UP municipal election 2023 UPDATES: The first phase of voting for the Uttar Pradesh urban body elections on Thursday (May 4). According to official figures, in the UP urban body elections, 2 crores 40 lakhs voters used their right to vote to choose/elect 10 mayors, 820 councillors, 103 municipal council presidents, 2740 member municipal councils, 275 presidents including 3645 municipal council members in the 37 districts of Uttar Pradesh. In the first phase, voting took place in 37 districts of 9 divisions and 10 municipal corporations. In 10 municipal corporations, voting was be held in 830 wards, 9699 polling places and 2658 polling stations are set up in Municipal Corporations. The first phase of voting took place in Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Bijnor, Amroha, Moradabad, Rampur, Sambhal, Agra, Firozabad, Mathura, Mainpuri, Jhansi, Jalaun, Lalitpur, Kaushambi, Prayagraj, Fatehpur, Pratapgarh, Unnao, Hardoi, Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Gonda, Bahraich, Balrampur, Shravasti, Gorakhpur, Deoria, Maharajganj, Kushinagar, Ghazipur, Varanasi, Chandauli and Jaunpur of 9 divisions of Uttar Pradesh i.e. Saharanpur, Moradabad, Agra, Jhansi, Prayagraj, Lucknow, Devipatan, Gorakhpur and Varanasi. In 10 municipal corporations, voting was held in 830 wards, 9699 polling places and 2658 polling stations were set up in Municipal Corporations. There are 6303542 male and 5362151 female voters in Municipal Corporation. The counting of votes will take place on May 13.