Jhansi: Polling for the Allahabad-Jhansi graduates’ constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council was held here on Friday with around 49.43% voter turnout, said divisional commissioner Bimal Kumar Dubey, who is also the returning officer. The polling passed off peacefully, with no untoward incident reported from anywhere in the district. In total, 12,465 votes were cast.A total of 25,220 voters, including 16,872 men and 8,348 women, were eligible to exercise their franchise at 47 polling booths in Jhansi district. Across the entire constituency, 2,64,233 voters were registered, including 1,84,166 men and 80,067 women. A total of 354 polling locations, including main and auxiliary polling stations, were arranged across the 10 districts. Senior officials, including district magistrate Gaurang Rathi and SSP Vikas Kumar, closely monitored the polling process. Representatives of the BJP and Samajwadi Party, the two main contenders, were also seen keeping a close watch on polling arrangements at various booths.However, Jhansi-Lalitpur MP Anurag Sharma encountered an unusual problem when his name was found missing from the electoral roll. Reacting to the development, Sharma said it could have resulted from a technical error and that he would look into the matter and get it rectified to avoid such problems in the future.
