UP Municipal Election 2023 : EVM malfunctioning reported at booths in Meerut

Voting for the second and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh urban local body elections began on Thursday for 38 districts across 8 divisions: Aligarh, Ayodhya, Azamgarh, Bareilly, Basti, Chitrakoot, Kanpur and Mirzapur.

In the first leg, the polling was conducted on May 4, and voters from 37 districts – UP has total 75 districts—across 9 divisions (Agra, Devipatan, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Moradabad, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Saharanpur and Varanasi) exercised their right to vote.

The civic elections are considered a key political exercise to gauge the mood of urban voters ahead of the 2024 general elections.

The polling in the second phase will be held from 7 am to 5 pm, similar to the first. The counting of votes for both phases will be held on Saturday.