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UP polls 2017: Newly wedded bride casts vote before bidding adieu

PTI
Published : Feb 12, 2017, 12:01 pm IST
Updated : Feb 12, 2017, 12:06 pm IST

Shweta, who got married on February 10, decided to exercise her franchise before leaving for the groom's house.

(Representational image)
 (Representational image)

Agra: Shweta Kushwaha was the head turner at a polling booth set up in the Taj city as she cast her vote decked in bridal finery in the first phase of UP polls.

All set to leave her parents' house Shweta, who got married on February 10, decided to exercise her franchise before leaving for the groom's house on Saturday.

Not to dampen her enthusiasm, Shweta's father Prem Kishore Kushwaha and mother-in-law accompanied her to the booth set up at G D Public School in Agra.

Agra, which was among the districts that went to polls in the first of the seven-phase UP elections, witnessed a heavy turnout of voters on Saturday.

Tags: up polls 2017, shweta kushwaha, bride, franchise
Location: India, Uttar Pradesh, Agra