Voting for the third phase of UP Assembly elections, in 59 seats, began at 7 am on Sunday, while polling in Punjab started at 8 am. Among the prominent faces contesting in Punjab are CM Charanjit Singh Channi, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Bhagwant Mann, Amarinder Singh, Parkash Singh Badal and Sukhbir Singh Badal. In UP, Akhilesh Yadav is contesting from Karhal.
