Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022 Highlights: Over 54 per cent of voters exercised their right till 5 pm of polling for the seventh and last phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections today.
The voting percentage till 5 pm was 54.18 per cent, according to the ECI's Voter Turnout app. While Azamgarh witnessed 52.31 per cent voting, Bhadohi saw 54.31 per cent, Chandauli 59.54 per cent, Ghazipur 52.73 per cent, Jaunpur 53.61 per cent, Mau 55.01 per cent, Mirzapur 54.95 per cent, Sonbhadra 56.86 per cent and Varanasi 56.86 per cent, it said.
Voting for the seventh and final phase of the UP assembly elections 2022, covering 54 seats, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency Varanasi, began today on March 7. It will decide the fate of 613 candidates.
Polling will continue till 6 pm in Azamgarh, Mau, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Bhadohi and Sonbhadra districts. Of the 54 seats in this phase, 11 are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and two for the Scheduled Tribes. There are 2.06 crore eligible voters.
Campaigning for the final phase ended on March 5 with the BJP and its rival parties attacking each other on a range of issues from handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, law and order, economic and security situation to farmers' stir.
Polling on these 54 seats will also mark the end of the almost month-long voting process in the politically crucial Uttar Pradesh that had began on February 10 after the announcement of elections in mid-January.
Today’s phase will mark an end to the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur. The voting for 690 Assembly seats across these five states was held in seven phases since February 10.
The results of five state assembly elections will be declared on March 10.
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Exit Poll Results 2022 | BJP set to return to power with full majority in UP, say post-election surveys
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to win the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections as almost all exit polls released on March 7 predicted it to emerge as the single largest party in the state by bagging anywhere between 222 and 326 seats in the 403-member assembly.
The polls predicted that though the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party will increase its 2017 tally of 47, it will bag anywhere between 71 and 165 seats, well short of coming to power, this time.
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BJP will win 288-326 seats in UP, SP to win 71-101 seats: India Today Axis My IndiaAccording to India Today Axis My India predictions, the BJP will win 288-326 seats while the SP will win 71-101 seats. The exit poll said the BSP will win 3-9 seats, the Congress 1-3 seats and others 2-3 seats.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Over 35% turnout recorded till 1 pm in 7th phase of UP polls
Over 35 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the first six hours of polling for the seventh and last phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections for 54 seats on Monday. The voting percentage till 1 pm was 35.51 per cent, according to the ECI's Voter Turnout app. While Azamgarh witnessed 34.60 per cent voting, Bhadohi saw 35.60 per cent, Chandauli 38.45 per cent, Ghazipur 34.15 per cent, Jaunpur 35.80 per cent, Mau 37.08 per cent, Mirzapur 38.05 per cent, Sonbhadra 35.68 per cent and Varanasi 33.55 per cent, it said.
Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Congress says open to post-poll alliance with non-BJP parties ahead of Goa poll results
With the date for the Goa Assembly poll results nearing, the Congress has said it is open to a post-poll alliance with parties other than the BJP to form the next government, if it does not get a majority on its own. Elections to the 40-member Goa Assembly were held on February 14 and the results would be declared on March 10. Talking to reporters on Sunday, All India Congress Committee's Goa desk in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao said if his party falls short of the majority mark of 21, it is open to seeking the support of outfits like the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) to form government. The Congress had contested the election in alliance with the Goa Forward Party. Besides, the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC had tied-up with the MGP, Goa's oldest regional outfit, before the polls. Rao said after the final result is out, the Congress Legislature Party will waste no time in electing its leader. If the Congress gets majority, "we will stake claim to form government the same day", he said. The Congress had won 17 seats in the 2017 state Assembly elections, while the BJP bagged 13. But, the saffron party formed government by quickly forging an alliance with some other parties and independents. Over the last five years, a number of Congress MLAs quit the party and its strength in the House was reduced to two.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| 35.55% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm in last phase of UP polls
35.55 percent voter turnout was recorded till 1 pm in the seventh and last phase of UP polls today
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| BJP named evacuation op Operation Ganga due to polls in Varanasi: Akhilesh Yadav
Don't know which international recognition they boast about. They (BJP-led Centre) failed to evacuate Indians, named evacuation op 'Operation Ganga' because polls in Varanasi too. Had they rescued our people from #Ukraine directly I would've appreciated it:Akhilesh Yadav, SP (ANI)
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| People will vote only for BJP, no contest in Varanasi South: UP minister Neelkanth Tiwari
Speaking to ANI after casting his vote, Tiwari said, "There is no fierce battle between the SP and the BJP on the Varanasi South seat. The Opposition has tried all tactics. They have tried the SP-BSP alliance and the Congress-SP alliance in the past. They also fielded a big leader from here, who has been a three-time MP." He said that the people here shared a "special bond" with the Prime Minister. Notably, Varanasi is the Prime Minister's Parliamentary constituency. "With inspiration and guidance from the Prime Minister, several developmental works have been done here including the Vishwanath Dham, beautification of streets among other things. Everyone from Kashi will vote for the BJP today," the minister said. (ANI)
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| For BJP it's a goldmine, for Congress it's a minefield
Based on opinion polls, it is a bipolar contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP). It maybe only rhetorical causticness, but SP leader Akhilesh Yadav has dismissed the Congress with contemptuous nonchalance; it could get zero seats, he mocked. But Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has probably played a smart card; she is rebuilding a battered Congress for Lok Sabha 2024. Realistically, she probably knows that the assembly elections are just a resurrection strategy. Read More
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| BJP, SP will not win a single seat in UP: President, Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party
BJP & BSP will not win a single seat in Ghazipur, Mau, Azamgarh, Ambedkar Nagar& Ballia. We're winning on 5 of 8 seats in Varanasi, 3 of 4 seats in Chandauli, 7 of 9 seats in Jaunpur. We'll win 45-47 seats in Purvanchal region: OP Rajbhar, President,Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Over 21% voter turnout recorded in first four hours in 7th phase
Over 21 per cent of voters exercised their right in the first four hours of polling for the seventh and last phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections for 54 seats today. The voting percentage till 11 am is 21.55 per cent, according to the ECI's Voter Turnout app. While Azamgarh witnessed 20.06 per cent voting, Bhadohi saw 22.26 per cent, Chandauli 23.51 per cent, Ghazipur 20.05 per cent, Jaunpur 21.83 per cent, Mau 24.69 per cent, Mirzapur 23.46 per cent, Sonbhadra 19.45 per cent and Varanasi 21.19 per cent, it said.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| 21.55% voter turnout recorded till 11 am in 7th phase of UP polls
21.55% voter turnout recorded till 11 am in the seventh and last phase of UP polls
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Hindustani classical singer Pandit Chhannulal Mishra cats his vote in 7th phase of UP polls
Varanasi | Hindustani classical singer Pandit Chhannulal Mishra casts his vote in seventh phase of Assembly elections. I appeal to the public to come out and vote in large numbers. Each vote counts, he says.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| 7 key contests to watch for in last round
This phase will test the allies of the two rival parties – Apna Dal (Sonelal), the BJP ally led by Union minister Anupriya Patel, and OBC leader Om Prakash Rajbhar-led Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP), a former BJP ally now contesting with the SP. Here are seven high-stake contests to watch for in the last phase of the UP polls-Read More
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Key numbers and key players in last phase of UP polls
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UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| High-stakes battle in Purvanchal as SP gives BJP a tough fight
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is camping in Varanasi for three days to campaign for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s candidates in Varanasi and Purvanchal, which goes to the polls in the seventh and last phase of the assembly elections on March 7. Modi held a mega road show, prayed at the Kashi Vishwanath temple, mingled with voters, and also visited the famous Pappu chaiwala on March 4. Campaigning for the final phase closed on March 5. Opposition parties see this move as a last ditch effort by the BJP to save its fortress in Uttar Pradesh. Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav claims that the fact that the Prime Minister has had to come out to save Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s government, signals that the BJP is on a sticky wicket in UP. Read More
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| ''Not many people can be seen at polling booth": Congress' Ajay Rai
Varanasi | Congress' Ajay Rai casts his vote and said, "Not many people can be seen, unlike before, when long queues were seen outside polling booth.They haven't made proper arrangements, people are forced to stand in sun. People don't seem to be excited, we'll get majority
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The ruling BJP faces a keen challenge from the Akhilesh Yadav-led SP in Uttar Pradesh. In the last assembly polls, the BJP had secured a win with a three-fourth majority, with firebrand leader Yogi Adityanath being later announced as the chief minister. The SP government could win 47 seats while the Congress party won only seven seats. Read More
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| ''I have voted keeping in mind issues of inflation, unemployment, corruption": BSP MP Afzal Ansari
I have voted keeping in mind the issues of inflation, unemployment, corruption, law & order situation in the state, said BSP MP Afzal Ansari at Mohammadabad, Ghazipur district today
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Over 8% voter turnout recorded in first 2 hours of polls
The voting percentage till 9 am is 8.58 per cent, according the ECI's Voter Turnout app. While Azamgarh witnessed 8.08 per cent voting, Bhadohi saw 7.41 per cent, Chandauli 8.39 per cent, Ghazipur 8.39 per cent, Jaunpur 8.99 per cent, Mau 9.97 per cent, Mirzapur 8.81 per cent, Sonbhadra 8.39 per cent and Varanasi 8.90 per cent, it said.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| 8.58% voter turnout recorded till 9 am in last phase of UP polls
Voting for the seventh and last phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections began on a dull note on Monday, with only 8.5 per cent of voters exercising their right in the first two hours. The voting percentage till 9 am is 8.58 per cent, according the ECI's Voter Turnout app.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| ''Your one vote will ensure good governance in the state'': UP CM Yogi Adityanath
I appeal to all voters to exercise their franchise in the last phase of Assembly elections today. There is enthusiasm among the voters. Your one vote will help ensure good governance in the state: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| 54 seats, 613 candidates in fray today; Varanasi, Azamgarh in focus
Around 2.06 crore voters will seal the fate for 613 candidates in this last phase of elections. The 54 seats include eight in Varanasi, the Parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and 10 in Azamgarh, considered a Samajwadi Party (SP) stronghold.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE: Here's the campaign topics for the final phase
Campaigning for the final phase ended on March 5 with the BJP and its rival parties attacking each other on a range of issues from handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, law and order, economic and security situation to farmers' stir. The campaigning in the last phase reached its crescendo with PM Modi leading the BJP's poll blitzkrieg in Varanasi and its adjoining districts. Besides addressing election rallies, he also held a roadshow for three assembly constituencies of Cantt, Varanasi North and Varanasi South. This phase also saw Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee descending on the pilgrim city to hold a joint rally with SP president Akhilesh Yadav and his RLD ally Jayant Chaudhary. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had been camping in Varanasi for about four days and she along with her brother Rahul Gandhi addressed election meetings, whereas BSP supremo Mayawati also campaigned in the district and neighbouring areas. Seeking to override anti-incumbency, the ruling party raised issues like forced migration and law and order problems during the previous Samajwadi Party government while SP chief Akhilesh Yadav targeted the BJP government on issue of inflation, unemployment, stray cattle menace and farmers' agitation against agri laws. The mowing down of four farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri was also highlighted by all opposition parties as Union minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra is an accused in the case.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE: A look at the key players, political alliances & constituencies
Voting for the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2022, covering 54 seats, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency Varanasi, has begun today on March 7. It will decide the fate of 613 candidates. This final round will also be a test of the alliances carved out by both the BJP and Samajwadi Party with small caste-based parties. BJP's allies Apna Dal (Sonelal) and Nishad Party and Akhilesh Yadav's new friends Apna Dal (K), Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) of Om Prakash Rajbhar and others have been trying to rally their supporters. Once considered a stronghold of the Samajwadi Party, the region saw the BJP making inroads in 2017 by winning 29 seats along with its allies Apna Dal (4) and SBSP (3). The BSP got six seats and the Samajwadi Party 11 seats. For the Samajwadi Party, its patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav made a rare appearance in Jaunpur to drum up support for Lucky Yadav, son of his long-time associate late Parasnath Yadav in the fray from Malhani seat. Mulayam Singh had earlier campaigned for his son and party president Akhilesh Yadav on Karhal seat in Mainpuri. Besides UP Tourism Minister Neelkanth Tiwari (Varanasi south), other ministers in the fray in the last leg are Anil Rajbhar (Shivpur-Varanasi), Ravindra Jaiswal (Varanasi north), Girish Yadav (Jaunpur)and Ramashankar Singh Patel (Marihan-Mirzapur). Dara Singh Chauhan, who had resigned from the Yogi Adityanath cabinet and joined the Samajwadi Party, is contesting from Ghosi in Mau. SBSP president Om Prakash Rajbhar (Zahoorabad), Dhananjay Singh (Malhani-Jaunpur) as JD(U) candidate and Abbas Ansari, son of mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, from Mau Sadar seat are contesting in this phase. Read full here
UP Assembly Elections LIVE: Voting for last phase begins in UP
Voting for the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2022, covering 54 seats, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency Varanasi, has begun today on March 7. It will decide the fate of 613 candidates. Polling began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm in Azamgarh, Mau, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Bhadohi and Sonbhadra districts. Of the 54 seats in this phase, 11 are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and two for the Scheduled Tribes. There are 2.06 crore eligible voters. Campaigning for the final phase ended on March 5 with the BJP and its rival parties attacking each other on a range of issues from handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, law and order, economic and security situation to farmers' stir. Polling on these 54 seats will also mark the end of the almost month-long voting process in the politically crucial Uttar Pradesh that had began on February 10 after the announcement of elections in mid-January. Today’s phase will also mark an end to the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur. The voting for 690 Assembly seats across these five states was held in seven phases since February 10. The results of five state assembly elections will be declared on March 10.
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