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Polling has begun for assembly elections in Uttarakhand and some parts of Uttar Pradesh.In Uttarakhand voting is taking place in 69 of the 70 assembly seats as voting in Karnprayag constituency has been rescheduled for the 9th of next month following the death of BSP candidate. Voting, began at 8 AM, will end at 5 PM. A total of 628 candidates are in the fray for the single phase polling in the hill state.
Election Commission has deployed 105 companies of Central Para Military Forces, 22 thousand state police personnel and about 17 thousand Homeguards to ensure free and fair in the state. The Commission has divided the state into 1,309 sectors and deployed 219 zonal magistrates to ensure smooth conduct of polls.
In UP, the second phase of assembly elections are on. 67 constituencies spread over 11 district of western UP are going to polls in this phase. 721 candidates 82 women and one third gender are in the fray. Over 2.28 crore voters, including 1.04 crore women, will exercise their franchise in this phase.
The districts going to polls in the second phase are Saharanpur, Bijnor, Moradabad, Sambhal, Rampur, Bareilly, Amroha, Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Shahjahanpur and Badaun. The polling which will begin at 7 AM will end at 5 PM.
Elaborate arrangements have been made to ensure free and fair polling.