Assembly Elections 2022 Highlights - February 20 | The third phase of polling for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections spread across 16 districts started at 7 am and continued till 6 pm. For Punjab Assembly election, polling started at 8 am and continued till 6 pm. Campaigning for the third phase of the state ended on February 18, with senior leaders of the parties making a final effort to woo voters. As many as 627 candidates were in the fray in this phase, in which over 2.15 crore people were eligible to vote. In Uttar Pradesh, elections are being held in seven phases, the third of which are being held today. The fates of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, contesting from Karhal and his challenger & BJP candidate Union minister SP Singh Baghel were sealed today. The multi-cornered Punjab Assembly polls was also held on February 20 with over 2.14 crore voters being eligible decide the fate of 1,304 candidates, including 93 women, on 117 seats. The counting of votes will take place on March 10. Punjab is currently ruled by the Congress and the BJP is in power in Uttar Pradesh.
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Assembly Elections 2022 | Akhilesh confident of wresting UP's Yadav bastion, Channi says winning Punjab with 2/3rd majority
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, while speaking to reporters earlier today, expressed confidence of wresting the seats that went to polls today in central UP, also referred to as the Yadav bastion. In 2017, the BJP had made massive inroads in the region.
In Punjab, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi claimed that the Congresswas confident of winning the state elections with a two-third majority.
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"If instead of Congress, AAP comes to power (in Punjab), there will be no change, as they have political leaders who get rejected from all sides. They're neither revolutionary nor is he (Arvind Kejriwal) a Bhagat Singh disciple,"Punjab CM andCongress leader Charanjit Singh Channi said.
Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | Priyanka Gandhi reiterates promise to waive off farm loans in UP if elected to power
"Congress party's19,000 workers went to jail in last one-and-a-halfyears, for you (public). Congress will waive off farmers' loans as inChhattisgarh., bringelectricity bills to half andempower women.We gave tickets to 40 percentwomen, and it doesn't matter if they win orlose. At least they're fighting,"PriyankaGandhiVadrasaid in Raebareli.
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A provisional voter turnout of 60.4 percent was recorded in Uttar Pradesh, the Election Commission said. The final numbers may slightly vary.
Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | EC restores number of star campaigners as COVID-19 cases wane
Citing the decline in COVID-19 cases, the Election Commission Sunday restored the number of star campaigners a party can field for campaigning in the ongoing polls in five states.Now,recognisednational and state parties can field a maximum of 40 star campaigners. Other parties which are registered but notrecognisedcan now have 20 star campaigners.
The Commission had in October 2020 reduced the number of star campaigners forrecognisednational and state parties from 40 to 30, as large gatherings were witnessed during campaigning in Bihar assembly elections andbypollsin several states amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Forunrecognisedregistered political parties, the maximum number of star campaigners was brought down to 15 from 20. … the numbers of both active and new COVID-19 cases are receding and the restrictions put in place both by the central government and state governments to check the spread of pandemic are being lifted gradually…The Election Commission after due deliberation has decided to restore the maximum limit on the number of star campaigners…," it said in a letter to political parties.Read full report.
Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | He humiliated his father to capture party, now pleading him to save his seat: PM Modi targets Akhilesh Yadav
Attacking Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the CM-candidate is "insecure" about his seat and had to plead to his father, whom he had "humiliated" to capture the party, to save him from defeat in the constituency. "You can gauge the direction of wind... The seat, which these people were considering as the safest, is also getting out of their reach," Modi said in an apparent reference to the Karhal seat from where Yadav is contesting in the family-stronghold of Mainpuri.
Ahead of polling in the third phase, SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav had campaigned for his son Akhilesh Yadav on the seat though he has maintained a low profile during this election. The Karhal seat with a majority of Muslim and Yadav voters is considered safe for the Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav as the communities have over the years favoured the SP in the caste-dominated politics of Uttar Pradesh. (PTI)
Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | UP records 57.44% voting till 5 pm
In Uttar Pradesh, where the third phase of assembly elections is underway in 59 constituencies, a voter turnout of 57.44 percent was recorded till 5 pm, as per the data shared by the EC. The final numbers are expected to rise as the voting will continue till 6 pm.
Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | 63.44% voting till 5 PM in Punjab
Avoter turnout of 63.44 percent was recorded in Punjab till 5 pm, as per the data shared by the Election Commission. The final numbers are expected to go up as the polling will conclude at 6 pm. The state had, in the 2017 assembly polls, recorded an overall turnout of 77.2 percent.
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"The court has sentenced Ahmedabad blast terrorists. I am raising the matter in front of the country. There are some political parties that support such terrorists. These people also put the country at stake for their selfishness for the chair,"Prime MinisterNarendraModisaid, while addressing a rally in Uttar Pradesh'sHardoi.
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | Conjoined twins vote separately, given dark glasses for secrecy
Conjoined twins but two separate votes. Amritsar-based Sohan Singh and Mohan Singh who are joined in the hip exercised their franchise for the first time in the Punjab assembly polls on Sunday.
The conjoined twins, fondly known as Sohna-Mohna, had recently been handed over two separate electoral photo identity cards by Punjab's Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju. They had turned 18 last year and became eligible to vote.
Officials said the conjoined twins were treated as two separate voters and special arrangements were made for them so that both could maintain the secrecy of their votes. They said dark glasses were provided to them when they voted.
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Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | UP records over 48% voting, Punjab 49% till 3 pm
The voter turnout was high in both Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in the first eight hours of polling. UPrecorded 48.81 percent voting till 3 pm, whereas, Punjab recorded a 49.81 percent turnout till the same period.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | Nearly 36% voting in 6 hours in third phase polls
An average of 35.88 percent voting was recorded in the first six hours of polling in 59 Assembly constituencies Uttar Pradesh in the third phase of elections on Sunday.
Polling started at 7 AM and will continue till 6 PM. According to the data shared by the Election Commission, the average polling percentage till 1 PM was 36.67 percent in Hathras, 38.21 percent in Firozabad, 37.57 percent in Kasganj, 42.31 percent in Etah, 41.08 percent in Mainpuri, 35.10 percent in Farrukhabad, 37.90 percent in Kannauj and 36.26 percent in Etawah. (PTI)
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates | Congress to form government in Punjab with two-third majority, says Channi
"The Congress party will form government with two-third majority in Punjab," Chief MinisterCharanjit Singh Channi said inKharar, on the day of polling. Channi, who took over as the CM in September last year, will continue toremain at helm of the state government if the Congress is re-elected to power.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE | Dynasts didn't let me work for UP from 2014-17: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on February 20 that dynasts of UP did not let him work from 2014 till 2017 when the BJP government came to power in UP. “I am sad that from 2014-2017, these parivarvadis did not support me. I am an MP from UP, but till 2017, they didn't let me work. If you bring them to power, will they let me work for you? Should such people be re-elected?" the PM said addressing a rally in Hardoi. 59 seats are voting in UP on Sunday.
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE | Congress will not win more than 20-30 seats, says Amarinder Singh
Former Congress leader Amarinder Singh said on February 20 that his former party will not win more than 30 seats in Punjab. "They (Congress) are concerned about what I am able to achieve in Punjab which is going against them. I can predict that Congress will not get more than 20-30 seats," Singh said. The Congress had won 77 seats and came to power in 2017 polls in Punjab.
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE | Top ten constituencies set for close contest in multi-cornered race in Punjab
Punjab is expected to see a multi-cornered election, when over two crore voters come out to exercise their franchise on February 20.The ruling Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Sanyukt Samaj Morcha (SSM), and two alliances—the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bahujan Samaj Party (SAD-BSP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party-Punjab Lok Congress (BJP-PLC)—have fielded candidates across 117 seats.Political observers say it is going to be one of the most closely fought elections in the border state that has largely seen two-cornered fights.In the 2017 elections, the Congress clinched a landslide victory by bagging 77 seats. The AAP emerged as the principle opposition party by winning 20 seats. SAD won 15 seats and the BJP won three. This time, however, a resurgent AAP and an ambitious BJP, contesting all seats for the first time in the last 24 years, have altered the poll dynamics, according to observers.
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Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE | 34.1 % voting in Punjab, 35.8 % in UP till 1 pm.
Punjab has recorded 34.1 percent voter turnout till 1 pm on February 20, Election Commission of India said. All 117 seats of the border states are voting in single phase today.Highest polling at 44.7per cent in Fazilka city constituency at 1 pm. Lowest polling at 18.6per cent at 1 pm in Amritsar East and Amritsar West constituencies. In UP, where the polling is underwat at 59 seats, the voter turnout till 1 pm was 35.88 per cent.
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE | Actor Sonu Sood's car confiscated in Punjab
Actor Sonu Sood's car was on February 20 confiscated in Punjab, police said. Sood's sister Malvika Saood is a Congress candidate from Moga seat. "Sonu Sood was trying to enter a polling booth. During this, his car was confiscated and he was sent home. Action will be taken against him if he steps out of his house,"Moga District PRO Pradbhdeep Singh was quoted as saying by news agency ANI
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE | We are getting a majority in Punjab, says AAP leader Bhagwant Mann
Aam Aadmi Party leader and CM candidate Bhagwant Mann said the party is winng Punjab election. "Today, the people of Punjab are voting for truth. We will get a majority in this election," Mann said on a day when 117 seats of Punjab are voting in single phase. (ANI)
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Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi born with silver spoon: JP Nadda
BJP president JP Naddasaid on February 20 that SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were born with a silver spoon.“Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were born with silver spoons and used to mock Jan Dhan accounts. Now, they have understood the true meaning of it. Rs 2,000 each will be transferred the to the accounts of 10.50 crore farmers every 3 months,” Nadda saidaddressing a rally inShravastion a day when elections are being held on 59 seats in UP and all 117 seats in Punjab.
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Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi born with silver spoon: JP Nadda
BJP president JP Naddasaid on February 20 that SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were born with a silver spoon.“Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were born with silver spoons and used to mock Jan Dhan accounts. Now, they have understood the true meaning of it. Rs 2,000 each will be transferred the to the accounts of 10.50 crore farmers every 3 months,” Nadda saidaddressing a rally inShravastion a day when elections are being held on 59 seats in UP and all 117 seats in Punjab.
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Confident that we will win polls, says former Punjab CMCaptain Amarinder SinghFormer Punjab chief minister and founder of Punjab Lok Congress Captain Amarinder Singh said on February 20 that he was confident that his party would win state assembly elections: “I am certain of winning in Patiala. I think we will win the elections...They (Congress) live in a different world and will be wiped out of Punjab,” Singh said. Punjab is going to polls in a single phase across 117 seats today.
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| All eyes will be on how Punjab votes
Will it be a vote for change or continuity? Will it be a decisive verdict or a hung assembly? Voters in Punjab answer these questions on February 20 when they cast their ballot to elect a new government. In the third phase of the seven-phase assembly elections to five states (Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh), on February 20, 59 of the 403 constituencies in UP, and all the 117 constituencies in Punjab will go to the polls. It will be the first time that Punjab is witnessing a multi-cornered contest on all assembly seats with strong two-cornered contests, which in some seats are three- and even multi-cornered. Read More
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE | This election is about removing BJP from UP, says Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on February 20 that public was unhappy with BJP and this time the elections are about removing it from Uttar Pradesh. "They (BJP) are anxious that the public is angry with them, so their language and behaviour has changed." Yadav said after casting his vote in Etawah. He also slammed the BJP government over the deteriorating law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh. Citing the incident where a woman constable was kidnapped and found dead in the drain, he alleged that women were most unsafe in Uttar Pradesh.
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Winds of 'change', caste focus & step away from dynasty: How Punjab polls are unique this time
From unexpected alliances, ‘new’ entrants, to the rise of ‘ground’ issues, Punjab’s political battle will witness many firsts this time around. The single phase of voting has kicked off in the state, where the fate of Congress’s first Dalit CM Charanjit Singh Channi will be tested against his opponents - the grand old party’s ‘forsaken’ leader Capt Amarinder Singh, who has now floated his own outfit, and Aam Aadmi Party’s ‘people’s choice’ Bhagwant Mann.While the results of this poll battle will be keenly watched, it will be interesting to observe the variety of factors that may influence the bigger picture here on March 10. Read More
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| BSP Chief Mayawati urges people to vote out ruling party for false promises on employment
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief Mayawati urged people to vote out the ruling party for giving false promises of providing them employement. In a series of Tweets, BSP chief said that to get rid of all kinds of false promises of the BJP, it is necessary that the ruling party should be changed. In another tweet, she said, "ruling party's wrong policies which made the poor people more poorer, should not be trusted anymore and that BSP should be trusted." Mayawati added, "the biggest failure of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is not being able to provide employment to the people. In fact, the employment opportunities that were there were also snatched away from the people". She added, "the biggest responsibility of the government in current time is to give livelihood opportunities to the people."
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| A look at 10 key contests in the third phase of UP Elections
Election for 59 assembly seats spread across 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh are being held for the third phase. Polling will be held in districts including Hathras, Firozabad, Etah, Kasganj, Mainpuri, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Hamirpur and Mahoba. However, the third phase of polling has several hotseats like Karhal, Jaswantnagar, Kannauj Sadar and Sadabad. Read More.
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| The candidates whose wealth rose the most in 5 years
The assets of 101 MLAs re-contesting the Punjab assembly election have increased by Rs 2.76 crore on an average in five years, shows an analysis of election affidavits by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Punjab Election Watch. The biggest gainer has been Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal, whose assets have increased by Rs 100 crore. Badal is contesting the 2022 Assembly election from the Jalalabad constituency in Fazilka district. He has declared assets worth over Rs 202 crore and is the second-richest candidate in Punjab, after Aam Aadmi Party’s Kulwant Singh. Read More
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| FIR lodged against Kanpur mayor Pramila Pandey for breach of secrecy of voting
A first information report (FIR) has been lodged against Kanpur mayor Pramila Pandey under relevant sections for breach of secrecy of voting at Hudson School polling station, said DM Kanpur Nagar. She had shared pictures from inside the polling booth showing the electronic voting machine (EVM). (Image Credit: ANI/Twitter)
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Lost one generation to terrorism, second to drugs. Vote carefully: Navjot Singh Sidhu
On one side is the mafia system of Badal family & Capt Amarinder Singh. On the other side are those who love Punjab. We lost one generation to terrorism, the second to drugs, so, today we've to vote carefully. People will vote in large numbers to bring change: said Navjot S Sidhu, Congress. The member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly is a key player of the Congress party in the Punjab polls.
Punjab Assemble Elections 2022 LIVE: Punjab elections 2022: This candidate had declared assets worth only Rs 2,000
Three assembly elections candidates in Punjab haddeclared in their affidavits that they own assets worth only between Rs 2,000 and Rs 4,200. Harchand Singh, 62, an independent candidate contesting the 2022 assembly elections elections from the Payal constituency in Ludhiana, has declared assets worth Rs 2,000. They are bank deposits in Singh's and his wife’s name. Munish Kumar, 25, from Shiromani Akali Dal (Amristar), has declared that he has assets worth Rs 2,100. Rs 2,000 is “cash in hand” and Rs 100 is in the form of bank deposits, according to his affidavit. He is fighting elections from the Bhoa constituency in Pathankot district. Read More
Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| PM Modi urges youth, first-timers to vote in large numbers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to vote in large numbers, particularly the youth as well as first time voters."The Punjab elections and the third phase of the UP elections are being held today. I call upon all those voting today to do so in large numbers, particularly the youth as well as first time voters," Modi tweeted. The prime minister also tweeted in Punjabi and urged people to cast their vote. The prime minister also tweeted in Punjabi and urged people to cast their vote.
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Vote for one who answers fearlessly: Rahul Gandhi to voters
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged people of the state to vote for the one who supports them and answers fearlessly. "Give your vote to the one who supports people, answers fearlessly," Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi. "Vote for the progressive future of Punjab," he said.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| 52% Samajwadi Party candidates in third phase, 46% from BJP have criminal cases against them
InUttarPradesh,135 (22 percent) of 623 candidates contesting third phase elections have criminal cases filed against them, according to an analysis of affidavits by the Association for Democratic Reforms andUttarPradesh Election Watch. In all, 627 candidates are contesting in the third phase.ADRhas notanalysedthe affidavits of four candidates because they were either incompleteor not properly scanned. Of the 58SamajwadiParty candidatesanalysedfor the report, 30 (52 percent) have criminal cases against them. Read More
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| ''Yadav land" myth will definitely break: BJP's SP Singh Baghel
Union Minister andBJPcandidate fromKarhal, SP SinghBagheloffered prayers earlier today as voting forUttarPradesh Elections continues. SP'sAkhileshYadavis contesting from the same seat. "Myth will definitely break," he says when asked if myth ofMainpuribeing called 'Yadavland' will break. Here's why UP polls enter 'Yadav' belt today
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| 3rd phase has made it clear that Akhilesh Yadav will become CM: Shivpal Singh Yadav
The third phase of polling has made it clear that Akhilesh Yadav will become CM in 2022, nobody can stop it. Govt will be formed with overwhelming majority, with over 300 seats, said Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (PSP) (Lohiya) chief Shivpal Singh Yadav after casting his vote.(Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) and Samajwadi Party) have formed an alliance in the current UP polls.
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Malvika Sood- Congress candidate from Moga casts her vote
Malvika Sood, Congress' candidate from Moga casts her vote at Govt Girls Senior Secondary School. "As a citizen & daughter of Moga, it's my duty to take Moga city forward. I'll visit booths & meet people, they are waiting for me to visit them,'' she said.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| UP polls enter Ýadav belt' today. Here's how
As many as 59 Assembly constituencies spread across 16 districts – from Bundelkhand to theAvadhregion – will go to polls on February 20. The most keenly watched contest would, however, beKarhalinMainpuri, where SP chief and former chief ministerAkhileshYadavis contesting his maiden Assembly election. Read More
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Here's why Jalandhar will be an interesting contest to watch
Jalandhar, comprising nine Assembly seats, is the biggest city of Doaba – one of the three regions of Punjab – and its political significance lies primarily due its cash-rich Non Resident Indians (NRIs) and Dalit politics. Four of the nine assembly constituencies in the district are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates. Read More
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Charanjit Channi, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Bhagwant Mann among key players in Punjab polls
Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, who is the Congress's chief ministerial candidate, is contesting from two seats, Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur, while Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu is facing SAD's Bikram Singh Majithia, AAP's Jeevanjyot Kaur and BJP's Jagmohan Singh Raju in Amritsar (East). Read More
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Voting begins in Punjab for 117 seats
117 assembly constituencies across 23 districts of the state are going to polls today. Over 2.14 crore voters to decide the fate of 1,304 candidates in the state. The top 10 constituencies are set for a close content in the multi-cornered race. Read more
UP Assembly Elections 2022| SP chief Akhilesh Yadav’s uncle Shivpal Yadav also in fray today
Among other prominent faces in the fray in this phase are BJP's Satish Mahana (Maharajpur in Kanpur) and Ramvir Upadhaya (Sadabad in Hathras), and Louise Khurshid, who is contesting on the Congress ticket from Farrukhabad Sadar. Before the campaigning ended for the third phase on Friday, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra undertook a door-to-door march in Kanpur, Kalpi, Jalaun and Hamirpur while BSP chief Mayawati addressed election meetings in Jalaun and Auraiya. Sunday's polling will also seal the fate of the Samajwadi Party chief's uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav, who is contesting from his traditional Jaswantnagar seat.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Shivpal Singh Yadav is contesting from Jaswant Nagar in Etawah district
Chief of Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya), Shivpal Singh Yadav is contesting the polls from Jaswant Nagar in Etawah district for which voting is being held today
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Punjab is witnessing a multi-cornered contest among the Congress, AAP, SAD-BSP alliance, BJP-PLC-SAD (Sanyukt), and the Sanyukt Samaj Morcha, a political front of various farmer bodies. The ruling Congress, which is seeking to retain power, has come under severe attack from its political opponents over various issues, including drug menace and corruption.
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| 2.14 crore voters to decide fate of 1,304 candidates in Punjab
Everything is set for the multi-cornered Punjab Assembly polls with over 2.14 crore voters to decide the fate of 1,304 candidates, including 93 women, on 117 seats. Polling will be held from 8 am till 6 pm on February 20.
