New Delhi: Voting for assembly elections in Goa, Uttarakhand and parts of Uttar Pradesh began on Monday (February 14) with fervour.
In Uttar Pradesh, where elections will be held in 403 assembly constituencies in seven phases, began voting for its second phase today while polling for the 70 Assembly seats spread over 13 districts of Uttarakhand began amid tight security.
Similarly, Goa will see all of its 40 assembly seats going to the polls in a single phase. The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is the incumbent government in all three states.
In Uttar Pradesh, 55 constituencies spread across 9 districts, including Saharanpur, Bijnor, Moradabad, Sambhal, Rampur, Amroha, Badaun, Bareilly and Shahjahanpur, have gone to polls. A Total 586 candidates are contesting in the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
UP Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna casts his vote, during the second phase of state Assembly polls, in Shahjahanpur on Monday.
AAP CM candidate Amit Palekar along with mother after casting vote during the first phase of Goa Assembly polls, at St Cruz in North Goa district.
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel assists a specially-abled person to reach the polling booth during the second phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, in Shahjahanpur on Monday.
Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi stands in a queue to cast his vote during the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, in Rampur on Monday.
Yoga Guru and Patanjali brand founder Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna show their inked finger after casting their vote during the first phase of state assembly elections, in Haridwar on Monday.
An Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel assists an elderly voter to reach the polling booth for casting her vote for the second phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, at Najibabad on Monday.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Ajay Kothiyal shows his inked finger after casting his vote during the first phase of state assembly elections, in Uttarakhand.
Sadhus of famous 'Juna Akhara' holding their identification cards, stand in a queue to cast their votes, during the first phase of Uttarakhand Assembly elections, at a polling station, in Haridwar, Monday.
Young voters who cast their votes for the first time appeared enthusiastic in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor. In Uttar Pradesh, 55 constituencies spread across 9 districts went to the polls on Monday.
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel assists an elderly voter to reach the polling booth for casting his vote during the second phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, in Shahjahanpur on Monday.