Modest polling in Punjab, UP

New Delhi: Almost 70 per cent polling was recorded till 5 pm in the assembly elections in Punjab, while in the third of the seven-phase polls in Uttar Pradesh, it was more than 60 per cent, according to official data.

Results for the assembly elections in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh will be declared on March 10 along with that of Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand.

While in Uttar Pradesh, as many as 627 candidates were in the fray in the third phase of the polls to the 403-member assembly, in Punjab, 1,304 candidates contested the elections. Data for Punjab showed that Gidderbaha assembly segment recorded the highest turnout of 77.80 per cent while Amritsar South recorded the lowest turnout at 48.06 per cent. The Voter Turnout App showed that in Uttar Pradesh, the highest voting was recorded at 69.05 per cent in Lalitpur district and the lowest was 57.71 per cent in Jhansi district. 

Sonu Sood stopped in Punjab
The EC restrained actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood from visiting polling booths in Moga in Punjab following complaints that he was trying to infl uence voters. His vehicle was also impounded by police, said offi cials. However, Sood, who denied the charges, alleged that other candidates were trying to buy votes. His sister Malvika Sood Sachar is a Congress candidate.