U.P. Assembly polls 5th phase | Over 8% polling recorded in 61 U.P. Assembly seats till 9 a.m.

Around 2.24 crore people are eligible to vote in this phase.

Polling for the fifth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in 61 seats across 12 districts got off to a slow start on Sunday with just over 8% of the voters exercising their right in the first two hours of voting.

As many as 692 candidates are in the fray in this round including Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, who is contesting from Sirathu in Kaushambi district. He is pitted against Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) candidate Pallavi Patel.

The voting started at 7 a.m. and will continue till 6 p.m. Around 2.24 crore people are eligible to vote in this phase.

The polling percentage till 9 am is 8.02%, as per ECI's Voter turnout app.

While Amethi recorded 8.67% voting, Ayodhya had 9.44%, Bahraich 7.45%, Barabanki 6.21%, Chitrakoot 8.80%, Gonda 8.31%, Kaushambi 11.40%, Pratapgarh 6.95%, Prayagraj 6.95%, Raebareli 7.48%, Shrawasti 9.67% and Sultanpur 8.60%, it said.

The districts where polling is being held are Sultanpur, Chitrakoot, Pratapgarh, Kaushambi, Prayagraj, Barabanki, Bahraich, Shravasti and Gonda.