High-profile seats record low voting

While the low Lucknow turnout was in keeping with past trends,48 per cent of Rae Bareli had voted in 2004.

Chief Electoral Officer Anuj Kumar Bisnoi said the polling remained peaceful.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati was among the early voters,reaching the booth at Lucknow Montessori School with BSP general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra and the partys Lucknow candidate Akhilesh Das,around 7.15 am.

BJP president Rajnath Singh cast his vote at a PWD office near Raj Bhavan.

There were reports of EVM breakdowns at a few places,but this was soon fixed. The CEOs office also received reports about poll boycott at a few booths in Fatehpur,Lucknow,Mohanlalganj,Hamirpur,Kanpur Dehat and Hardoi. Elections were held in 15 constituencies spread across 16 districts.