17:11 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting Live Updates
Samajwadi Party complains of malfunctioning EVM in Sagdi Assembly constituency
आजमगढ़ जिले की सगड़ी विधानसभा 345 के बूथ संख्या 238 पर ईवीएम खराब है 1 घंटे से मतदान कार्य बाधित है चुनाव आयोग कृपया संज्ञान ले @ECISVEEP @ceoup @dmazamgarh
— Samajwadi Party (@samajwadiparty) March 7, 2022
17:04 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting Live Updates
In Pictures | Voting on for seventh and final phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections
उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा सामान्य निर्वाचन 2022
— PIB in Uttar Pradesh #AmritMahotsav (@PibLucknow) March 7, 2022
सातवें चरण के अंतर्गत मतदान केंद्रों पर सकुशल मतदान जारी है।
दिव्यांग, बुजुर्ग व सभी सम्मानित मतदाताओं की सुविधा के लिए आदर्श बूथ स्थापित किए गए हैं।#ECI#AssemblyElections2022 #विधानसभाचुनाव2022 #GoVote#GoVoteUP_Phase7 pic.twitter.com/rc1Dn4FpvO
16:55 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting Live Updates
Highest voter turnout was in Chandauli with 38.45%, followed by 38.05% in Mirzapur and 37.08% in Mau district, says ECI
16:47 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting Live Updates:
Would've appreciated 'Operation Ganga' if Indians were rescued from Ukraine, says Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday slammed the BJP-led Centre over 'Operation Ganga', saying he would have applauded if stranded students were evacuated from war-hit Ukraine directly.
Speaking with ANI, Yadav questioned the claims of having evacuated the students from Ukraine, saying the Centre "failed to evacuate Indians".
Calling the operation a mere political stunt for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Yadav said, "Don't know which international recognition they are boasting about. They (BJP-led Centre) failed to evacuate Indians, named evacuation 'Operation Ganga' because of the polls in Varanasi. Had they rescued our people from Ukraine directly I would've appreciated it."
- ANI
16:07 (IST)
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Watch | Caste walls have been broken since 2014, says Yogi Adityanath
2014 के पहले सपा, बसपा और कांग्रेस ने जनता को जाति के बंधनों में कैद किया था। 2014 के बाद से जाति की दीवारें टूट चुकी है। लोगों की पसंद विकास है। 2014 के बाद से हुए चुनाव में आप देख रहे होंगे।
— BJP Uttar Pradesh (@BJP4UP) March 7, 2022
- मुख्यमंत्री श्री @myogiadityanath pic.twitter.com/SzBYqv65pV
16:03 (IST)
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Samajwadi Party accuses BJP of booth-capturing in Jaunpur district
जौनपुर जिले की 366 जौनपुर विधानसभा सीट के बूथ नंबर 224 पर बीजेपी के लोग बूथ कैप्चरिंग कर रहे हैं।
— Samajwadi Party (@samajwadiparty) March 7, 2022
मामले का संज्ञान लेकर तत्काल कठोरतम कार्रवाई कर सुचारू एवं निष्पक्ष मतदान सुनिश्चित कराएं चुनाव आयोग।@ECISVEEP @ceoup @DMjaunpur
15:53 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting Live Updates
46.40% voter turnout recorded till 3 pm
उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा सामान्य निर्वाचन 2022
— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) March 7, 2022
सातवें चरण के अंतर्गत 9 जनपदों में अपराह्न 3 बजे तक कुल औसतन मतदान 46.40% रहा।@ECISVEEP@SpokespersonECI #ECI#AssemblyElections2022 #विधानसभाचुनाव2022 #GoVote#GoVoteUP_Phase7 pic.twitter.com/zuMd6U2ywl
15:50 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting Live Updates
Watch | Samajwadi Party’s Yogesh Verma keep an eye on EVMs
Meerut : EVM पर निगरानी रखने के लिए दूरबीन लेकर पहुंचे सपा प्रत्याशी योगेश वर्मा#UPElection2022 pic.twitter.com/Hy94eNxZJ6
— News24 (@news24tvchannel) March 7, 2022
15:14 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
Low voter turnout in Varanasi due to improper arrangements, alleges Congress' Ajay Rai
Congress leader Ajay Rai on Monday charged that the low voter turnout in the last leg of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections was due to the lack of proper arrangements by the local administration.
He also said that Congress will gain a majority in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.
After casting his vote in Varanasi, the Congress leader told ANI: "Not many people can be seen ... unlike earlier elections when long queues used to be seen outside the polling booths. They haven't made proper arrangements, and people are forced to stand in the open. People don't seem to be excited. Yet, we will get the majority."
He further said that the important issues of the elections are unemployment and inflation.
The Congress leader claimed that after the polling ends today, the prices of fuel will increase.
ANI
15:08 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
Voters show their inked fingers
मैंने भी वोट किया...अब आपकी बारी
— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) March 7, 2022
सातवें चरण के अंतर्गत अगर आज आपके जनपद में मतदान हो रहा है तो सभी मतदाता अपने मताधिकार का प्रयोग कर लोकतंत्र के प्रति कर्तव्य अवश्य निभाएं।#ECI#AssemblyElections2022 #विधानसभाचुनाव2022 #GoVote#GoVoteUP_Phase7 pic.twitter.com/3NJeem9pBK
14:30 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
Elderly man pulls cart carrying wife, disabled women to cast vote in Azamgarh
Defying all odds and with much enthusiasm for exercising his voting power, an elderly man, accompanied by his wife who had a fracture and a disabled woman, arrived at a polling booth by pulling a cart himself in Azamgarh.
Harilal Prajapati, 76, said that other means of transport would not have been viable for them as he himself has a back problem, and the woman accompanying him would not have been able to make it on her own.
Speaking to ANI, he denied having any aspirations from the political parties.
"I have back problem and my wife also not well, hence, used this cart. We have no expectations. Can Rs 500, 1,000 (given by state) cure us?" he asked.
ANI
13:37 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
35.51% voter turnout recorded by 1 pm
According to the Voter Turnout App, 8.58% voter turnout was recorded by 9 am.
Chanduli had a turnout of 38.45% and Varanasi had a turnout of 33.55%
13:18 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
Samjavadi Party alleges fake votes being cast at Jaunpur
Elderly voters are being forced to cast their votes, SP alleges.
They also asked that the Election Commission and the district administration take action immediately.
जौनपुर जिले की मल्हनी विधानसभा-367 के बूथ संख्या-108 पर फर्जी वोट डलवा रहे हैं। बुजुर्ग मतदाताओं से जबरदस्ती वोट डलवाया जा रहा है चुनाव आयोग और जिला प्रशासन तत्काल संज्ञान लें @ECISVEEP @ceoup @DMjaunpur @jaunpurpolice
— Samajwadi Party (@samajwadiparty) March 7, 2022
12:40 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
21.55 per cent polling recorded in first four hours of voting
Over 21 per cent of voters exercised their right in the first four hours of polling for the seventh and last phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections for 54 seats on Monday.
Voting started at 7 am and will end at 4 pm in Chakia (Chandauli), Robertsganj and Duddhi (Sonbhadra) seats while in the rest of the segments, it will continue till 6 pm.
11:49 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
21.55% voter turnout recorded by 11 am
उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा सामान्य निर्वाचन 2022
— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) March 7, 2022
सांतवें चरण के अंतर्गत 9 जनपदों में पूर्वाह्न 11 बजे तक कुल औसतन मतदान 21.55% रहा।#ECI#AssemblyElections2022 #विधानसभाचुनाव2022 #GoVote#GoVoteUP_Phase7 pic.twitter.com/dWuCBvasUW
11:44 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
Hindustani classical singer Pandit Chhannulal Mishra casts his vote
"I appeal to the public to come out and vote in large numbers. Each vote counts," says Mishra.
Varanasi | Hindustani classical singer Pandit Chhannulal Mishra casts his vote in seventh phase of Assembly elections
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 7, 2022
I appeal to the public to come out and vote in large numbers. Each vote counts, he says. pic.twitter.com/mdfkGWydLC
11:23 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
We'll win 45-47 seats in Purvanchal region, says OP Rajbhar, President of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party
BJP & SP will not win a single seat in Ghazipur, Mau, Azamgarh, Ambedkar Nagar and Ballia, he added.
BJP & SP will not win a single seat in Ghazipur, Mau, Azamgarh, Ambedkar Nagar&d Ballia. We're winning on 5 of 8 seats in Varanasi, 3 of 4 seats in Chandauli, 7 of 9 seats in Jaunpur. We'll win 45-47 seats in Purvanchal region: OP Rajbhar, President,Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party pic.twitter.com/c7rQpSb8SO
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 7, 2022
11:00 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
NDA candidates will win all 5 seats in the constituency, says Apna Dal's Anupriya Patel
"I have cast my vote in Mirzapur. I am assured that all 5 seats in the constituency will be won our NDA candidates," Apna Dal's Anupriya Patel said after casting her vote pic.twitter.com/JOG4FlQkUi
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 7, 2022
10:52 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
Mirzapur is going to ensure the victory of NDA alliance, says Anupriya Patel
From the point of view of development, Mirzapur has seen many projects coming up, added the Union minister
मैं पूरी तरीके से आश्वस्त हूं कि यहां हम सभी पांचों सीटे जीतेंगे। लोकतंत्र के इस महापर्व में मिर्ज़ापुर NDA गठबंधन की जीत ही सुनिश्चित करने जा रहा है। विकास की दृष्टि से मिर्ज़ापुर ने कई परियोजनाओं को आते हुए देखा है: केंद्रीय मंत्री अनुप्रिया सिंह पटेल, उत्तर प्रदेश https://t.co/ajl1PpyAUv pic.twitter.com/o0G87Z481i
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) March 7, 2022
10:48 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
Union minister Anupriya Patel casts her vote in Mirzapur
She is also the National President of Apna Dal (Sonelal).
#UttarPradeshElections2022 | Union minister and Apna Dal (Sonelal), National President, Anupriya Patel casts her vote in Mirzapur pic.twitter.com/HTTWZ3nugr
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 7, 2022
10:32 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
I have voted keeping in mind the issues of inflation, unemployment, corruption, law & order situation in the state, says BSP MP Afzal Ansari
I have voted keeping in mind the issues of inflation, unemployment, corruption, law & order situation in the state: BSP MP Afzal Ansari at Mohammadabad, Ghazipur district#UttarPradeshElections2022 pic.twitter.com/JKFRjNeJkq
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 7, 2022
10:22 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
BJP will be reduced to 100-150 seats, says BSP MP Afzal Ansari
महंगाई, भ्रष्टाचार, बेरोज़गारी, डबल इंजन की सरकार की विफलता का मुद्दा सबसे बड़ा है। भाजपा अपने कुकर्मों को छिपाने के लिए दूसरे पर आरोप लगाती है लेकिन जनता सब जानती है और इसका फैसला जनता करेगी। भाजपा 100-150 सीटों पर सिमटकर रह जाएगी: बसपा सांसद अफज़ल अंसारी, गाज़ीपुर, उत्तर प्रदेश pic.twitter.com/95KN768Zhi
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) March 7, 2022
10:20 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
UP Minister Ram Shankar Singh Patel casts his vote
Patel said, "Last time we won by 46,000 votes, this time we are hopeful that we will win by double the votes than last time.”
उत्तर प्रदेश: मिर्जापुर में मतदान जारी है। उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार में मंत्री राम शंकर सिंह पटेल ने मतदान केंद्र पहुंचकर वोट डाला।
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) March 7, 2022
उन्होंने कहा, "पिछली बार हम 46,000 वोटों से जीते थे, इस बार हमें उम्मीद है कि हम पिछली बार से दोगुना वोटों से जीतेंगे। #UttarPradeshElections2022 pic.twitter.com/AXABuSsZc9
10:16 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
Congress member Ajay Rai casts his vote
Rai said that proper arrangements haven’t been made for polling and that not many people could be seen. He also added that people don’t seem to be excited.
Varanasi | Congress' Ajay Rai casts his vote, said, "Not many people can be seen, unlike before, when long queues were seen outside polling booth.They haven't made proper arrangements, people are forced to stand in sun. People don't seem to be excited, we'll get majority#UPPolls pic.twitter.com/ZNJu881Gwf
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 7, 2022
10:12 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
Polling is going smoothly at all places, says BD Ram Tiwari
There were complaints of booth malfunction at some places, which has been fixed, added Tiwari, who is the Additional Chief Election Commission Officer in Lucknow.
सभी विधानसभा क्षेत्रों में मतदान शुरू हो चुका है। मतदान शुरू होने के बाद कुछ जगहों पर बूथ ख़राब होने की शिकायत मिली थी जो ठीक हो गई है। सभी जगहों पर मतदान सुचारू रुप से चल रहा है: बीडी राम तिवारी, अतिरिक्त मुख्य चुनाव आयोग अधिकारी, लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश #UttarPradeshElections2022 pic.twitter.com/86QdilDcGf
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) March 7, 2022
10:08 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
Almost 9% voter turnout by 9 am
8.58% voter turnout recorded till 9 am in last phase of #UttarPradeshElections2022
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 7, 2022
Polling is underway in 54 Assembly seats across 9 districts pic.twitter.com/FCuZNX8TAW
09:45 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
8.58% voter turnout recorded by 9 am
According to the Voter Turnout App, 8.58% voter turnout was recorded by 9 am.
Mau had a turnout of 9.97% and Bhadohi had a turnout of 7.41%
09:33 (IST)
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Voters are being 'provoked', alleges Samajwadi Party
Some people were instigating voters in Mohammadabad. SP called for the Election Commission and the district administration to take immediate action.
गाजीपुर जिले की मोहम्मदाबाद विधानसभा 378 के बूथ संख्या 345 पर कुछ लोग खड़े होकर मतदाताओं को भड़का रहे हैं और कह रहे हैं कि आपका वोट पड़ गया है आप घर जाइए चुनाव आयोग और जिला प्रशासन तत्काल संज्ञान लें @ECISVEEP @ceoup @AdminGhazipur
— Samajwadi Party (@samajwadiparty) March 7, 2022
09:19 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
Voting begins for last phase; 613 candidates in fray on 54 seats
Voting for the seventh and the last phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections began on Monday morning, with 613 candidates in the fray on 54 seats, including those falling in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary segment Varanasi.
The fate of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party president Om Prakash Rajbhar and several state ministers will be decided in this round, in which 2.06 crore people are eligible to vote.
09:00 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
Yogi appeals to all voters to exercise their franchise in the last phase of Assembly elections
I appeal to all voters to exercise their franchise in the last phase of Assembly elections today. There is enthusiasm among the voters. Your one vote will help ensure good governance in the state: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath#UttarPradeshElections2022 pic.twitter.com/TTFScIQlBI
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 7, 2022
08:58 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
Polling is going on peacefully, says District Magistrate Praveen Kumar Laksh
उत्तर प्रदेश: मिर्जापुर में मतदान जारी है। भाजपा विधायक रत्नाकर मिश्रा मतदान करने पहुंचे।
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) March 7, 2022
ज़िलाधिकारी प्रवीण कुमार लक्षक ने बताया, "मतदान 7 बजे शुरू हो गया था। मैं और एसपी साहब साथ में मतदान केंद्रों पर भ्रमण कर रहे हैं। मतदान शांतिपूर्ण चल रहा है।" pic.twitter.com/QqP9GyFsNQ
08:45 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
Polling in Mirzapur
उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा सामान्य निर्वाचन 2022
— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) March 7, 2022
सातवें चरण का मतदान प्रारंभ...
जनपद मिर्जापुर में मतदाता उत्साह के साथ अपने मत का प्रयोग कर रहे हैं।#ECI#AssemblyElections2022 #विधानसभाचुनाव2022 #GoVote#GoVoteUP_Phase7 pic.twitter.com/4oYezqjMF8
08:32 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
Akhilesh Yadav urges people to vote for a 'new beginning'
The higher the vote, the stronger the democracy, he added.
नव शुभारंभ के लिए आज सातवें और अंतिम चरण में अपना वोट अवश्य डालें, साथ ही अन्य मतदाताओं को भी अपने-अपने मताधिकार के सदुपयोग के लिए प्रेरित करें!
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) March 7, 2022
जितना अधिक मतदान होगा, लोकतंत्र उतना अधिक बलवान होगा। pic.twitter.com/VCFWWc1y81
08:17 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
Your vote is the basis of a prosperous Uttar Pradesh, says Amit Shah
He appealed to all the voters to vote in maximum numbers to continue the journey of public welfare and development in Uttar Pradesh.
आज उत्तर प्रदेश में सातवें व अंतिम चरण का चुनाव है, मैं सभी मतदाताओं से अपील करता हूँ कि उत्तर प्रदेश में लोक कल्याण व विकास की यात्रा को अनवरत जारी रखने हेतु अधिक से अधिक संख्या में मतदान करें।
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) March 7, 2022
आपका एक वोट उत्तर प्रदेश के समृद्ध व सुरक्षित भविष्य का आधार है।
08:15 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
UP minister Ravindra Jaiswal casts his vote in Varanasi
Voting was delayed by around 40 minutes because the main power switch connected to the EVM remained off due to negligence by the polling officer, says Jaiswal.
UP minister Ravindra Jaiswal casts his vote at Government Girls Inter College, Maldahiya in Varanasi
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 7, 2022
Voting was delayed by around 40 mins at booth no 311 after the main power switch connected to the EVM remained off due to negligence by the polling officer here, he says. pic.twitter.com/RSTU5owbHO
08:00 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
Voting underway in South Varanasi
Voting underway at National Inter College in South Varanasi area in the seventh phase of #UttarPradeshElections2022 pic.twitter.com/i8j1mgQKI0
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 7, 2022
07:52 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
Your vote will save UP from rioters, says UP CM Yogi Adityanath
He also said that all respected voters must vote for the victory of nationalism, development and good governance.
उत्तर प्रदेश विधान सभा चुनाव-2022 का आज अंतिम चरण है।
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) March 7, 2022
सभी सम्मानित मतदाता गण राष्ट्रवाद, विकास और सुशासन की विजय के लिए मतदान अवश्य करें।
आपका एक वोट माफियावादियों, दंगावादियों और घोर परिवारवादियों से आपके प्रदेश को बचाएगा।
अतः पहले मतदान करें फिर जलपान करें।
07:45 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
People cast their votes in Jaunpur district
उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा सामान्य निर्वाचन 2022
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सातवें चरण का मतदान प्रारंभ...
जनपद जौनपुर में मतदाता उत्साह के साथ अपने मत का प्रयोग कर रहे हैं।#ECI#AssemblyElections2022 #विधानसभाचुनाव2022 #GoVote#GoVoteUP_Phase7 pic.twitter.com/B9sWqjbNny
07:43 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
Polling underway in Mau
Polling underway in Mau in the last phase of #UttarPradeshElections2022
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 7, 2022
613 candidates across 54 Assembly seats in 9 districts are in fray pic.twitter.com/j9KlhVA6Ts
07:41 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
UP minister Ravindra Jaiswal says we will win all seats in Varanasi
BJP will get over 350 seats in this Assembly elections, he added. Jaiswal is contesting from Varanasi North Assembly constituency.
#UttarPradeshElections2022 | UP minister Ravindra Jaiswal contesting from Varanasi North Assembly constituency says we will win all seats in Varanasi.
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 7, 2022
BJP will get over 350 seats in this Assembly elections, he adds. pic.twitter.com/XR3JU4DOVh
07:37 (IST)
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PM Modi urges voters to come in record numbers
He requested all the voters to participate in the seventh and last phase of the assembly elections with full enthusiasm and to create a new voting record.
उत्तर प्रदेश में आज लोकतंत्र के महायज्ञ की पूर्णाहुति का दिन है। सभी मतदाताओं से मेरा आग्रह है कि वे विधानसभा चुनाव के सातवें और आखिरी चरण के मतदान में पूरे जोश-खरोश से भाग लें और वोटिंग का नया रिकॉर्ड बनाएं।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 7, 2022
07:13 (IST)
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates
Voting begins in Azamgarh
#UttarPradeshElections2022 | Voting begins in Azamgarh, for the 7th & last phase of the state Assembly elections.
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 7, 2022
Visuals from polling booth number 231, Uchh Prathmik Vidyalaya in Narauli pic.twitter.com/wBVUiEik98
07:02 (IST)
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Voting for the final phase of UP polls begins
Voting for the 7th & final phase of #UttarPradeshElections2022 begins; 613 candidates across 54 assembly seats in 9 districts are in fray.
— ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2022
Counting of votes on 10th March. pic.twitter.com/EvP1kk2zBP
06:52 (IST)
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60,000 cops, 845 CAPF companies deployed for last phase of UP polls
Over 60,000 police personnel and 845 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) will be deployed during the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls on Monday, according to officials.
As per the instructions of the Election Commission, all 12,205 polling stations will be covered by the CAPF. For the seventh phase, Uttar Pradesh has received 845 companies of CAPF, it said.
778 companies have been engaged for booth duty and six companies have been engaged for EVM security duty. The others have been assigned law and order duties, and postings on international and inter-state barriers, according to the statement.
Similarly, it said, duties of 6,662 inspectors or sub-inspectors and 53,424 head constables or constables of the Uttar Pradesh Police have been fixed, along with 19 companies of the Provincial Armed Constabulary.
PTI
06:42 (IST)
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Mock voting begins for the final phase
UP | Mock polling begins for the final phase of #UttarPradeshElections2022 in Azamgarh.
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 7, 2022
Visuals from polling booth number 231, Uchh Prathmik Vidyalaya in Narauli pic.twitter.com/fYeYVIWhG5
UP Election 2022 Voting LATEST Updates: Low voter turnout in Varanasi due to improper arrangements, alleges Congress' Ajay Rai. He also claimed that after the polling ends today, the prices of fuel will increase and that the important issues of the elections were unemployment and inflation.
35.51% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm in seventh phase
According to the Voter Turnout App, 21.55 per cent voter turnout was recorded by 11 am; Mau had a turnout of 24.69 per cent and Sonbhadra had a turnout of 19.45 per cent.
Hindustani classical singer Pandit Chhannulal Mishra appeals to people to come out and vote in large numbers.
NDA candidates will win all five seats within Mirzapur constituency, says Apna Dal's Anupriya Patel.
BJP will be reduced to 100-150 seats, says BSP MP Afzal Ansari. I have voted keeping in mind the issues of inflation, unemployment, corruption, law & order situation in the state, says Ansari
8.58% voter turnout recorded by 9 am. Mau had a turnout of 9.97% and Bhadohi had a turnout of 7.41%
Voters are being 'provoked', alleges Samajwadi Party. The SP asked the Election Commission and the district administration to take immediate action on allegations that some people were instigating voters in Mohammadabad
Akhilesh Yadav urges people to vote for a 'new beginning'. The higher the vote, the stronger the democracy, added the Samajwadi Party chief.
Your vote will save UP from rioters, says Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. All respected voters must vote for the victory of nationalism, development and good governance, he added
Final phase of Assembly polls begins.
613 candidates in fray for 54 seats. The polling will decide the electoral fate of some ministers in Yogi Adityanath government. They include Anil Rajbhar (Shivpur), Ravindra Jaiswal (Varanasi North), Neelkanth Tiwari (Varanasi South) and Rama Shankar Singh Patel (Madihan).
Voting for the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections covering 54 seats including Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency Varanasi, will be held on Monday.
The fate of 613 candidates will be decided.
This will mark the end of the almost month-long voting process in the politically crucial Uttar Pradesh that had begun on 10 February after the announcement of elections in mid-January.
Polling will start at 7 am and continue till 6 pm in Azamgarh, Mau, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Bhadohi and Sonbhadra districts. Of the 54 seats in this phase, 11 are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and two for the Scheduled Tribes. There are 2.06 crore eligible voters.
A maximum of 25 candidates are vying for the Jaunpur seat while a minimum of six candidates each are contesting for two seats including Pindra and Shivpur in the Varanasi district.
The counting of votes will be undertaken on 10 March.
Last ditch effort
The campaigning for the final phase ended on Saturday with the BJP and its rival parties attacking each other on a range of issues from handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, law and order, economic and security situation to farmers' stir.
For the Samajwadi Party, its patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav made a rare appearance in Jaunpur to drum up support for Lucky Yadav, son of his long-time associate late Parasnath Yadav in the fray from Malhani seat. Mulayam Singh had earlier campaigned for his son and party president Akhilesh Yadav on Karhal seat in Mainpuri.
Modi led the BJP's poll blitzkrieg in Varanasi and its adjoining districts. Besides addressing election rallies, he also held a roadshow for three assembly constituencies of Cantt, Varanasi North and Varanasi South.
This phase also saw Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee descending on the pilgrim city to hold a joint rally with SP president Akhilesh Yadav and his RLD ally Jayant Chaudhary.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had been camping in Varanasi for about four days and she along with her brother Rahul Gandhi addressed election meetings, whereas BSP supremo Mayawati also campaigned in the district and neighbouring areas.
Candidates to watch
The polling will decide the electoral fate of some ministers in Yogi Adityanath government. They include Anil Rajbhar (Shivpur), Ravindra Jaiswal (Varanasi North), Neelkanth Tiwari (Varanasi South) and Rama Shankar Singh Patel (Madihan).
Arvind Rajbhar of Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party is up against Transport Minister Anil Rajbhar in the Shivpur seat.
Former minister Dara Singh Chauhan, who had joined Samajwadi Party after leaving BJP, is in the fray from Ghosi seat of Mau district.
Alka Rai, the sitting MLA wife of late BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai, is in the fray from Mohammadabad seat of Ghazipur district.
Former BJP MP Krishna Pratap Singh is contesting on the Malhni seat of Jaunpur. Lucky Yadav is Samajwadi Party candidate from the seat.
On Mau Sadar seat, don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari's son Abbas Ansari is contesting on SP ticket. In Shahganj in Jaunpur district, the Samajwadi Party has fielded sitting MLA Shailendra Yadav Lalai.
Caste calculus
This year the SP has tied up with a whole bouquet of parties in an attempt to woo voters beyond their core support base — the Muslims and the Yadavs. It has forged an alliance the SBSP, Mahan Dal led by Keshav Dev Maurya, Janwadi Party (Socialist) led by Sanjay Singh Chauhan, Shivpal Yadav’s Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia), Apna Dal-Kamerawadi led by Union Minister Anupriya Patel’s mother Krishna Patel, apart from the RLD in western UP.
The Rajbhars comprise around three to four per cent of UP’s population, concentrated in the Purvanchal region. The SP, which has been talking about the SBSP drawing other OBC sub-castes as well, has given the party as many as 17 seats, most of them in eastern UP.
Meanwhile, apart from the Brahmins, the BJP is hoping to get Patel votes, through ally Apna Dal (S), Maurya votes after deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya pitched in, and the Dalit votes because of the free ration during the pandemic.
Past results
During the 2017 Assembly elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had won 29 seats along with its allies Apna Dal (4) and SBSP (3). The BSP got six seats and the Samajwadi Party 11 seats of these 54 Assembly seats in this phase.
With input from agencies
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March 07, 2022 at 07:05PM
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