<p>The first phase of local body elections in Uttar Pradesh began on Wednesday morning.</p>

<p>The polling is scheduled from 7 am to 5 pm.</p>

<p>Twenty four districts are set to&nbsp;undergo polling in the first phase of elections.</p>

<p>Besides the Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency of chief minister Yogi Adityanath the other districts heading for poll in the first phase are -Gonda, Basti, Shamli, Meerut, Hapur, Bijnore, Badaun, Hathras, Kasganj, Agra, Kanpur, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Chitrakoot, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh, Unnao, Hardoi, Amethi, Faizabad, Azamgarh, Ghazipur and Sonebhadra.</p>

<p>The other two phases of urban body elections in Uttar Pradesh will be held on November 26 and 29.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The results will be announced on December 1.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Ahead of the polls on Wednesday morning, chief minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayers at the Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayers at Gorakhnath temple in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gorakhpur?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Gorakhpur</a>, earlier today <a href="https://t.co/OFBtvpwbfM">pic.twitter.com/OFBtvpwbfM</a></p>
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<p>He later cast his vote in his constituency.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath arrives at a polling station in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gorakhpur?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Gorakhpur</a> to cast his vote, in the first phase of local body election <a href="https://t.co/cN2dZKNZ5N">pic.twitter.com/cN2dZKNZ5N</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath casts his vote at a polling station in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gorakhpur?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Gorakhpur</a>, in the first phase of local body election <a href="https://t.co/puzP0JvT4l">pic.twitter.com/puzP0JvT4l</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Voting underway for the first phase of local body election in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UttarPradesh?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UttarPradesh</a>: Visuals from a polling station in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jalaun?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Jalaun</a> <a href="https://t.co/hYKEZwTTB3">pic.twitter.com/hYKEZwTTB3</a></p>
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The other two phases of urban body elections in Uttar Pradesh will be held on November 26 and 29.?The results will be announced on December 1

The first phase of local body elections in Uttar Pradesh began on Wednesday morning. The polling is scheduled from 7 am to 5 pm. Twenty four districts are set to undergo polling in the first phase of elections. Besides the Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency of chief minister Yogi Adityanath the other districts heading for poll in the first phase are -Gonda, Basti, Shamli, Meerut, Hapur, Bijnore, Badaun, Hathras, Kasganj, Agra, Kanpur, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Chitrakoot, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh, Unnao, Hardoi, Amethi, Faizabad, Azamgarh, Ghazipur and Sonebhadra. The other two phases of urban body elections in Uttar Pradesh will be held on November 26 and 29. The results will be announced on December 1. Ahead of the polls on Wednesday morning, chief minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayers at the Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayers at Gorakhnath temple in #Gorakhpur, earlier today pic.twitter.com/OFBtvpwbfM — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 22, 2017 × He later cast his vote in his constituency. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath arrives at a polling station in #Gorakhpur to cast his vote, in the first phase of local body election pic.twitter.com/cN2dZKNZ5N — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 22, 2017 × Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath casts his vote at a polling station in #Gorakhpur, in the first phase of local body election pic.twitter.com/puzP0JvT4l — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 22, 2017 × Voting underway for the first phase of local body election in #UttarPradesh: Visuals from a polling station in #Jalaun pic.twitter.com/hYKEZwTTB3 — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 22, 2017 × Voting underway for the first phase of local body election in #UttarPradesh: Visuals from a polling station in Ghazipur district's Saidpur, ward no. 13 pic.twitter.com/LGl7RVaRPy — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 22, 2017 ×

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