India, Jan. 28 -- LUCKNOW The third phase of voting for the Bar Council of UP elections was cancelled in Lucknow on Tuesday due to alleged mismanagement and chaos, with some advocates claiming that ballot papers, despite being sealed in envelopes, had a prior 'tick mark' before the name of a candidate.

The issue came to fore when a lawyer noticed the pre-marked tick while voting around 4pm, after which the polling process was halted immediately. Subsequently, the returning officer (RO) of the election cancelled Lucknow's polling.

The two-day voting for the third phase of the elections began on January 27 in districts starting with letters K up to M. These elections are being monitored by a high-powered committee constituted by the Supre...