PRAYAGRAJ/Lucknow, April 24 -- Bhadohi and Lucknow have emerged as the standout performers in the UP Board examinations this year, with data released by the Board revealing wide variations in results across the state's 75 districts. While Bhadohi leads in terms of success rate in Class 10, state capital Lucknow is on top in Class 12 pass percentage, making a leap of 47 spots from last year. Lucknow's performance marked a dramatic turnaround as the district had ranked 48th in the Intermediate examination last year. This year, it claimed the top spot with a strong 89.17% pass rate. The overall Class 10 pass percentage this year stands at 90.42%, but Bhadohi outperformes the state average, registering an impressive 95.78% success rate-the highest in Uttar Pradesh. Agra, which had topped the high school results last year, slipped to second position with a 95.40% pass rate, followed closely by Prayagraj in third place with 95.36%. Kanpur Nagar stood fourth with 95.20% result, while Kushinagar rounded off the top five with a pass percentage of 93.99%. Other districts featuring in the high school top 10 include Amroha at 93.74%, Meerut at 93.59%, Gautam Buddh Nagar at 93.49%, Sant Kabir Nagar at 93.34% and Mathura at 93.27%, reflecting a largely strong performance across several regions of the state. In the Intermediate examinations, the overall pass percentage was recorded at 80.38%. After Lucknow's top finish, Amethi - last year's topper - secured second place with an 88.96% pass rate, while Amroha finished third with 88.87% results. Gonda claimed the fourth spot with an 88.82% success rate, followed by Chitrakoot in fifth position with 88.39%. The remaining districts in the Intermediate top 10 include Fatehpur (87.79%), Moradabad (87.45%), Ghaziabad (87.24%), Maharajganj (87.11%) and Hapur (87.10%). On the other hand, Lalitpur emerged as the worst-performing district in the high school examination with a pass percentage of 80.22. In the Intermediate results, Deoria ranked last among all 75 districts, recording a pass percentage of 66.82....