UP Assembly Elections Polling First Phase Highlights: The first phase of polling in the politically significant Uttar Pradesh concluded at 6 pm. The state recorded a voter turnout of 60.17 per cent percent till 6 pm, according to Election Commission of India. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing his first physical rally, hit out at the Opposition for instigating Muslim women and finding new ways to block their rights. The PM said the topmost priority for the BJP government's development agenda is empowerment of women from all sections. "That is why every sector is being opened for women. Muslim sisters and daughters understand our intention," PM said. The PM's remarks come amid an on-going political slugfest in Karnataka over the use of Hijab by Muslim girls in classrooms in the state continued with protests intensifying in the state. The PM, however, did not refer to the row directly. In the morning, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath issued a message saying UP can become Kashmir, Kerala or Bengal if voters make a mistake, urging people to vote for the BJP. As many as 623 candidates are in the fray and around 2.28 crore people are eligible to vote in this phase. The incumbent Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government is seeking re-election, while the Opposition parties are making all possible efforts to come to power the country’s biggest and politically important state. In this phase, the polling will take place in 58 assembly seats spread across 11 districts in the western part of the state. The districts where the elections will be held are Shamli, Hapur, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathura and Agra. The first phase will cover the Jat-dominated belt of western UP. This is the region from where farmers had participated actively in the protest against the Centre's three agri laws in Delhi. As many as 623 candidates, including 73 women, are in the fray in the first phase and around 2.27 crore people are eligible to vote in this phase. The polling will start at 7 am and end at 6 pm. The key candidates, whose fate will be decided in the first phase, include Shrikant Sharma, Suresh Rana, Sandeep Singh, Kapil Dev Agarwal, Atul Garg and Chowdhury Lakshmi Narain. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leading the campaign for the BJP, pitched for a double-engine government for fast-paced development of the state while attacking the Samajwadi Party (SP)-Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) combine. The SP-RLD alliance has centred their campaigning on farmers' issues and has attacked Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over poll promises. The Congress, under the leadership of its general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, has generated interest as seen in door-to-door campaigns. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, who started poll campaigning late, reminded people of her government's track record on law and order in the past.
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Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | UP polls: Unnao rape survivor's mother confident of victory as Congress candidate
Asserting that Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra wanted her to contest the Uttar Pradesh polls, the Unnao rape survivor on Thursday said since she is not old enough to fight elections, the party has fielded her mother from the Unnao Sadar Assembly segment for a cause.
Asha Singh, the mother of the rape survivor, who has won her legal battle against former MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, said she is contesting the polls to ensure justice for the victims of such a heinous crime. "Priyanka Gandhi wanted me to fight the election but it could not happen because I am not 25 years of age. So she gave the ticket to my mother," said the rape survivor who is campaigning for her mother. (PTI)
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The Punjab government on Thursday said it has declared a paid holiday in the state on February 20 on account of polling.
The date of polling shall be a paid holiday in respect of all persons employed in any business, trade, industrial undertaking or any other establishment situated in the state of Punjab and entitled to vote in the election to the Punjab Vidhan Sabha-2022 on this day, an official statement read. Voting in the state's 117 Assembly seats will be held in a single phase and the counting will take place on March 10. (PTI)
Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | Over 60% turnout recorded in UP polls first phase
Over 60 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the first phase of polling held on Thursday across 58 assembly constituencies in 11 districts of Uttar Pradesh.
Polling closed at 6 pm following a one-hour extension because of COVID-19 protocols. The day passed off peacefully with minor technical snags in EVMs at some places, election officials said. Additional Chief Election Officer (ACEO) B D Ram Tiwari said, "There were reports of a technical error in EVMs at some places." Those EVMs were being replaced as the reports came in, he added.
On the Samajwadi Party's allegation that poor voters were not allowed to exercise their franchise in Dundukheda village in the Kairana assembly constituency, Tiwari said the district magistrate concerned was asked to look into the matter. Agra recorded 60.33 per cent polling, Aligarh 60.49 per cent, Baghpat 61.35 per cent, Bulandshahr 60.52 per cent, Gautam Buddh Nagar 56.73 per cent, Ghaziabad 54.77 per cent, Hapur 60.50 per cent, Mathura 63.28 per cent, Meerut 60.91 per cent, Muzaffarnagar 65.34 per cent and Shamli 69.42 per cent, an EC report said.
During the 2017 assembly elections, 63.47 per cent polling was recorded in these constituencies, the report said. A report from Ghaziabad said a minor skirmish took place between supporters of BJP leader V K Singh and Congress leader Rajan Kant, allegedly when the former addressed media persons and talked about the work done by the BJP within the premises of a polling station, and security personnel had to intervene. (PTI)
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At least BJP and RSS did not liberate Goa. It happened during Congress govt only...PM Modi says he sold tea. He should accept that he became PM because of the Constitution made by Nehru and other leaders of that time: Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
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Congress Govt didn't liberate Goa for 15 years after Independence. People of Goa kept fighting but Congress Govt didn't help. From the ramparts of Red Fort, India's first PM, Jawaharlal Nehru had said that he won't send forces for the liberation of Goa: PM Modi in Mapusa
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Voting for the first phase of UP Assembly elections has been completed successfully. Wherever we got complaints, EVMs and VVPATs were replaced immediately. There was no incident of violence: Ajay Kumar Shukla, Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh
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Uttar Pradesh sees 60.01 percent voter turnout in the first phase of elections
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | 2 transgenders, 93 women, 1209 male candidates in fray for 117 constituencies
A total of 2 transgenders, 93 women & 1209 men candidates in the fray for 117 assembly constituencies. There are 24,740 polling stations in 14,684 polling locations. Around 2586 different surveillance teams to be working round the clock, State Chief Electoral Officer said.
The CEO added: “Various enforcement teams have seized valuables worth Rs 404.01 crores, including liquor worth Rs 25.79 crores, psychotropic substances worth Rs 315 crores & unaccounted cash of Rs 26.59 crores, in violation of MCC till February 9.”
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"We will give Goans land rights in six months after forming the government and repair all the roads in the state. We will always give free treatment, education, electricity, water, and due to these facilities every household will get a benefit of Rs 2 lakh per year," Delhi CM and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal said in Poriem, Goa.
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The voting in Kairana today assures BJP's victory. In the next phases covering Kairana to Kashi, west to east, this wave will get stronger. Under the leadership of Modi Ji & Yogi Ji, BJP will win more than 300 seats & return to power: Union Minister Anurag Thakur in Varanasi
Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | EC revises Manipur Assembly Election dates
The Election Commission has revised Assembly poll dates for Manipur. Voting for the first phase of elections to take place on Feb 28 instead of Feb 27. The second phase of voting to happen on March 5 instead of March 3.
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From Nahid Hasan, Azam Khan to Mukhtar Ansari, Samajwadi Party has either given a ticket or extended support to big criminals. If they couldn't do it themselves, they got their alliance to do it: Union Minister Anurag Thakur, in Varanasi
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Congress appoints Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Singh Hooda and party leader Rajeev Shukla as Special Observers for Punjab Assembly Elections 2022.
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Uttar Pradesh records 57.79% voter turnout till 5 pm
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In U-turn, RLD chief now says he will cast his vote
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We're excited for PM's rally in Goa. There is always a major vote-swing after his rally. Mamata Ji has cornered herself & AAP doesn't have any influence in Goa. People know BJP will fulfil its promises after returning to power: Former Maharashtra CM & BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | BJP chief JP Nadda campaigns in Uttar Pradesh
“Today the economy of UP is at no 2. In the last 5 years, we have opened 10 universities, 77 colleges,28 engineering colleges, and provided jobs to 4.5 lakh people. Today UP has the highest no of medical colleges. BJP means development, BJP chief JP Nadda said while campaigning in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh.
He added: “Gunda is a small word to describe the Samajwadi Party. I want to say that they are protectors of terrorists. They have given protection to terrorists and corrupt... 200 riots happened during Akhilesh Yadav's govt but not a single riot happened under our government.”
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Government should have ensured strict punishment, but it failed. The world has witnessed the incident that took place in Lakhimpur Kheri. Everyone is well aware of the fact that BJP was responsible for the death of the farmers: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Bijnor
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We're proud to have families. A family person will not run away with jhola (bag) and leave family behind. During lockdown, if CM had a family, he would've understood the pain of labourers walking miles to reach their home: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on PM's remark on dynasty politics
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I want to say that only those who have families can understand the pain of a family, but not those who do not have a family. BJP should observe 2 minutes silence for their last manifesto as they could not fulfill the promises made 5 years ago: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav in Bijnor
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There were several reports that EVM was not functioning properly, voting was stopped for hours and people had to wait in order to cast their votes. The preparation for a fair election should have been done by Election Commission to ensure smooth voting: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav
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Congress party using late CDS Gen Bipin Rawat's name to gather votes. They did politics over his name while his appointment as the first CDS. A leader of this party even called him 'Sadak ka Gunda': PM Modi in Uttarakhand's Srinagar
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We'll keep UP riot-free, mafia-free & free from terrorist patrons. Anti-Terrorist Commando Centers will be built in Deoband, Meerut, Rampur, Azamgarh, Kanpur & Bahraich...200 riots happened in UP under Akhilesh govt. Not a single riot occurred under Yogi govt: BJP chief JP Nadda
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Today, a leader (RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary) did not cast his vote. It shows their dynastic arrogance. The power of democracy gives answers to such people: BJP national president JP Nadda, in Biswan, Uttar Pradesh
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Ashish Mishra was given bail only because he is the son of a minister. BJP knows that it is losing the polls. They are trying to garner Brahmin votes by securing bail in order to send a message to the community that this bail is the result of their efforts: SBSP chief OP Rajbhar
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Uttar Pradesh witnesses 35.03% voter turnout in the first phase of Assembly elections till 3 pm
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at a rally in Bijnor:
More than 700 temples and dhams have been renovated by my government. We have also started the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. They (previous governments) imposed a curfew, but we take out Kanwar Yatra.
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Congress releases the ninth list of 33 candidates for the ongoing Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls
(Source: ANI)
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As the first phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections is underway, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait has said "peace has replaced the 2013 situation” in Muzaffarnagar and the poll result will be different this time. Referring to the communal riots that broke out in Muzaffarnagar district in 2013, the national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) said, "the result of 2013 was a trial, the stadiums of that trial have been demolished here. The stadiums where these matches were played remain demolished now."
Read more | Poll results will be different this time: Rakesh Tikait
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | Opposition trying to instigate Muslim women: PM Modi in Saharanpur
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on February 10, hit out at the Opposition for instigating Muslim women and finding new ways to stop their empoerment. The Prime Minister said the topmost priority for Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) development agenda is empowerment of women from all sections."We got them (Muslim women) rid of Triple Talaq. The law against Triple Talaq has given a sense of security to Muslim women. But, friends, when Muslim sister and daughters started supporting BJP openly, when Muslim daughters starting making videos heaping praises on BJP government for the respect they got after decades, some 'vote contractors' people became restless," the PM said.
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UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | Appreciate people voting in large numbers : PM Modi in Saharanpur
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a rallyin Saharanpur expressed happiness for seeing people come out to vote in large numbers: “Some constituencies in western UP are voting for the first phase. I'm glad that on such winter mornings, people are going to vote in huge numbers. I appreciate all these voters. BJP UP's ghoshna patra is a resolution for welfare,” Modi said
Read more | Politics of compulsions, convenience not good for democracy: Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said that leaders switching parties because of politics of compulsions and convenience is not good for Indian democracy. "Politics is a game of compulsions, contradictions, limitations and some people are coming and going,” Nitin Gadkari told News18 in an exclusive interview. “Unfortunately, politics is not ideology-based politics, the politics of convenience is very strong in the country and that is the problem that the people are leaving the parties,” the former BJP President said in response to a question on Uttarakhand leader Harak Singh Rawat, who after being expelled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), joined the Congress, last month.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary to ANI:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is giving statements and you also saw the vote appeal of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath where he says that don't let UP become Kerala and WB. If you look at Kerala's literacy rate and GDP per capita, you'll find that Kerala is ahead of us. They want to distract from ground issues.You can call me 'baccha' or 'ladka', I don't care. We are going ahead with hopeful and positive thoughts. We want to promote positive politics. Akhilesh Yadav and I want to work on the issues of employment, agriculture and much needed industrialisation in western Uttar Pradesh.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Saharanpur:
Muslim sisters-daughters understand our clear intentions. We made them free of 'Tripple Talaak' and gave protection to them. When BJP received support from Muslim women, these vote-'thekedaar' got restless that their daughter is saying 'Modi-Modi'. They're tricking Muslim sisters. Our government stands with 'Har Majloom', every victim Muslim woman. Those people are tricking Muslim sisters now.
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Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government will come to power with an absolute majority in Uttar Pradesh due to development and transformation it brought in the law and order situation. In an exclusive interview with News18, the BJP leader credited Yogi Adityanath for getting the state of the gundaraaj prevalent in previous governments under Samajwadi Party (SP).
Read more | Common people have faith in Yogi Adityanath; BJP to win UP with absolute majority: Nitin Gadkari
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | The Election Commission of India shares pictures of "enthusiastic voters" after casting their vote in the first phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls today
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Saharanpur: BJP govt in Uttar Pradesh is very important to ensure small farmers keep on availing benefits of PM Kisan Yojana. 'Teen Talaq' ban ensured justice for muslim women.UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Saharanpur:
BJP government in Uttar Pradesh is very important to ensure small farmers keep on availing benefits of PM Kisan Yojana. 'Teen Talaq' ban ensured justice for muslim women.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Saharanpur:
A whole 'parivaar-vaad' party is fake promising UP public. Remember if someone promises big, they're usually empty, irresponsible promises. They promised electricity but kept UP in dark and illuminated their residing district. Left Saharanpur and other districts for themselves.
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Uttar Pradesh recorded an average of 20.03 percent votes till 11 am today. Agra recorded 20.30 percent polling, Aligarh 17.91 percent, Baghpat 22.30 percent, Bulandshahr 21.62 percent, Gautam Buddh Nagar 19.23 percent, Ghaziabad 18.24 percent, Hapur 22.80 percent, Mathura 20.73 percent, Meerut 18.54 percent Muzaffarnagar 22.65 percent and Shamli 22.83 percent, according to the Election Commission (EC).
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SP-RLD candidate from Mant assembly constituency, Sanjay Lathar and his family cast their vote at a polling booth in Mathura. "There is SP-RLD wave in entire UP, especially in Mant. I've visited polling booths since morning. Voters are coming out in large numbers and voting for SP-RLD. The local MLA is an 8-time MLA, he made Mant the most backward tehsil of Mathura. Competition is very easy", Sanjay Lathar tells news agency ANI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing a public rally in Saharanpur for Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath in Saharanpur:
Be it riots in Kosi Kalan or Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, or Aligarh, there was a chain of riots during anarchical governance of previous governments. They imposed curfews, conducted riots, didn't let people celebrate festivals; Kanwar Yatras were stopped.
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Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan casts his vote in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar. "Earlier, this area used to be called the crime capital. Today, there is law and order and development, mafia raj has ended," he tells news agency ANI.
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EVM and VVPAT malfunction complaints are being addressed immediately. Law and order is maintained at all polling stations, voting is underway peacefully. A complaint of a person being stopped from voting in Agra has been found baseless: Chief Electoral officer, Uttar Pradesh tells reporters
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public rally in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur today, which will go under polling on February 14. The first phase of polling is underway in the state. It will be PM Modi's first physical rally for the ongoing Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.
UP Assembly Elections Polling First Phase LIVE Updates | Around 20% voting till 11 am
An average of 20.03 percent votes were polled in the first four hours of polling in Uttar Pradesh today, according to the Election Commission. Polling, which started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm, is going on peacefully, they added. Polling is being held in 58 assembly seats spread across 11 districts in the western part of the state in the first phase.
UP Assembly Elections Polling First Phase LIVE Updates | Utensil seller out to challenge Dy CM Keshav Maurya in Uttar Pradesh election
Having contested many elections both at the state and the national level in the past over two decades, a small-time utensil seller has entered the poll fray this time against Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya. Chhedu Chamar has filed his nomination as an independent candidate from the Sirathu assembly segment in Kaushambi district for the Uttar Pradesh elections. Maurya is fighting the polls from the same seat. Chamar has in the past contested two Parliamentary as well as two Uttar Pradesh assembly elections and though he tasted defeat, he says he fights the polls out of passion. (PTI)
UP Assembly Elections Polling First Phase LIVE Updates | BSP chief Mayawati on Twitter:
A warm welcome to all of you in the first phase of polling in 58 assembly constituencies of 11 districts in western UP today. It is time to decide whether the coming five years in UP will be full of sorrow and helplessness for you as before or you will be able to save yourself. BSP is a movement of social change and economic emancipation, whose goal is to liberate the poor, laborers, farmers, small traders and other from the helpless and slave life and make them strong, which cannot be done by parties like BJP, SP and Congress.
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kairana candidate, Mriganka Singh casts her vote in the first phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. "I feel people have made up their minds in the favour of the BJP. I've told them that they've seen BJP's good governance in the last 5 years, law and order strengthened. They should give the opportunity to BJP for next 5 years too, their expectations will be met," Singh tells news agency ANI.
