Polling underway for final phase of UP panchayat elections

Voting in the fourth and final phase of the panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh began on Thursday amid concerns over Covid surge.

Over 5.27 lakh candidates are in the fray for more than 2.10 lakh seats across 17 districts in this round of the election.

The 17 districts going to polls include Ambedkar Nagar, Aligarh, Kushinagar, Kaushambhi, Ghazipur, Farrukhabad, Bulandshahr, Basti, Bahraich, Banda, Mau, Mathura, Shahjahanpur, Sambhal, Sitapur, Sonbhadra and Hapur.