British High Commissioner to India James David Bevan on Wednesday visited Lucknow and Rae Bareli and met candidates to know closely about the general election process in the country.
According to official sources, Bevan, who reached Lucknow in the morning, visited several polling centres. He later visited the Election Commission office and paid courtesy visit to Uttar Pradesh Governor BL Joshi.
The British High Commissioner also met BJP national president and candidate from Lucknow, Rajnath Singh, BSP supremo Mayawati and Congress nominee, Rita Bahuguna Joshi.
According to a report, Bevan also visited the Parliamentary constituency of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Rae Bareli where he went to a polling centre at Kendriya Vidyalaya at Gora Bazar and took information about the polling process from the staff.
He was scheduled to visit four booths at Dayanand PG College at Bachrawan, but instead he left for Amethi.
According to District Magistrate, Amethi, Jagatraj Tiwari, arrangements have been made for the British High Commissioner at BHEL guest house there.
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