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UP civic polls: Voter turnout of 54 pc till 1700 hrsBy uniindia

Lucknow, Nov 22 (UNI) An estimated 54 per cent of 1 point 09 crore voters on Wednesday exercised their franchise in phase one of Uttar Pradesh civic polls, sealing the fate of 26,314 candidates for 4,325 seats in 230 urban local bodies in a test for chief minister Adityanath Yogi.

Amid stringent security, polling started on a brisk note at 0730 hrs and ended at 5 pm with hordes still waiting in the queue for their turn to cast their vote.

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