Voting begins in 8 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh in second phase of LS polls

Voting in eight constituencies of Uttar Pradesh began today at 7 am in the second phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

 

Among the 91 candidates in this phase are actor-turned-politicians Hema Malini, seeking a third term from Mathura on a BJP ticket, and Arun Govil, who portrayed Lord Ram in the famed television serial "Ramayan."

 

The polling will continue till 6 pm.

 

Amroha, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, and Mathura constituencies are voting today.

 

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Govil from his native place, Meerut, Atul Garg from Ghaziabad and Mahesh Sharma from Gautam Buddh Nagar.

 

Danish Ali of the Congress is contesting the polls from Amroha.

 

Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of 80 parliamentary constituencies among all states, and polling will be held here during all seven phases of the election.

 

In these eight Lok Sabha constituencies, there are more than 1.67 crore voters, 7,797 polling stations, and 17,704 polling booths.