People queue up to cast their votes at Devapur primary school polling booth in Moradabad ANI
LUCKNOW: Voting for the third phase of the panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh is under way with more than 2.72 lakh candidates in the fray in over 2.14 lakh seats across 20 districts of the state.
According to the state election commission (SEC), nearly 10.27% polling has been recorded till 9am.
Polling is being held 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 7am on a peaceful note. It will continue till 6pm, a state election commission (SEC) official said.