Lucknow, Feb 11: A total of around 59 percent voters on Saturday cast their vote for the 59 seats in nine districts in the second phase of assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.

Lucknow, Feb 11 - The second phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh Saturday saw an estimated voting of over 60 percent, an election official here said.

Chief Electoral Officer Umesh Sinha told IANS that the percentage was between 60-61 percent.

Lucknow, Feb 11 : Over 35 percent of electorate cast their vote till noon in the second phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections as no untoward incident were reported so far.

Lucknow, Feb 11 - Twenty-five peons at the Directorate of Census Operations here have been handpicked to be "micro observers" in the fourth round of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections here Feb 19.

Lucknow, Feb 11 : Polling for the second phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh for 59 seats began at 7 a. m. this morning and will continue till 5 p. m.

Lucknow, Feb 11 - Polling got off to a good start in eastern Uttar Pradesh where 59 constituencies spread across nine districts are holding balloting Saturday in the second phase of the staggered assembly election in the country's most populous state.

Lucknow, Feb 11 - Voters queued up outside polling booths as the second round of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, involving 1.97 crore voters in 59 constituencies, began Saturday.

Lucknow/ Varanasi, Feb 10 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vinay Katiyar on Friday that claimed the Congress was often seen to be crying when militants were killed or arrested.