<p>As per initial reports, Phase I of the polling for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on Thursday saw 57.79 per cent voting till 5 p.m., according to the Election Commission of India.</p>

As per initial reports, Phase I of the polling for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on Thursday saw 57.79 per cent voting till 5 p.m., according to the Election Commission of India.

<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public rally in Saharanpur for Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022. He said, &ldquo;Some constituencies in western UP are voting for the 1st phase. I`m glad that on such winter mornings, people are going to vote in huge numbers. I appreciate all these voters."</p>

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public rally in Saharanpur for Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022. He said, &ldquo;Some constituencies in western UP are voting for the 1st phase. I`m glad that on such winter mornings, people are going to vote in huge numbers. I appreciate all these voters."

<p>Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary on Thursday took a "U-turn", stating that he will try to cast his vote in Uttar Pradesh`s Mathura. He has earlier in the morning said that he may miss out on voting because of his election rallies.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">UP polls: In U-turn, RLD chief now says he`ll cast his vote <br /><br />Read <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">@ANI</a> Story | <a href="https://t.co/cYOdPmV4zC">https://t.co/cYOdPmV4zC</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UPElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#UPElections</a> <a href="https://t.co/hJbRykkGFG">pic.twitter.com/hJbRykkGFG</a></p>
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Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary on Thursday took a "U-turn", stating that he will try to cast his vote in Uttar Pradesh`s Mathura. He has earlier in the morning said that he may miss out on voting because of his election rallies.

UP polls: In U-turn, RLD chief now says he`ll cast his vote Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/cYOdPmV4zC#UPElections pic.twitter.com/hJbRykkGFG
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<p>The BJP government stands with every Muslim woman who is a victim, the party&rsquo;s detractors have been &ldquo;misleading&rdquo; them, PM Modi while addressing a rally in Uttar Pradesh`s Saharanpur.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="hi">विकास में बेटियों की सहभागिता भाजपा की सबसे बड़ी प्राथमिकता है। मुस्लिम बहनें-बेटियां भी हमारी इस साफ नीयत को भलीभांति समझती हैं। <a href="https://t.co/4LNa31b84Q">pic.twitter.com/4LNa31b84Q</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="hi">यूपी में कुछ लोग आज इसलिए नाराज हैं, क्योंकि योगी जी की सरकार ने दंगावादियों और अपराधियों के खिलाफ कार्रवाई की, उन्हें जेल भेजा। <a href="https://t.co/i5KZeedDZS">pic.twitter.com/i5KZeedDZS</a></p>
&mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1491712572101435401?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">February 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The BJP government stands with every Muslim woman who is a victim, the party&rsquo;s detractors have been &ldquo;misleading&rdquo; them, PM Modi while addressing a rally in Uttar Pradesh`s Saharanpur.

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यूपी में कुछ लोग आज इसलिए नाराज हैं, क्योंकि योगी जी की सरकार ने दंगावादियों और अपराधियों के खिलाफ कार्रवाई की, उन्हें जेल भेजा। pic.twitter.com/i5KZeedDZS
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra explains her party`s manifesto for UP Assembly elections to a motor mechanic in Rampur <a href="https://t.co/Yww7yi1q8p">pic.twitter.com/Yww7yi1q8p</a></p>
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<p>Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday hit out at Yogi Adityanath and said the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government should increase employment opportunities instead of the chief minister talking about "cooling down" others.</p>

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday hit out at Yogi Adityanath and said the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government should increase employment opportunities instead of the chief minister talking about "cooling down" others.

<p>In the first phase of the ongoing Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, a voter turnout of 35.03 per cent was reported till 3 pm on Thursday, according to the Election Commission.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Voters queue up to cast their ballot at a polling station in Meerut on February 10. Pic/AFP</p>

In the first phase of the ongoing Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, a voter turnout of 35.03 per cent was reported till 3 pm on Thursday, according to the Election Commission.&nbsp;

Voters queue up to cast their ballot at a polling station in Meerut on February 10. Pic/AFP

<p>35.03 per cent voter turnout recorded till 1pm in the first phase of UP elections.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">35.03&#37 voter turnout recorded till 1pm in the first phase of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UttarPradeshElections2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#UttarPradeshElections2022</a> <a href="https://t.co/vrkvVC05LM">pic.twitter.com/vrkvVC05LM</a></p>
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35.03 per cent voter turnout recorded till 1pm in the first phase of UP elections.

35.03&#37 voter turnout recorded till 1pm in the first phase of #UttarPradeshElections2022 pic.twitter.com/vrkvVC05LM
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<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that a BJP government was necessary in Uttar Pradesh to keep the state riot-free, keep women free from fear and send criminals to jail.</p>

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that a BJP government was necessary in Uttar Pradesh to keep the state riot-free, keep women free from fear and send criminals to jail.

<p>First voting, then marriage, says a bridegroom who had come to cast his vote at a polling booth in Muzaffarnagar ahead of his wedding today.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#WATCH</a> | "Pehle matdaan, uske baad bahu, uske baad sab kaam," says Ankur Balyan, a bridegroom who had come to cast his vote at a polling booth in Muzaffarnagar ahead of his wedding today.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UttarPradeshElections2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#UttarPradeshElections2022</a> <a href="https://t.co/KaYsv5s2Bb">pic.twitter.com/KaYsv5s2Bb</a></p>
&mdash; ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANINewsUP/status/1491651571918454787?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">February 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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First voting, then marriage, says a bridegroom who had come to cast his vote at a polling booth in Muzaffarnagar ahead of his wedding today.

#WATCH | "Pehle matdaan, uske baad bahu, uske baad sab kaam," says Ankur Balyan, a bridegroom who had come to cast his vote at a polling booth in Muzaffarnagar ahead of his wedding today.#UttarPradeshElections2022 pic.twitter.com/KaYsv5s2Bb
&mdash; ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 10, 2022




<p>The Gonda district magistrate was removed on the directions of the Election Commission, days after the Samajwadi Party accused him of helping a BJP candidate.</p>

The Gonda district magistrate was removed on the directions of the Election Commission, days after the Samajwadi Party accused him of helping a BJP candidate.

<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">20.03 per cent voter turnout recorded till 11am in the first phase of UP Elections.&lt;</span></p>
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20.03 per cent voter turnout recorded till 11am in the first phase of UP Elections.&lt;

20.03&#37 voter turnout recorded till 11am in the first phase of #UttarPradeshElections2022 pic.twitter.com/yfu2hkcryy
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<p>Union Minister and BJP leader SP Singh Baghel casts his vote in Agra.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Union Minister &amp; BJP leader SP Singh Baghel, who is contesting against Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav from Mainpuri`s Karhal, casts his vote in Agra <a href="https://t.co/swOYEXxdAS">pic.twitter.com/swOYEXxdAS</a></p>
&mdash; ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANINewsUP/status/1491627262013108228?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">February 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Union Minister and BJP leader SP Singh Baghel casts his vote in Agra.

Union Minister &amp; BJP leader SP Singh Baghel, who is contesting against Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav from Mainpuri`s Karhal, casts his vote in Agra pic.twitter.com/swOYEXxdAS
&mdash; ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 10, 2022




<p>The first phase polling for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls on Thursday saw 7.95 per cent voting till 9 a.m., according to the Election Commission of India (ECI).<br /><br />"Phase I has seen 7.95 per cent polling till 9.00 a.m.," read the ECI statement.</p>

The first phase polling for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls on Thursday saw 7.95 per cent voting till 9 a.m., according to the Election Commission of India (ECI)."Phase I has seen 7.95 per cent polling till 9.00 a.m.," read the ECI statement.

<p>Uttar Pradesh can become Kashmir, Kerala or Bengal if voters "make a mistake" and not vote for BJP: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said in a video on Thursday.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="hi">मतदान करें, अवश्य करें !<br /><br />आपका एक वोट उत्तर प्रदेश का भविष्य तय करेगा। नहीं तो उत्तर प्रदेश को कश्मीर, केरल और बंगाल बनते देर नहीं लगेगी: मुख्यमंत्री श्री <a href="https://twitter.com/myogiadityanath?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">@myogiadityanath</a> <a href="https://t.co/03VUlXOY35">pic.twitter.com/03VUlXOY35</a></p>
&mdash; BJP Uttar Pradesh (@BJP4UP) <a href="https://twitter.com/BJP4UP/status/1491436577947815936?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">February 9, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Uttar Pradesh can become Kashmir, Kerala or Bengal if voters "make a mistake" and not vote for BJP: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said in a video on Thursday.

मतदान करें, अवश्य करें !आपका एक वोट उत्तर प्रदेश का भविष्य तय करेगा। नहीं तो उत्तर प्रदेश को कश्मीर, केरल और बंगाल बनते देर नहीं लगेगी: मुख्यमंत्री श्री @myogiadityanath pic.twitter.com/03VUlXOY35
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<p>Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday urged upon the people to cast their votes in maximum numbers.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="hi">आज उत्तर प्रदेश में प्रथम चरण का मतदान है। मैं इस चरण के सभी भाइयों-बहनों से अपील करता हूँ कि प्रदेश में विकास के साथ-साथ आपको सुरक्षा, सम्मान व सुशासन देने वाली सरकार को चुनने के लिए अधिक से अधिक संख्या में मतदान करें।<br /><br />आपका एक वोट उत्तर प्रदेश के उज्ज्वल भविष्य का आधार है।</p>
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday urged upon the people to cast their votes in maximum numbers.

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<p>Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Thursday urged the people to cast their vote to maintain the progress, happiness and prosperity of the state.</p>
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Thursday urged the people to cast their vote to maintain the progress, happiness and prosperity of the state.

उत्तर प्रदेश की महान जनता ने यूपी को उत्तम प्रदेश बनते देखा है। यहां प्रशासनिक व्यवस्था को दुरुस्त करने वाली सुशासन की सरकार को देखा है।आज आपके पास राज्य की प्रगति, समृद्धि और खुशहाली बनाए रखने का सुनहरा अवसर है। मैं आप सभी से अनुरोध करता हूँ, अपने मताधिकार का प्रयोग अवश्य करें।
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<p>Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday said that it is time to make a decision whether people want a "sorrowful" state or protect their interests in the coming five years in the state.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="hi">2. बीएसपी सामाजिक परिवर्तन व आर्थिक मुक्ति का मूवमेन्ट है जिसका लक्ष्य गरीबों, मजदूरों, किसानों, छोटे व्यापारियों व अन्य मेहनतकश समाज को लाचार व गुलाम जिन्दगी से मुक्ति दिलाकर उन्हें सत्ता में उचित भागीदार बनाना है, जो भाजपा, सपा व कांग्रेस आदि पार्टियों के बूते की बात नहीं।</p>
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Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday said that it is time to make a decision whether people want a "sorrowful" state or protect their interests in the coming five years in the state.

2. बीएसपी सामाजिक परिवर्तन व आर्थिक मुक्ति का मूवमेन्ट है जिसका लक्ष्य गरीबों, मजदूरों, किसानों, छोटे व्यापारियों व अन्य मेहनतकश समाज को लाचार व गुलाम जिन्दगी से मुक्ति दिलाकर उन्हें सत्ता में उचित भागीदार बनाना है, जो भाजपा, सपा व कांग्रेस आदि पार्टियों के बूते की बात नहीं।
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<p>Visuals from Jain Inter College in Baghpat as people cast their votes for the first phase of UP polls.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">People queue up at Jain Inter College in Baghpat as they cast their votes for the first phase of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UttarPradeshElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#UttarPradeshElections</a> <a href="https://t.co/0bY5UNDIp0">pic.twitter.com/0bY5UNDIp0</a></p>
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Visuals from Jain Inter College in Baghpat as people cast their votes for the first phase of UP polls.

People queue up at Jain Inter College in Baghpat as they cast their votes for the first phase of #UttarPradeshElections pic.twitter.com/0bY5UNDIp0
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<p>Vote, free the country from fear: Rahul Gandhi appeals to citizens as Phase 1 of UP elections begins.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="hi">देश को हर डर से आज़ाद करो-<br />बाहर आओ, वोट करो!</p>
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Vote, free the country from fear: Rahul Gandhi appeals to citizens as Phase 1 of UP elections begins.

देश को हर डर से आज़ाद करो-बाहर आओ, वोट करो!
&mdash; Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 10, 2022




<p>We are fighting on the agenda of development as we work with the mantra of `Sabka saath, sabka vikas`. The people of the state don`t want to see the politics of appeasement: Sangeet Som, BJP candidate from Sardhana.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">We are fighting on the agenda of development as we work with the mantra of `Sabka saath, sabka vikas`. The people of the state don`t want to see the politics of appeasement: Sangeet Som, BJP candidate from Sardhana Assembly constituency<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UttarPradeshElections2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#UttarPradeshElections2022</a> <a href="https://t.co/gpeJtxqeaI">pic.twitter.com/gpeJtxqeaI</a></p>
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We are fighting on the agenda of development as we work with the mantra of `Sabka saath, sabka vikas`. The people of the state don`t want to see the politics of appeasement: Sangeet Som, BJP candidate from Sardhana.

We are fighting on the agenda of development as we work with the mantra of `Sabka saath, sabka vikas`. The people of the state don`t want to see the politics of appeasement: Sangeet Som, BJP candidate from Sardhana Assembly constituency#UttarPradeshElections2022 pic.twitter.com/gpeJtxqeaI
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<p>UP minister and BJP candidate from Mathura, Shrikant Sharma offers prayers at Govardhan Temple.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">UP Minister and BJP candidate from Mathura, Shrikant Sharma offers prayers at Govardhan Temple here, as voting for the first phase of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UttarPradeshElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#UttarPradeshElections</a> gets underway. <a href="https://t.co/8KIgMcENNO">pic.twitter.com/8KIgMcENNO</a></p>
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UP minister and BJP candidate from Mathura, Shrikant Sharma offers prayers at Govardhan Temple.

UP Minister and BJP candidate from Mathura, Shrikant Sharma offers prayers at Govardhan Temple here, as voting for the first phase of #UttarPradeshElections gets underway. pic.twitter.com/8KIgMcENNO
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<p>I am confident that the citizens will vote in favour of BJP for good governance in the UP: BJP candidate from Agra Rural, Baby Rani Maurya.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UttarPradeshElections2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#UttarPradeshElections2022</a> | I am confident that the citizens will vote in favour of Bharatiya Janata Party for good governance in the State, says BJP candidate from Agra Rural, Baby Rani Maurya<br /><br />Polling is being held in 58 Assembly constituencies today; 623 candidates in fray <a href="https://t.co/mdHfCoF2iU">pic.twitter.com/mdHfCoF2iU</a></p>
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I am confident that the citizens will vote in favour of BJP for good governance in the UP: BJP candidate from Agra Rural, Baby Rani Maurya.

#UttarPradeshElections2022 | I am confident that the citizens will vote in favour of Bharatiya Janata Party for good governance in the State, says BJP candidate from Agra Rural, Baby Rani MauryaPolling is being held in 58 Assembly constituencies today; 623 candidates in fray pic.twitter.com/mdHfCoF2iU
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<p>Visuals from a polling booth in Mathura.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Mathura: First phase of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UttarPradeshElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#UttarPradeshElections</a> begins, visuals from pooling booth number 139 - at Shri Shraddha Nand Vidya Ashram. <a href="https://t.co/inHucnKsqE">pic.twitter.com/inHucnKsqE</a></p>
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Visuals from a polling booth in Mathura.

Mathura: First phase of #UttarPradeshElections begins, visuals from pooling booth number 139 - at Shri Shraddha Nand Vidya Ashram. pic.twitter.com/inHucnKsqE
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<p>Voters at a polling booth in Sardhana Assembly constituency, Meerut.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UttarPradeshElections2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#UttarPradeshElections2022</a> | Voters at a polling booth to exercise their franchise in Sardhana Assembly constituency of Meerut <a href="https://t.co/kes4ZPW1YJ">pic.twitter.com/kes4ZPW1YJ</a></p>
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Voters at a polling booth in Sardhana Assembly constituency, Meerut.

#UttarPradeshElections2022 | Voters at a polling booth to exercise their franchise in Sardhana Assembly constituency of Meerut pic.twitter.com/kes4ZPW1YJ
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<p>People queue up at polling booth number 257 in Hapur.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hapur: People queue up at polling booth number 257 as they cast their vote for the first phase of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UttarPradeshElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#UttarPradeshElections</a> <a href="https://t.co/0oQCZ86Txu">pic.twitter.com/0oQCZ86Txu</a></p>
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People queue up at polling booth number 257 in Hapur.

Hapur: People queue up at polling booth number 257 as they cast their vote for the first phase of #UttarPradeshElections pic.twitter.com/0oQCZ86Txu
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<p>People form queue in Kairana as voting for the first phase of Uttar Pradesh elections begins.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">People form queues at booth number 299 - at Public Inter College - in Kairana as voting for the first phase of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UttarPradeshElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#UttarPradeshElections</a> begins. <a href="https://t.co/GYEBLkXypH">pic.twitter.com/GYEBLkXypH</a></p>
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People form queue in Kairana as voting for the first phase of Uttar Pradesh elections begins.

People form queues at booth number 299 - at Public Inter College - in Kairana as voting for the first phase of #UttarPradeshElections begins. pic.twitter.com/GYEBLkXypH
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<p>The battle for Uttar Pradesh began on Thursday with polling at 58 assembly seats spread across 11 districts in the western part of the state. Polling started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm, officials of the state election commission said. Ministers whose fate would be decided in the first phase include Shrikant Sharma, Suresh Rana, Sandeep Singh, Kapil Dev Agarwal, Atul Garg and Chowdhury Lakshmi Narain</p>

The battle for Uttar Pradesh began on Thursday with polling at 58 assembly seats spread across 11 districts in the western part of the state. Polling started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm, officials of the state election commission said

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