At least 60 percent voter turnout was recorded in Uttar Pradesh's first phase of assembly polls in 55 constituencies Wednesday and the figure is expected to rise, the Election Commission said.
Voters crowd outside a polling booth to cast their vote in Basti district, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh February 8, 2012.

Polling officers wait for the voters at a polling station in Ayodhya during the state assembly election, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh February 8, 2012.

Hindu holy men stand in a queue as policemen stand guard outside a polling booth to cast their vote in Ayodhya during the state assembly election,

A Hindu holy man casts his vote inside a booth at a polling station in Ayodhya during the state assembly election, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh February 8, 2012

Voters display their voter identity cards as they wait for their turn to cast their ballot at a polling station at Basti, during the state assembly election in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh February 8, 2012.

Veiled Muslim women show their ink-marked fingers after casting their votes at a polling station at Basti during the state assembly election in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh February 8, 2012.

Voters line up in a queue outside a polling booth to cast their vote during the state assembly election in Haraiya town, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh February 8, 2012.

Voters stand in a queue next to a puddle after rains as they wait for their turn to cast their ballot at a polling station in Shravasti town, during the state assembly election in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh February 8, 2012.

Voters stand in a queue to cast their vote outside a polling station in Ayodhya during the state assembly election, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh February 8, 2012.

A Hindu holy man stands in a queue to cast his vote at a polling station during the state assembly election in Ayodhya, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh February 8, 2012.

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