On Modi wave, Joshi said that it was a wave for change in support of BJP while PM nominee was leading it. Returning Officer Pranjal Yadav said no untoward incident has been reported from any area and voting has been largely peaceful.
Snag in electronic voting machine was reported in some booths early in the morning but they were replaced immediately by the election officials.
The authorities had deployed around 45,000 security personnel to ensure free and fair polls in the city.
Over 1,200 booths had been put under surveillance through CCTV cameras and videography had been arranged for remaining close to 300 booths.
Top police officers of Uttar Pradesh have come down to the city to assess the security situation and make foolproof arrangements.
The EC had set up nearly 1,600 booths in the Lok Sabha constituency which has 16 lakh voters.
