoral fortunes of 146 candidates will be sealed in the EVMs today in the 10 Lok Sabha seats, where a total of 1.74 crore voters -- 95.96 lakh men and 78.37 lakh women -- are eligible to exercise their franchise.
According to EC sources, Saharanpur witnessed 56.40% polling in the first four hours, while 56.68% voting was reported from Kairana, and 54.98 electorates exercised there franchise in Muzaffarnagar till 3 pm.
Similarly, Bijnore had 54.92% polling, Meerut 54.40%, Baghpat 49.84%, Ghaziabad 48.34%, Gautam Buddha Nagar 46.20%, Bulandshahr 42.20% and Aligarh 45.72%.
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In these 10 constituencies spread in 11 districts, the vote percentage in 2009 polls was 51.30% while in 2012 assembly polls the percentage was 61.78%.
The electoral fortunes of 146 candidates will be sealed in the EVMs today in the 10 Lok Sabha seats, where a total of 1.74 crore voters -- 95.96 lakh men and 78.37 lakh women -- are eligible to exercise their franchise.