Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Prashant Kumar on Monday said that cases are being registered under the new criminal laws without any difficulty.
The counting of votes in UP will commence at 8 am on Tuesday at 81 locations across 7 police commissionerates and 68 districts of the state. The Election Commission of India has implemented a three-tier security system at the counting centres.
After casting his vote at a polling station in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh DGP Prashant Kumar said, "I appeal to everyone to cast their votes and select their representatives responsibly. Polling is underway peacefully in the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in 21 districts."
Uttar Pradesh DGP Prashant Kumar said that voting during the second phase of the Lok Sabha election is going on peacefully and no untoward incident has been reported. He said that till 11 am, 24.5 per cent of voting had been recorded.