Assembly Elections 2022 Highlights: 36.33 percent voting was witnessed till 1 pm for the sixth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls on March 3. The prominent faces among the 676 candidates contesting on 57 seats spread across 10 districts in this phase include Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur Urban and state Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu from Tamkuhi Raj.
The voting started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. Around 2.15 crore people are eligible to vote in this phase. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath cast his vote in Gorakhpur today in the sixth phase polling for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win over 80 per cent of seats in the state. Adityanath is contesting the polls from the Gorakhpur Urban Assembly seat.
After casting the vote, Adityanath said, "I hope people will vote in large numbers. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, the BJP will set a record in the poll victory by winning a large number of seats. We will win over 80 per cent of the seats in the state."
Voting for the sixth phase of the UP Assembly elections began on Thursday morning, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and several prominent faces among 676 candidates, who are contesting on 57 seats spread across 10 districts.
Till now, voting for 292 of the 403 Assembly seats has been completed. The final phase of the elections on the remaining 54 seats will be held on March 7. The districts where polling is being held on Thursday are Ambedkar Nagar, Balrampur, Siddharth Nagar, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Maharajganj, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Deoria and Ballia.
Among the 676 candidates in the fray in this phase are UP CM Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur Urban and state Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu from Tamkuhi Raj seat. Swami Prasad Maurya, who was a minister in the Adityanath government and had quit the BJP to join the Samajwadi Party, is contesting from Fazilnagar.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE | Record seizure of cash, drugs from Uttar Pradesh polls
A record Rs 328 crore worth of inducements to voters such as cash, liquor, and narcotics have been seized in Uttar Pradesh since the announcement of the assembly poll schedule on January 8, Election Commission sources said on Thursday. The cumulative seizure of such illegal inducements in the five poll-going states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa, and Punjab -- stood at Rs 1,039.50 crore, the sources said, adding that it included drugs worth Rs 571.34 crore.
The seizure figure in Uttar Pradesh up to Thursday was Rs 328.33 crore, 1.70 times more than the total combined seizure of Rs 193.29 crore in the entire assembly polls held in 2017 in the state. Like last time, this time too assembly polls in the state are being held in seven phases. While voting is over in Punjab, Goa and Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Manipur still have one phase each to go.
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will visit Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh tomorrow, i.e., on March 4th, ahead of the seventh and final phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.
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State BJP calls preparatory party meeting on March 7, ahead of the counting of votes on March 10. State election in-charge Union Minister Prahlad Joshi will attend the meeting. All MPs, state officials, district presidents, candidates, and in-charges invited.
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You (public) have made a huge mistake by encouraging communal politics. This made politicians think they can evoke religion and caste instead of public issues after five years. 'Netas' know how to keep youth jobless and get votes on religion and caste, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said in Chandauli
Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE | BJP Govt released funds to militants ahead of elections to influence Manipur polls: Jairam Ramesh
AICC senior observer Jairam Ramesh Thursday accused the BJP-led government in Manipur of paying Rs 15.70 crore to some banned militant groups under Suspension of Operations (SoO) to ensure the first phase of assembly elections in two districts on February 28 were not free, fair and peaceful. An additional amount of Rs 92,65, 950 was also released on March 1 to influence the elections in the second phase on March 5, he alleged.
The Congress leader tweeted, “In a shocking violation of the Model of Conduct the Union Home Ministry and BJP State Govt in Manipur released Rs 15.7 crores on 1.2.22 and further Rs 92.7 lakhs on 1.3.22 to banned militant groups under Suspension of Operation (SoO). This has made a mockery of elections in four districts!”
Ramesh told reporters that the objective of the instalment given on February 1 was to influence voting in Churachandpur and Kangpokpi districts, where elections were held on February 28.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE | Uttar Pradesh was run by gangsters before 2017, now such elements behind bars: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said Uttar Pradesh was run by gangsters and mafias before 2017, but now things have changed under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and such elements are behind the bars.
He also said that earlier roadblocks were created in the implementation of welfare schemes meant for the poor, but now there are no such hurdles and the benefits of these schemes are reaching the needy. Modi was addressing a function after laying the foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University here.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in its tenure illegally gave the land of SC, ST, and OBC to people from other states. CNT and SPT acts are meant to safeguard the land rights of people here, but BJP gave land to outsiders that should be taken back. Jharkhand govt should hear people’s voices: Congress MLA Naman Bixal Kongari
Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE | BJP 'influencing' Manipur polls by 'paying' banned rebel groups, accuses Congress
The Congress on Thursday accused the BJP government in Manipur of violating the model code of conduct to influence elections thereafter around Rs 17 crore was released to banned militant groups which are under suspension of operation agreement. Assembly elections are underway in Manipur and the second phase is slated for March 5. The first phase of polling was held on February 28.
“In a shocking violation of the Model of Conduct the Union Home Ministry and BJP State Government in Manipur released Rs 15.7 crores on 1.2.22 and further Rs 92.7 lakhs on 1.3.22 to banned militant groups under Suspension of Operation (SoO). This has made a mockery of elections in 4 districts!” Ramesh said on Twitter.
Ramesh, who is the senior observer of the Congress for the Manipur elections, also shared a statement that alleged that these payments have ensured that polls in Churachandpur and Kangpokpi districts in the first phase have not been free, fair and peaceful.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE | ‘Muscleman’ Dhananjay Singh takes on SP on Jaunpur’s Malhani seat
In Uttar Pradesh's Banasfa village, former MP Dhananjay Singh plays the Good Samaritan extending a helping hand to villagers who queue up at his doorstep. But Singh has 10 cases pending against him and is seen by many as a 'bahubali’ or a muscleman.
Singh, a JD(U) candidate from Malhani assembly constituency of Jaunpur district, laughs away the 'mafia' tag, saying "I am enjoying it". "I am not wanted in any case, but I am forcibly being made mafia as part of publicity by a party. I am accountable to the people of my area and the public knows who I am."
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The prominent faces among the 676 candidates for 57 seats spread across 10 districts in this phase include Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur Urban and state Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu from Tamkuhi Raj. The voting started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. Around 2.15 crore people are eligible to vote in this phase.
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46.70% voter turnout recorded till 3 pm during ongoing polling across 10 districts in the sixth phase.
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Security personnel leave for respective constituencies in Chandel district ahead of the second phase of Assembly elections in Manipur on 5th March
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| BJP politicising evacuation of Indians from Ukraine for UP polls: RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary on Thursday claimed that the BJP-led Centre is trying to politicise the evacuation of Indians stranded in war-hit Ukraine in view of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. Noting that the rescue mission of Indians from Kuwait three decades ago did not have any name, Chaudhary said here that the current operation in Ukraine has been named 'Ganga' by the government with an eye on Varanasi and Uttar Pradesh polls.There is a lot of show off. PM Narendra Modi has named 'Operation Ganga' in election rallies in a bid to make it an election issue, Chaudhary said.
State Elections 2022 LIVE} Repolling in 12 polling stations of Manipur to be held on March 5
The Election Commission has ordered repoll in 12 polling stations of five assembly constituencies in Manipur where polling was held on February 28. A statement issued by Manipur Chief Electoral Officer Rajesh Agarwal said the repoll will be held on March 5. The polling stations where repoll will be held are in Khundrakpam, Saitu, Thanlon, Henglep and Churachandpur assembly constituencies. Repoll in these polling stations was recommended based on the facts information received and reported by respective Returning Officers, the statement said. The main reason for consideration of repolling was due to damage of EVMs by miscreants during and after the poll, the statement said. The polling stations going for repoll include Sarouthel, New Keithelmanbi, Songsang, Maite, Tinsuong, Majuron Kuki, N Chingphei, Khoirentak, Molsang, Leinom, Teikot and Maukot. (PTI)
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| BJP's victory in UP polls necessary to ensure continued development of state: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the BJP’s victory in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls is necessary as the state is moving on the development path and it should not stop now. Addressing an election meeting in Jaunpur, he claimed that voting in the state so far has confirmed the victory of the BJP alliance. In the sixth phase of polling being held on Thursday, the votes cast were in favour of the BJP, the prime minister told the meeting. Read More
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Over 36% turnout recorded till 1 pm in 6th phase of polls: Check figures
Till 1 pm there was over 36.33 per cent polling, according to the Election Commission of India's Turnout app. While Ambedkarnagar had 40.36 per cent voting, Ballia had 36.27 per cent, Balrampur 29.6 per cent, Basti 37.49 per cent, Deoria 35.02 per cent, Gorakhpur 36.57 per cent, Kushinagar 39.33 per cent, Mahrajganj 35.39 per cent, Sant Kabir Nagar 34.33 per cent and Siddharth Nagar 36.51 per cent.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| 36.33% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm in 6th phase
36.33 percent voter turnout was recorded till 1 pm in the sixth phase of UP polls.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| I'm not scared, not a coward. I'm a fighter: Mamata Banerjee on BJP workers hitting her car with sticks
''I am not scared. I am not a coward. I am a fighter. I faced thrashings & bullets several times in my life. But I never bowed down. Yesterday when they were surrounding me, I got down from my car & faced them to see what they can do. They are cowards,'' said West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Varanasi
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| BJP workers hit my car with sticks, told me to go back: Mamata Banerjee
''Y'day when I was going to Ghat from airport, I saw some BJP workers -who have nothing else except hooliganism in their brains- stopping my vehicle. They hit my car with sticks & told me to go back. Then I realised that they're gone. Their (BJP) loss is imminent,'' said West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Varanasi.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| PM Modi addresses rally in Jaunpur ahead of 7th phase
''We provided free ration to poor people during COVID-19, administered vaccine free of cost. Our govt is working for poor people of the country,'' said PM Modi while addressing a rally in Jaunpurtoday ahead of 7th phase of UP polls
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| PM Modi, other leaders throng Varanasi to campaign ahead of last round of polls
Top leaders from all political parties will congregate in Varanasi for the last leg of the poll campaign ahead of the seventh and final phase of Uttar Pradesh Elections 2022 on March 7. Fifty-four assembly seats, including eight in Varanasi, will go to polls in the last voting round in the state on March 7. The results will be announced along with elections for four other states, on March 10. For the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who represents Varanasi in Lok Sabha, is expected to stay in the town for three days beginning March 3 till the campaigning ends on March 5. Read More
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Specifications of 6th phase of UP polls
Polling today of phase VI Uttar Pradesh Elections 2022 in 57 ACs across 10 districts of the state. Catch all specifications here:
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| BJP fighting for its existence in this election: SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar
The Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party's president Om Prakash Rajbhar, who has tied up with the Samajwadi Party for the Uttar Pradesh polls, on Thursday claimed the BJP is fighting for its existence in this election. He asserted the BJP will not be able to even cross double-figure in eastern Uttar Pradesh. He asserted the BJP will not be able to even cross double-figure in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Claiming that the people of Uttar Pradesh are in the mood for "complete change", Rajbhar said, "The condition of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has worsened in Gorakhpur district itself, the Samajwadi Party alliance has troubled him this time." Interacting with reporters after casting his vote along with his family in Rasra, the former Uttar Pradesh minister said, "The BJP is fighting for its existence in this election." Interacting with reporters after casting his vote along with his family in Rasra, the former Uttar Pradesh minister said, "The BJP is fighting for its existence in this election." (PTI)
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Will not let cows be slaughtered, also prevent crop damage from cattle: CM Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday promised to enhance the security of cows, while also ensuring that the state government will help protect farmers’ fields from stray cattle. Adityanath asserted that 'gaushalas' (cow shelters) will be built on a large scale to protect cows. "We have completely stopped illegal slaughterhouses. I promise that we will not let 'Gaumata' be slaughtered while we’ll also protect fields of farmers from stray cattle,” the chief minister said, addressing a rally in the Tiloi assembly constituency of Amethi. Read More
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Around 22% turnout recorded till 11 am in 6th phase
Till 11 am there was 21.79 per cent polling, according to the Election Commission of India's Turnout app. Till 11 am there was 21.79 per cent polling, according to the Election Commission of India's Turnout app. While Ambedkarnagar had 23.15 per cent voting, Ballia had 21.85 per cent, Balrampur 18.81 per cent, Basti 23.31 per cent, Deoria 19.64 per cent, Gorakhpur 21.7 per cent, Kushinagar 23.23 per cent, Mahrajganj 21.22 per cent, Sant Kabir Nagar 20.74 per cent and Siddharth Nagar 23.48 per cent.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| 21.799% Voter turnout recorded till 11 am in 6th phase
21.79 percent voter turnout recorded till 11 am in the sixth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Voting is underway in 57 Assembly seats across 10 district
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Here's why Adityanath’s candidature seems fraught with trouble
Until a year ago, the road to Lucknow seemed wide open to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), but not anymore. The Uttar Pradesh elections present much of a challenge for pollsters in divining parties’ fortunes, particularly since there seems to be no strong ‘wave’ in favour of anyone. The BJP’s poor performance in the Panchayat polls, coupled with the ripples created by Samajwadi Party (SP) and others, particularly in Western Uttar Pradesh, have forced commentators to admit that it is not going to be a cakewalk as the Chief Minister and his party would have hoped. Read More
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Gorakhpur Ground Report: In Yogi land, a cult following for CM, and a Widow’s challenge
At her modest house, Subhavati says her fight is for “samman” (honour) as the CM did not come to pay his last respects to her husband when he passed away in 2020. Shukla fought the Lok Sabha bypoll from Gorakhpur after Yogi became CM, and lost. He lost the earlier assembly elections too, allegedly as Yogi did not support him. Now, the Shukla family is with the SP, making it a Brahmin vs Thakur fight. Read More
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Fighting to restore the honour of my husband: Subhavati Shukla, ex BJP leader’s wife, challenges Yogi Adityanath in Gorakhpur Urban
Her husband worked with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its earlier avatar, the Jana Sangh, for about four decades in eastern Uttar Pradesh until his death from a cardiac arrest in May 2020. In this assembly election, Subhavati Shukla, wife of the late Upendra Dutt Shukla, is challenging Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the BJP’s most formidable candidate in UP, in his bastion, Gorakhpur Urban, as a nominee of the Samajwadi Party (SP). Read More
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| UP people have decided to establish 'Ram Rajya': Ravi Kisan
We will win all 9 seats in Gorakhpur mandal. Voter turnout will be historic in Purvanchal region. BJP will get over 300 seats. The construction of Ram Temple is underway. Now, the people UP have decided to establish 'Ram Rajya' here, said BJP MP from Gorakhpur, Ravi Kishan
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| 5 reasons why Gorakhpur Sadar is unlike any other contest in UP Elections 2022
UP CM Yogi Adityanath is contesting his first assembly election from the Gorakhpur Sadar constituency. Adityanath represented the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat until 2017, when he was chosen as the UP Chief Minister after the Bharatiya Janata Party’s landslide victory in state polls. The Samajwadi Party has fielded Subhavati Shukla, the widow of late BJP leader Upendra Dutt Shukla, against Adityanath. The Congress has fielded Chetna Pandey and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) a first-timer in Khwaja Shamsuddin. Azad Samaj Party's Chandra Shekhar Azad 'Ravan', a young Dalit leader with a base in western Uttar Pradesh, is also in the fray for the seat. Read More
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Average 8.69% turnout recorded in first 2 hours of polling today
While Ambedkarnagar had 9.54 per cent voting, Ballia had 7.59 per cent, Balrampur 8.10 per cent, Basti 9.83 per cent, Deoria 8.44 per cent, Gorakhpur 8.92 per cent, Kushinagar 9.69 per cent, Mahrajganj 8.9 per cent, Sant Kabir Nagar 6.76 per cent and Siddharth Nagar 8.24 per cent. Among those who cast their votes in the morning included Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Basic Education Minister Satish Dwivedi, Leader of Opposition Ram Govind Chowdhury, Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party chief Om Prakash Rajbhar, minister Upendra Tiwari and former minister Narad Rai.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| 8.69% Voter turnout recorded till 9 am in 6th phase
8.69 percent voter turnout recorded till 9 am in the sixth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Voting is underway in 57 Assembly seats across 10 district
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| BJP will over 80% seats: UP CM Yogi Adityanath
UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Thursday cast his vote in Gorakhpur in the sixth phase polling for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and said that the BJP will win over 80 per cent of seats in the state.Adityanath said, "I hope people will vote in large numbers. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, the BJP will set a record in the poll victory by winning a large number of seats. We will win over 80 per cent of the seats in the state."
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| UP polls -From illegal weapons to shells and missiles, as per Amit Shah
''Earlier, illegal weapons were made in Uttar Pradesh, which was used to scare or kill people. Today, shells and missiles are being made here, which are used to protect India. This change has come during the BJP government,'' said Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Machhali Shahar, Jaunpur
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Key Numbers and Key Players in 6th phase today
Yogi Adityanath will contest from Gorakhpur Sadar (Urban) where the Samajwadi Party has fielded Subhavati Shukla, the widow of late BJP leader Upendra Dutt Shukla, against Adityanath.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE| Polling begins on 57 Assembly seats in UP, Yogi Adityanath among prominent candidates
Voting began in 57 seats spread across ten districts of Purvanchal region on March 3 in sixth and penultimate round of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. This phase of polling will seal the fate of 676 candidates, including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, five ministers in his cabinet, state Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu and Samajwadi Party’s (SP) Swami Prasad Maurya. Read More
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