The vote counting for the Uttar Pradesh civic polls 2017 started on time, at 8 am. For the first time in civic polls in Uttar Pradesh, the winners will get an SMS informing them about their victory.
B J P leading in Lucknow, Allahabad, Kanpur, Bareilly. The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh faces its biggest electoral test today since coming to power earlier this year. After a mammoth election process that saw 652 local bodies go to poll, results for Uttar Pradesh’s civic body election will be announced today.
Voting in UP’s civic polls was conducted in three phases, on November 22, 26 and 29. The overall voter turnout was 52.4 percent, an improvement of over six percent points over the previous civic body polls. Over 3.36 crore voters were eligible to exercise their franchise at 36,269 polling booths.
In 2012, the BJP had swept the mayoral polls, winning 10 of the 12 posts of mayor in the state.
The ruling BJP left no stone unturned to ensure victory in all 652 urban local bodies across the state, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath picking the baton himself and campaigning rigorously in 16 cities.
Adityanath kickstarted the campaign for civic polls from Ayodhya, where he sought to convince the electorate that a win for the BJP would ensure holistic development.
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