The voting percentage in Lucknow was more than 20 percent compared to the turnout in 2009 -- 54.35 percent in 2014, while it was 35.39 percent in 2009.
The voting percentage in Allahabad city was 43.93 percent in 2009 while it was 55.80 percent in 2014.
The voters' turnout in Ghaziabad city was 60.80 percent which was much higher than 46.48 percent in 2009, said election officials.
Uttar Pradesh sends 80 lawmakers to the Lok Sabha and went to polls in six phases - April 10, 17, 24, 30, May 7 and May 12.
Many national leaders contested the polls in the state this time. These included Congress president Sonia Gandhi (Rae Bareli), Rahul Gandhi (Amethi), Rajnath Singh (Lucknow), Murli Manohar Joshi (Kanpur), Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav from Mainpuri and Azamgarh, and BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi from Varanasi constituency.
