On May 11th, 2023, Thursday, the polling for the second and final phase of local body polls in 38 districts of Uttar Pradesh is underway. The voting for the election started at 7 am in the morning amid the heavy security arrangements. The first phase of voting for the elections was held in 37 districts on 4th May. An average of 52 percent voter turnout was recorded in the first phase of the local body elections. The counting of the votes for both phases, first and second is scheduled for Saturday. 

The people were seen queuing outside the polling booths to cast their respective votes for the final phase of local body polls in 38 districts. The elections are being held for 199 of Nagar Palika Parishad Chairperson, 544 of Nagar Panchayat Chairperson, 17 seats of Mayor, 5,327 of Nagar Palika Parishad Member, 1,420 of Corporator, and 7,178 seats of Nagar Panchayat Member. Soon, after the voting started, complaints were reported related to technical problems in an EVM  (Electronic Voting Machine), from one of the polling booths in Ayodhya. 

A voter who came to cast their vote said that “I came to vote but the collector has informed us that there is a malfunction in the EVMs so after some time we will be back to cast our votes again. Voting for the right candidate is our duty so we will definitely fulfill it.” Over 1.92 crore registered voters are set to decide the fate of 39,146 poll aspirants in the districts including Ghaziabad, Meerut, Aligarh, Kanpur, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur, Ayodhya, and Kanpur. 

The State Election Commission mentioned earlier that the election would be held on 14,684 seats in 760 urban local bodies of the state. The voting for the first phase which was held on May 4th registered an average of 52 percent voters who cast their votes which was 5.52 percent less than the poll percentage recorded in 37 districts in the 2017 Elections. The results of these elections will be out on May 13th.