Around 30 per cent votes were polled on Saturday till noon in 73 Assembly constituencies in the first of the seven-phase UP polls being seen as a litmus test. Overall 39.43% voting was recorded in first phase till 1 PM. Polling began for the first phase of politically crucial Uttar Pradesh at 7 am on Saturday morning. In this phase, BJP, SP and BSP are fighting to stake claim at the 73 constituencies of the western UP.
