Lucknow: Polling for the final phase of Lok Sabha elections in 13 Uttar Pradesh constituencies that include Varanasi, from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third consecutive term, began at 7 am on Saturday.
The state sends 80 members to the Lower House of Parliament and the polling has been spread over all seven election phases.
The bypoll for the Duddhi (ST) assembly constituency in Sonbhadra district is also being held on Saturday.