The polling for the graduate and teachers’ constituencies for the state council passed off peacefully with just 45 and 66 per cent voters respectively used their right of franchise on Sunday, Chief Electoral officer Umesh Sinha said.
Five graduate and six teachers’ constituencies went to polls. "The poll went off peacefully. There were no reports of violence or poll mal-practice from anywhere in the state," Sinha told reporter here. The six teachers’ constituency has 1.47 lakh voters while the graduate constituency has 11.94 lakh voters. The polling was carried out under the watchful eyes of digital cameras and the whole process was assisted by 1800 micro-observers, 979 sector magistrates and 360 zonal magistrates.
The highest polling in graduate constituencies was reported from Allahabad -Jhansi zone where 49.36 per cent voters cast their votes. In lucknow 45.53 per cent, Varanasi (41.16 per cent), Agra (48 per cent) and Meerut 42 per cent voters used their right of franchise.
In Teachers constituencies the highest polling was reported from Gorakhpur Faizabar region where 73 per cent voters used their right of franchise. Bareilly-Moradabad (70.13 per cent), lucknow (69.65 per cent), Varanasi (66.37 per cent), Agra (62 per cent) and Meerut (63 per cent) voters cast their votes.
The counting of votes will start from March 26 and the result will be declared with in a day’s time.Meanwhile, Sinha said in view of general election a single window system has been made for the candidates seeking permissions for use of air strips; organising rallies and public meetings.
When asked about CEC’s direction on removing officials he said: "Whenever the commission will get any directive action would be taken against the officials."