Voting for 3rd phase of U.P. panchayat election begins
The Hindu
More than 2.72 lakh candidates in the fray
Voting for the third phase of the panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh began on Monday with more than 2.72 lakh candidates in the fray in over 2.14 lakh seats across 20 districts of the state. Polling is underway in Shamli, Meerut, Moradabad, Pilibhit, Kasganj, Firozabad, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Fatehpur, Unnao, Amethi, Barabanki, Balrampur, Siddharthanagar, Deoria, Chandauli, Mirzapur and Ballia. "Voting started at 7 am on a peaceful note. It will continue till 6 pm," a State Election Commission (SEC) official said here.More Related News