Assembly Elections 2022 Highlights | An average voter turnout of 37.45 per cent was registered till 1 pm across 59 seats across nine districts, including Lucknow and Lakhimpur Kheri, where polling in underway on February 23 in the fourth round of the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh elections. Pilibhit district recorded highest voter turn out at 41.21 per cent among nine districts voting today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a rally in Barabanki, said that the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections were not essential just for the state but for the whole country. Earlier, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi told news agency PTI that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) divert attention from central issues like unemployment and inflation and talk about terrorism. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the BJP will return to power with more seats it had won in 2017. BSP chief Mayawati, who voted in Lucknow, said Muslims were not happy with Samajdwadi Party. The key players in the fray in this phase, among 624 candidates, include Brijesh Pathak and Ashutosh Tandon, both ministers in the Yogi Adityanath government, Rajeshwar Singh, former ED director, Aditi Singh, former Congress MLA and Abhishek Mishra and Manoj Pandey, both former ministers in the Akhilesh Yadav government between 2012 and 2017. This round of voting is considered crucial for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. With eight seats, Lakhimpur Kheri district poses a challenge to the ruling party. Though all the seats are held by the BJP, the recent bail to Ashish Mishra, the son of Union minister Ajay Mishra ‘Teni’, who was arrested in connection with the violence that killed eight people, including four farmers on October 3, will test the ruling party. For the BJP, which won 51 of 59 seats in the 2017 Assembly polls, another challenge would be to retain its seats in the Terai region, where its MP Varun Gandhi has broken ranks to target the party’s government, at Centre and in the state. Gandhi's Parliament constituency of Pilibhit has four seats, all of which are represented by the BJP. The area also has a sizable farmer population that opposed the farm laws. Though the three laws have been called back, the bitterness remained. Though the stakes are not as high for the Congress, retaining two of the five seats in Rae Bareli will be a matter of prestige. Two Congress MLAs Rakesh Singh from Harchandpur and Aditi Singh in Rae Bareli have switched sides to the BJP. Rae Bareli is the parliamentary constituency of Congress’ interim president Sonia Gandhi, who appealed to voters to support the party on February 21. Nine Assembly seats of Lucknow will also go polling on February 23. Eight of these seats have BJP MLAs. The ruling BJP faces a keen challenge from Akhilesh Yadav-led SP in Uttar Pradesh. In the last Assembly polls, the party had secured a win with a three-fourths 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. The SP had won four of the 59 seats in 2017, while the BSP was victorious on two seats. With today’s Phase-4 of election, polling will be over in as many as 231 of the 403 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The remaining 172 seats will vote in three phases on February 27, March 3 and March 7, while the results will be declared on March 10, along with the results of Goa, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Manipur.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Voting for the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections ends
Polling officials seal EVMs and VVPATs on the conclusion of voting for fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections Visuals from polling booth number 305 in 175 Lucknow Cantt constituency.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Born with Silver Spoon, Have Never Seen Poverty: J P Nadda
At his political rally in Prayagraj, BJP national president JP Nadda also underlined that Congress leaders Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi as well as Akhilesh Yadav had not seen poverty. Talking about the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Centre’s Jan Dhan scheme, Nadda alleged that the three leaders would make fun of the scheme as they were born with silver spoon. “Rahul, Akhilesh, Priyanka who were born with a silver spoon used to make fun of Jan Dhan scheme, they have never seen poverty. Now, Modi ji is giving Rs 2,000 every month to the farmers,” he said.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Voter turnout till 5 pm at 57.45% with Lakhimpur Kheri recording highest turnout at 62.42%
Voter turn out till 5 pm- 57.45%
Kheri (Lakhimpur Kheri) recording highest turnout at 62.42%
Pilbhit 61.33%
Raebareili 58.40%
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | BJP Uses Agencies to Defame Those it is Scared of: Akhilesh on Nawab Malik Arrest
On the sidelines of his campaigning in Gonda for the fifth phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav commented on the arrest of NCP leader Nawab Malik. He said the BJP used central agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate to defame those it was scared of. “If BJP is scared of someone, it brings agencies (ED) to defame them (Nawab Malik) and sends them to prison after false trials. We’ve seen this multiple times, BJP once said it’s in danger after a pouch was found in the assembly, which actually was sawdust,” the SP chief added.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Around Rs 800 crores has been invested by GoI to encourage sports among youth in Northeast, says Amit Shah in Manipur
Around Rs 800 crores has been invested by GoI to encourage sports among youth in Northeast. We've decided to open Khelo India centers in all 16 districts of Manipur. 10 acres of land has been allotted to construct an Olympic park here, said Union HM Amit Shah in Churachandpur, Manipur.
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Aam Aadmi Party writes to Chief Electoral officer Punjab to take all possible steps "to safeguard complete safety and security of the EVMs" across the state of Punjab.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | 9,500 youth given up arms and returned to the mainstream, says Amit Shah in Manipur
Over 9,500 youth have given up arms and returned to the mainstream. We want to bring all youth in the Northeast back to the mainstream. We will have deliberations with all rebel groups and bring peace in the state: Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Churachandpur, Manipur
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | 'Mausami' Leaders Disappeared during Covid Peak: PM Modi
In his speech at Kaushambi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also mentioned “mausami” (seasonal) political leaders. He said these leaders disappeared during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic and reappeared once the infection was brought under control through vaccinations. “You got to seemausami(seasonal) leaders in Covid, who disappeared during peak and reappeared when it was controlled. They instigated people against the vaccine but got themselves vaccinated. People of UP are well aware of seasonal leaders,” he said.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Public's finger has a lot of power, understand it, says JP Nadda
Your (public's) finger has a lot of power, understand it...no other Muslim countries had Triple Talaq, but our secular India had it. If Muslim sisters have attained freedom in India, it's because of PM Modi & your vote, says BJP president JP Naddain Prayagraj.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addreses in Kushinagar, UP
Our PM is on the mission to open medical colleges in every district in India... 71 years ago, our govt promised in Parliament to remove Article 370 whenever we come to power. I want to ask people here, did we stand on our words or not?, Defence Min Rajnath Singh said in Kushinagar, UP.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Akhilesh Yadav claims double century seats by 4th phase of polls, taunts Shah over laptop promise
Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said the Samajwadi Party-led alliance will score a double-century of seats by the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh polls and asked people to ensure a historic win for the coalition. He also took a dig at Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his reported promise of providing laptops to those who take "admission in Inter after passing class 12". Inter is the short form of Intermediate and refers to classes 11 and 12. "There is a leader in the BJP who... made a statement on distributing laptops and whoever heard it has gone 'lotpot' (split their sides laughing).""He said those who take admission in Inter after Class 12 will be given laptops. Good that he did not say those doing class 10 after Inter will get a laptop, else people would be perturbed," Yadav said at an election meeting here. Making light of the BJP targeting the Samajwadi party with new sobriquets, he said, "They are going A for this, B for that ... and reading ABCD these days." "I want to make them learn Hindi... 'kaka' stands for 'kala kanoon' (black agri laws) which have gone and so will 'Baba' (Yogi Adityanath)." Elated over the sizeable crowd in the meeting, the Samajwadi Party chief said many BJP leaders will become invisible after seeing this "'jansailab' (sea of people)". "The polling in the fourth phase will complete a double century for us. It is now the responsibility of the people to ensure a historic win for the Samajwadi Party-led alliance," Yadav said.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Manipur assembly election: In phase one, only 15 out of 173 candidates are women
Only 15 (nine percent) out of the 173 candidates contesting the Manipur assembly election in the first phase are women, shows a report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).The 2022Manipur assembly electionis scheduled to take place in two phases on February 28 and March 5. The first will cover 38 constituencies, while the second phase will include 22.For the first phase, theCongresshas fielded 35 candidates, out of which four are women. TheBJPhas fielded 36 men and only two women.The National People’s Party (NPP) has 24 male candidates and three women.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | UP Fourth Phase: 49.89% Voter Turnout till 3 pm
Uttar Pradesh has recorded 49.89 per cent voter turnout till 3 pm in the ongoing fourth phase of the assembly elections today. Till 1 pm, the turnout was 37.45% and it is expected to pick up by the voting ends at 6 pm.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Priyanka's 'ladki hoon' slogan, Maurya's switch to SP will have no impact on polls: RPN Singh
Former Union minister R P N Singh, who recently crossed over to the BJP, said the ladki hoon' slogan coined by his old party will have no effect on the assembly polls, claiming that the Congress tickets have gone only to the wives of its leaders.He also dismissed the impact of UP minister and Other Backward Class leader Swami Prasad Maurya switching over to the Samajwadi Party and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has breached caste barriers with development schemes guided by the inclusive mantra of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vishwas. Once a close aide of Rahul Gandhi, Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh aka RPN said the Congress now does not exist as a party or an ideology.Asked about Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's Ladki hoon, lad sakti hoon (I am girl and can fight) slogan, he mocked that a poster girl from that campaign had herself switched to the BJP. Every person gives a slogan in the election. If the Congress has given a slogan it will have no effect in the election because the tickets have been given to the wives of Congress leaders," he said.RPN belongs to the erstwhile princely state of Padrauna and is the son of former Union Minister CPN Singh. He was elected MLA from Padrauna for three consecutive terms beginning in 1996. This time he is out of the electoral race but campaigning for BJP candidates in his home district Kushinagar. Polling here will be held in the sixth phase of the UP Assembly elections on March 3.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Seasonal leaders disappeared during Covid-19 peak, reappeared when it was controlled: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi while campaigning for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi hit out at the opposition leaders in the state. He said that seasonal leaders disappeared during Covid-19 peak and reappeared when it was controlled.He also said that these leaders instigated people to not take the vaccine but themselves got vaccinated
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Mayawati Confident of Forming Govt in UP, Says SP 'dreams' Will Be Shattered
SP president Mayawati on Wednesday exuded confidence that her party will repeat its show of 2007 and SP president Akhilesh Yadav’s dreams of forming government will be shattered. She also thanked the Union Home Minister Amit Shah for acknowledging BSP’s relevance in the state, saying her party is getting votes of all sections of society.“When the results are declared on March 10, BSP will form its government like it did in 2007 with full majority," Mayawati told media after casting her vote. Asked about Akhilesh’s claims about Samajwadi Party getting Muslim voters’ support, she said the ground reality cannot be more different and can be known by visiting villages.“Members of the religious minorities, the Muslims, have been unhappy with the working style of Samajwadi Party. They believe that even when they had been with it since last five years, when the time came to allot tickets, they were sidelined to make space for others, said the Dalit leader. On Shah’s comment about her party’s continued relevance, Mayawati said it was his greatness that he accepted the truth. She at the same time added that BSP is getting votes of not only Dalits, but Muslims, OBCs, and upper castes as well.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Will provide Abhyuday coaching centers, says Yogi Adityanath
While adressing a public rally in Sultanpur,UP CM Yogi Adityanath said,"We will provide Abhyuday coaching centers for the youth preparing for various entrance exams."
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Amit Shah speaking at a public meeting in Churachandpur, Manipur
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Previous govts had closed their eyes from needs & problems of our daughters, says PM Modi
Previous govts had closed their eyes from needs & problems of our daughters. If they had even a little empathy, would they have given freedom to goons who used to molest our school-going daughters? Today goons know that if they cross boundaries, strict action will be taken, PM Modi said.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Union minister Ajay Mishra casts vote amid heavy security in Lakhimpur Kheri
Surrounded by a large number of security personnel, Union Minister and BJP leader Ajay Mishra, embroiled in a major controversy involving his son, cast his vote here for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls on Wednesday. The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs did not speak to the media, neither while going into the polling booth at a school in Banwaripur nor when he came out after casting his vote.Purported videos on social media showed Mishra, whose vote falls in the Nighasan assembly constituency, walking to and fro the voting centre around 11.30 AM flanked by an unusually large number of security personnel. A central minister, Mishra hogged limelight in October 2021 when eight people, including four farmers, were killed during violence in the Tikunia area in his native district.
His son Ashish Mishra was an accused in the case and was arrested. Ashish was earlier this month granted bail by the Allahabad High Court, prompting families of the deceased farmers to move the Supreme Court over the matter. The voting closes at 6 PM.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | UP govt will bear expenses of online education/exams, preparation of any competitions: Yogi Adityanath
UP govt will bear expenses of online education/exams, preparation of any competitions... SP used to conduct 'Saifai Mahotsav', with no colours, language, or emotions, the organizers didn't even know what was happening, CM Yogi Adityanath said in Sultanpur.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Not 'parivaar wala' but we identify the pain of all families because entire India is our family, says PM Modi
We are not 'parivaarwala' but we identify the pain of all families because entire India is our family, entireUttarPradesh is my family. All of you are members of my family: PMNarendraModiinBarabanki
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Dynasty-oriented govts did not do justice to the ability of UP: PM Modi
Prime MinisterNarendraModisaid on February 23 thatdynasty-orientedgovtsdid not do justice to the ability of UP."Development of people of UP gives speed to development of India. The ability of the people of UP enhances the ability of the people of India. But for several decades in UP, the dynasty-orientedgovtsdid not do justice to the ability of UP," he saidinBarabanki.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Today the poor of UP is standing with BJP & is blessing BJP in all phases, says PM Modi
Dynasts want the poor to be always at their feet and keep revolving around them. We care for the poor and we are working to bring down the problems of their lives. That is why, today the poor of UP is standing withBJP& is blessingBJPin all phases, saidPMModiinBarabanki.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | These elections essential for the development of country, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on February 23 that the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections were not essential just for the state but for the whole country."These elections are essential not only for the development of UP but also for the country. UP might be a total of 7 per centof the country, in terms of area. But if you look at its population then it comprises over 16 per centof India's population,"PM Modisaid addressing a rally in Barabanki. As many as 59 seats of Uttar Pradesh are voting in the fourth phase of UP assembly polls on February 23.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | 37.45 % voter turnout till 1 pm in UP
The 59 assembly constituencies voting in the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh polls have recorded 37.45per cent voter turnout till 1 pm, according to Election Commission of India. Pilibhit recorded highest turnout at 41.21percent. Banda has registered 37.6per cent turnout, Fatehpur40.17per cent, Hardoi34.45per cent andLakhimpur Kheri40.97per cent turnout, among districts voting today. Lucknow has registered 35.09per cent voter turnout, Rae Bareli40.14 per cent, Sitapur36.84per cent and Unnao registered 35.01per cent voter turnout till 1 pm, according to the Election Commission.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Mayawati confident of forming govt in Uttar Pradesh
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on February 23exuded confidence that her party will repeat its show of 2007 and SP president Akhilesh Yadav's dreams of forming government will be shattered. She also thanked the Union Home Minister Amit Shah for acknowledging BSP's relevance in the state, saying her party is getting votes of all sections of society. "When the results are declared on March 10, BSP will form its government like it did in 2007 with full majority," Mayawati told media after casting her vote. Asked about Akhilesh's claims about Samajwadi Party getting Muslim voters' support, she said the ground reality cannot be more different and can be known by visiting villages. Polling is underway at 59 seats across nine districts in fourth phase of UP electionson February 23.
READ |Mayawati confident of forming govt in Uttar Pradesh, says Samajwadi Party 'dreams' will be shattered
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Congress, SP talk about terrorism to divert attention from central issues, says Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi said on February 23 that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) divert attention from central issues like unemployment and inflation and talk about terrorism. She added that no party has consistently fought on streets like the Congress, saying that the SP and BSP (Bahujan Samaj Party) remained silent till just before elections. PM Modi has taken note of stray cattle menace only ahead of elections, while people have been suffering for years, Gandhi told PTI.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | 22.62 % voter turnout till 11 am in UP
The 59 assembly constituencies voting in the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh polls have recorded 22.62per cent voter turnout till 11am, according to Election Commission of India. Pilibhit recorded highest turnout at 27.43 percent. Banda has registered 23.85 per cent turnout, Fatehpur 22.49 per cent, Hardoi 20.27 per cent andLakhimpur Kheri 26.29 per cent turnout, among districts voting today. Lucknow has registered 21.42 per cent voter turnout, Rae Bareli 21.41 per cent, Sitapur 21.99 per cent and Unnao registered 21.27 per cent voter turnout till 11 am, according to the Election Commission.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Faster growth key to easing pressure on state's finances, as UP votes
Promises make up a significant portion of election campaigns. But the ability to deliver on these promises is contingent on the finances of the region. Uttar Pradesh (UP) is no different. Like every other region of the country, the COVID-19 pandemic hit India’s most populous state hard. Its gross fiscal deficit (GFD) as a percentage of the State Gross Domestic Product (GSDP) increased from -0.7 percent in FY20 to 4.7 percent in FY21. However, the state’s budget for FY22 estimated the fiscal deficit would remain at 4.7 percent this year too.UP is one of only six states to have budgeted for either an unchanged or higher fiscal deficit in FY22, with the others being Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, and fellow poll-bound state, Goa.
READ |UP Elections 2022: Faster growth key to easing pressure on state's finances
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Convenient for PM Modi to bring Ukraine to UP elections, says Jayant Singh
RLD chief Jayant Singh on February 23 hit out Prime Minister Modi for bringing Ukraine to Uttar Pradesh elections. "Modi bringing in Ukraine to Uttar Pradesh Elections, 2022. Says ‘Tough times need tough leaders’. So convenient! Now Uttar Pradesh voters shouldn’t ask for relief from spiralling electricity, petrol, diesel costs & for plan for economic development & jobs…." Singh said in a tweet. RLD is contesting UP elections in alliance with SP.
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Here's why Phase 4 of polling todayis crucial for BJP, Congress
The fourthround of voting underway across 59 seats in nine districts of UP is considered crucial for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. For the BJP, which won 51 of 59 seats in the 2017 assembly polls, the challenge would be to retain its seats in the Terai region, where its member of parliament (MP) Varun Gandhi has broken ranks to target the party’s government, at Centre and in the state.With eight seats, Lakhimpur Kheri district poses another challenge to the ruling party.Though all the seats are held by the BJP, the recent bail to Ashish Mishra, the son of Union minister Ajay Mishra ‘Teni’, who was arrested in connection with the violence that killed eight people, including four farmers on October 3, will test the ruling party. The four farmers were killed when a car belonging to Mishra ran them over. The families of the farmers have challenged the bail in the Supreme Court after Mishra was released from jail last week on the orders of the Allahabad High Court. The opposition has stepped up its attack against the BJP following Mishra’s release.
Read more |Here's why Phase 4 of polling todayis crucial for BJP, Congress
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | 9.1 % voter turnout till 9 am in UP
The 59 assembly constituencies voting in the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh polls have recorded 9.1 per cent voter turnout till 9 am, according to Election Commission of India.The highest average turnout was recorded at 10.64 per centin Pilibhit, followed by 10.43 per centin (Lakhimpur) Kheri. The lowest turnout was at 8.03 per cent in Rae Bareli. The turnout in other districts was,Sitapur - 9.59 per cent, Fatehpur - 9.69 per cent, Unnao - 9.26 per cent, Banda - 8.81 per cent, Hardoi - 8.14 per cent, and Lucknow - 8.06 per cent.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Our UP numbers will increase, says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on February 23 that the Bharatiya Janata Party will win more seats in Uttar Pradesh than it won in 2017."BJP will not only repeat the history but it is also an undeniable possibility that our number of seats will increase," Singh said in Lucknow. As many as 59 seats of UP, including nine in Lucknow, are voting in the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh elections today. Rajnath Singh was in Lucknow to cast his vote. Singh is an MP from Lucknow.
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Yogi Adityanath will form government in UP, break 2017 record, says Unnao MP Sakshi MaharajBJP MP from Unnao UnnaoSakshiMaharaj said on February 23 that Yogi Adityanath will form government return to power in UP bybreak 2017 record in which BJP had won 312 of the 403 seats. 'CM Yogi will form govt again, break his 2017 record': Sakshi Maharajsaid after castinghis vote inat Gadan Khera Primary School in Unnao"BJP will win all six seats in Unnao with a majority. On the basis of all the campaigning I did, I can say that CM Yogi Adityanath will form the government again by breaking his 2017 record. I think the numbers may go up to 350," Maharaj told news agency ANI. UP is voting in fourth phase at 59 seats spread across 59 districts, including Unnao.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | I am voting to ensure progress of the country, says a voter in Lucknow
Polling in underway at nine assembly seats ofLucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh"I cast my vote to ensure the progress of the country. This is my hope when I cast my vote. Step out of your houses andparticipate in voting, strengthen the nation,"BM Gupta,ADG(Retd), MES told news agency ANI.Polling is underway for fourth phase of elections across 59 seats in nine districts of UP today.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Muslims not happy with Samajwadi Party, says Mayawati
Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati said on February 23 that Muslims were not happy with Samajwadi Party. "Muslims are not happy with Samajwadi Party. They will not vote for them. People of UP have rejected SP even before voting as voting for SP means Gunda raj, Mafia raj. Riots happened in SP government. The face of SP leaders tell that they are not coming topower,"Mayawati said. (ANI)
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Fate of 624 candidates will be sealed today
A total of 624 candidates are in the fray for the seats spread across Terai, Awadh and Bundelkhand regions covering nine districts of the state. Of the 59 seats, 16 are reserved. Of the candidates in the fray, 129 have serious criminal charges against them while 167 have criminal cases pending against them. There are 231 Crorepati candidates in th fray today.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | BSP headed towards absolute majority in UP, says SC Misra
Senior BSP leader Satish Chandra Mishra said on February 23 that the Mayawati-led party is headed for an absolute majority in Uttar Pradesh."BSPis headed towards absolute majority. Taking into account the first 3 phases andtoday's voting, you willfind out that voting done for BSP. Just like 2007, BSP will form govt with absolute majority, Mayawati will become UP's CM for 5th time," Misra said.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Aditi Singh, BJP candidate from Rae Bareli casts vote
BJP candidate from Raebareli Sadar seat, Aditi Singh casts her vote at a polling booth in Lalpur Chauhan, Raebarelion February 23, in the fourth phase of UP assembly elections."I want people to vote and make the voting percentage high. Congress is nowhere in the race," she said. Aditi had won the seat in 2017 on a Congress ticket.
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Voting for 59 seats in Phase 4 begins. All eyes on Lucknow, Lakhimpur Kheri
With eight seats, Lakhimpur Kheri district poses a challenge to the ruling BJP. Though all the seats are held by the BJP, the recent bail to Ashish Mishra, the son of Union minister Ajay Mishra ‘Teni’, who was arrested in connection with the violence that killed eight people, will test the ruling party.
READ |Voting for 59 seats in Phase 4 begins. All eyes on Lucknow, Lakhimpur Kheri
Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates | Voting for 59 seats in UP's Phase 4 begins
Voting began for 59 seats across nine districts, including Lucknow and Lakhimpur Kheri, on Wednesday in the fourth round of the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh elections. A total of 624 candidates are in the fray for the seats spread across Terai, Awadh and Bundelkhand regions of the state. Of the 59 seats, 16 are reserved.
The key players in the fray this phase include Brijesh Pathak and Ashutish Tandon, both ministers in the Yogi Adityanath government, Rajeshwar Singh, former ED director, Aditi Singh, former Congress MLA and Abhishek Mishra and Manoj Pandey, former ministers in the Akhilesh Yadav government. This round of voting is considered crucial for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress.
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