Lucknow: A voter turnout of 57.16% was recorded during repolling at three polling stations of the Agra Teachers’ constituency in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council elections on Monday.
Chief electoral officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa said the repolling process was conducted peacefully and fairly at all three polling stations on Oct 26.
Polling station number 20 at the tehsil campus in Kheragarh recorded a turnout of 51.60%, the lowest among the three centres, according to figures received from the returning officers. Polling station number 21 at the Kshetra Panchayat office in Saiyan registered 58.23% turnout, while polling station number 26 at the Kshetra Panchayat office in Fatehabad recorded the highest turnout at 58.65%. The repolling was conducted after Election Commission of India declared the voting held at these three polling stations on Oct 23 null and void and ordered fresh polling on Oct 26. Three polling stations recorded an overall turnout of 57.16%, with Fatehabad leading in voter participation, followed by Saiyan and Kheragarh.
Rinwa said voters exercised their franchise at all three polling stations and the entire exercise was completed smoothly without any reported disruption. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Lucknow | Silver Rate in Lucknow | Bank Holidays in Lucknow | Public Holidays in Lucknow | Lucknow AQI | Weather in Lucknow | Petrol Price in Lucknow | Diesel Price in Lucknow | CNG Price in Lucknow | LPG Price in Lucknow Stay updated with the latest Lucknow news. The CEO maintained that necessary arrangements were made to ensure that the repolling process remained peaceful, transparent and fair. The repolling marked the completion of the fresh voting exercise ordered by Election Commission for the three affected polling stations in the Agra Teachers’ constituency. Download the TOI App.