The third phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh begins today in 69 Assembly constituencies. A total of 826 candidates are in fray, whose fate will be decided by 2.41 crore voters, including 1.10 crore women and 1,026 belonging to third gender category. Queues outside polling booth no.253 in Lucknow Montessori Inter CollegeVoting underway at a polling booth in Sultanul Madaris school in Old Lucknow #uppolls2017pic.twitter.com/Fvw6Y96iZ4 — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) 19 February 2017 Voting underway at a polling booth in Sultanul Madaris school in Old LucknowThird phase of voting in Uttar Pradesh elections to begin shortly. Visuals from a polling booth in old LucknowLucknow's most famous voter - former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee - will not be casting his ballot. Also read:Uttar Pradesh Assembly election: 69 seats across 12 districts, including Lucknow, go to polls todayUttar Pradesh: Polarisation could scupper Rahul-Akhilesh alliance in assembly electionsBhabhiji chunaav mein hain: Meet the 13 wives in Uttar Pradesh Assembly election fray

Source: India Today February 19, 2017 01:56 UTC