Uttar Pradesh is witnessing a three-cornered fight across eight Lok Sabha constituencies who went out to vote in the second phase on April 26, Friday. The eight constituencies are Amroha, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh and Mathura.
The state, which has 80 parliamentary constituencies, stands as a dominant force in electoral influence and therefore one of the key focus areas of political parties. In the 2019 general election, BJP bagged 62 out of the 80 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh while its NDA partner Apna Dal (S) won two seats.
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This time, the Congress and the Samajwadi Party are contesting in an alliance under the opposition INDIA bloc. With the NDA, the INDIA bloc and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) fielding their candidates, a three-cornered contest is on the cards.
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Uttar Pradesh is voting in all the seven phases of the Lok Sabha elections from April 19 to June 1.
Prominent among the total of 91 candidates whose future will be decided in the second phase are actors-turned-politician Hema Malini, who is seeking a third term from Mathura and Arun Govil, who played the role of Lord Rama in the famed TV serial Ramayan. He has been fielded by the saffron party from his native place Meerut.
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Congress' Danish Ali from Amroha, and the BJP's Atul Garg from Ghaziabad and Mahesh Sharma from Gautam Buddha Nagar toured their constituencies seeking the people's support.
Here are the top highlights from the election:
Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Polls 2024: State records voter turnout of 44.13% till 3 pm
Uttar Pradesh saw a voter turnout of 44.13% till 3 pm, according to the Election Commission.
Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Polls 2024: All the regional parties across the country are winning against the BJP, says Dimple Yadav
Samajwadi Party candidate from Mainpuri constituency Dimple Yadav said that Samajwadi Party and the alliance is performing very well.
"All the regional parties across the country are winning against the BJP," she said.
Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Polls 2024: 35.73% voter turnout till 1 pm
A voter turnout of about 36% was recorded till 1 pm in Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Polls 2024: RLD national president Jayant Chaudhary casts his vote
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) national president Jayant Chaudhary cast his vote in Lok Sabha polls at a polling booth in Mathura.
Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Polls 2024: 24.31% voter turnout till 11 am
Uttar Pradesh, where voting is being held in eight seats, saw a voter turnout of 24.31% till 11 am, according to the Election Commission.
Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Polls 2024: BJP is going to win all over the country, says General VK Singh
BJP is going to win all over the country, said Union Minister General VK Singh (Retd). "PM Narendra Modi has given a target of 400 paar and we will achieve that target. I am not contesting this time, and there's a difference between not fielded and not contesting," he said.
Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Polls 2024: BJP candidate Mahesh Sharma says people have made up their minds to make Narendra Modi the Prime Minister once again
On the day of voting in Gautam Buddha Nagar parliamentary constituency in UP, BJP candidate Mahesh Sharma said, "The people of the state and the nation have made up their minds to make Narendra Modi the Prime Minister for the third time."
Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Polls 2024: State records voter turnout of 11.67% till 9 am
With voting currently underway across eight seats in Uttar Pradesh, the state has recorded 11.67% voter turnout till 9 am on Friday.
Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Polls 2024: BJP will be way behind in Amroha, says Congress candidate
"People are voting in favour of INDI alliance, here in Amroha they are voting for the Congress. There is a one-sided contest here, BJP will be way behind in Amroha," said Congress candidate from UP's Amroha, Danish Ali.
Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Polls 2024: BJP has outshined every party in last two elections
In the last two Lok Sabha elections, BJP has outshined every party in the state by cornering a majority of the seats in UP.
Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Polls 2024: There are 1.67 crore voters in these eight Lok Sabha constituencies
1.67 crore voters are there in these eight Lok Sabha constituencies, out of which 90.11 lakh are male voters, 77.38 lakh are female voters and 787 are of the third gender.
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