Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission Hikes Power Tariffs a Day After Voting Concluded For UP Civic Elections

Lucknow, November 30: A day after voting for the Uttar Pradesh civic polls ended, UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) on Thursday announced hike in power tariffs. The metered rural domestic t

Lucknow, November 30: A day after voting for the Uttar Pradesh civic polls ended, UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) on Thursday announced hike in power tariffs. The metered rural domestic tariff hiked to Rs 3 per unit for first 100 units and Rs 4.50 per unit above that.

On Wednesday, the third and final phase of state local polls in 26 districts witnessed a voter turnout of 53 per cent.

The previous two phases of polling on November 22 and 26 had recorded a turnout of 52.59 and 49.3 respectively, taking the average of all the three phases to 52.5 per cent, State Election Commissioner SK Agarwal said.

The election campaign generated a lot of political heat with the ruling BJP leaving no stone unturned. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath criss-crossed the state to woo voters in the name of development, while opposition SP, BSP and Congress campaigns were comparatively low key.

Counting of votes for all the three phases would be done on December 1 and results will be declared the same day.

With inputs from PTI