LUCKNOW, June 21 -- Lucknow has emerged as Uttar Pradesh's leading district in both vehicle registrations and driving licence issuance, according to the latest data released by the state transport department recently, highlighting the growing vehicular load and the increasing workload at the Regional Transport Office (RTO) in Transport Nagar.

Official records show that the Transport Nagar RTO has 32,49,911 registered vehicles, the highest among all RTOs in the state. Prayagraj follows closely with nearly 32.49 lakh registered vehicles, while Kanpur Nagar (19.79 lakh), Agra (16.92 lakh) and Varanasi (16.70 lakh) complete the top five.

The figures come amid Uttar Pradesh's expanding vehicle base, which has crossed 5.30 crore registered ve...