UP Assembly polls: 2nd phase records over 62% turnout; Budaun lowest with 56.85%
India Today
A total of 586 candidates were in the fray across 55 constituencies in nine districts of UP in the second phase of Assembly polls.
The second phase of the Assembly elections concluded peacefully in Uttar Pradesh on Monday.
A total of 586 candidates were in the fray across 55 constituencies in nine districts of UP in the second phase of polling. Out of these 55 seats, the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) had won 38 seats in the 2017 Assembly elections while the Samajwadi Party (SP) won 13 and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) one.
Till 6 pm on Monday, Uttar Pradesh recorded over 62% of polling.
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Budaun district recorded 56.85 per cent voter turnout. The district witnessed a slow rate of voter turnout in the morning hours, but gradually picked up after 11 am. Among the six seats of the Budaun district, the BJP had won five whereas one seat had gone to the Samajwadi Party in 2017.
The voter turnout was visibly poor in the urban markets, whereas massive crowds were seen at the polling stations in the rural pockets.
Low turnout could lead to disappointment for both the ruling party and the opposition.
