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Dance of Democracy: UP witnesses phase-I polling tomorrow

73 constituencies across 15 districts going to poll in Western UP

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Last Updated : Feb 11 2017 | 4:55 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh is all set to witness phase-I polling in 73 assembly constituencies across 15 districts in western parts of the state tomorrow.

These include UP areas comprising the National Capital Region (NCR), tourist hubs of Agra and Mathura, besides communally sensitive districts of Muzaffarnagar and Shamli.

A total of 839 candidates are in fray in phase-I, while several polling booths had been identified as sensitive and elaborate security arrangements made for ensuring free and fair poll.

The districts going to poll in phase I include Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathura, Hathras, Agra, Firozabad, Etah and

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