UP polls: 57 % votes cast in 6th phase - NewsX

An estimated 57 per cent votes were cast in the sixth and penultimate phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls in 68 seats across 13 districts, popularly known as the Jat land, where voting was by and large peaceful. "Barring minor incidents, polling process was peacefully over at 5 PM and as per an estimate 57 per cent of 2.17 crore voters exercised their franchise," an Election Commission official said. 6th phase polls will decide the fate of 1103 candidates, including 86 women. Police used mild force to disperse a local BSP leader and his supporters who created a ruckus at polling centre at Singhani gate area in Ghaziabad on the outskirts for Delhi.

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