DHAKA: UK election exit poll predicts Conservatives will be largest party in a hung parliament, with 316 seats to Labour’s 239.

The poll showed Conservatives largest party with 316 seats, Labour 239, Liberal Democrat 10, SNP 58, UKIP 2, Green 2, PC 4, Others 19.

Earlier in the day, millions of people cast their ballots across the UK.

Polls is scheduled to be closed at 22:00 BST with results from the first constituencies expected before midnight and the final result due on Friday afternoon.

After six weeks of campaigning and debate, people have been casting their vote at around 50,000 polling stations.

There are also more than 9,000 council seats being contested across 279 English local authorities.

Mayors will also be elected in Bedford, Copeland, Leicester, Mansfield, Middlesbrough and Torbay.

During Thursday morning political leaders visited their local polling stations.

UKIP leader Nigel Farage, Labour leader Ed Miliband, Greens leader Natalie Bennett, SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, Conservative leader David Cameron, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg and Plaid Cymru’s Leanne Wood all cast their votes.

In Northern Ireland DUP leader Peter Robinson and Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness in Northern Ireland have voted, as have SDLP leader Alasdair McDonnell, Alliance Party leader David Ford and Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt.

A total of 650 Westminster MPs will be elected, with about 50 million people registered to vote, reports the BBC.

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