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Published 07:11 IST, May 19th 2019

UP CM Yogi Adityanath offers prayer at the Gorakhnath Temple before casting his vote in the final phase of General Elections

Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayer at the Gorakhnath Temple on Sunday, where he worshiped and took God's blessings hours before the last phase of 2019 General Elections. 

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UP CM Yogi Adityanath offers prayer at the Gorakhnath Temple before casting his vote in the final phase of General Elections
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Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayer at the Gorakhnath Temple on Sunday, where he worshiped and took God's blessings hours before the last phase of 2019 General Elections. 

The UP Chief Minister was also captured feeding the cattle in Gorakhpur before casting his vote in the phase-7 of General Elections. 

Read: 2019 Lok Sabha Elections: India Goes To Polls For Phase 7 Of General Elections- Voting To Be Held For 59 Seats

Meanwhile, the voting will take place for 59 seats including Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh from where PM Modi is seeking re-election, bringing the curtain down on the seven-phased electoral exercise which began on April 10.

In the last phase of polling, 13 seats each in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, nine in West Bengal, eight seats each in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, all four constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, three in Jharkhand and one seat in the Union Territory of Chandigarh will witness the polling.

According to Election Commission of India (ECI), over 10.01 lakh voters will decide the fate of 918 candidates. The counting of votes will take place on May 23.

The seats which go to polls on Sunday are Kolkata North, Kolkata South, Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat, Jadavpur, Diamond Harbour, Jaynagar (SC) and Mathurapur (SC).

Updated 07:11 IST, May 19th 2019