UP records 60% voting

Over 60 % polling was recorded in 10 constituencies of western Uttar Pradesh, including riot-hit Muzaffarnagar, so far.

The vote percentage in 2009 polls in these districts was 51.30 % while in 2012 assembly polls the percentage was 61.78 %.

According to EC sources, Saharanpur witnessed 68.40 % polling till reports last came in, while 64.90 % voting was reported from Kairana, and 63.53 electorates exercised there franchise in Muzaffarnagar.

Similarly, Bijnore had 62.96 % polling, Meerut 60.50 %, Baghpat 61.52 %, Ghaziabad 57.42 %, Gautam Buddha Nagar 47.20 %, Bulandshahr 61.60 % and Aligarh 55.60 %.

The electoral fortunes of 146 candidates were sealed in the EVMs today in the 10 Lok Sabha seats, where a total of 1.74 crore voters -- 95.96 lakh men and 78.37 lakh women --were eligible to exercise their franchise.