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UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: Soon after polling began in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party alleged discrepancies in an Electronic Voting Machine in Kanpur Rural. The party alleged that even after a voter pressed the button next to Samajwadi Party, the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) issued a slip of the BJP. They asked the Election Commission to take note. Uttar Pradesh registered a voter turnout of 57.78 per cent till 5 pm. Voting for the third phase in the Hindi heartland, in 59 Assembly seats, began at 7 am on Sunday, while polling in Punjab started at 8 am. The third phase of the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections kicked off on Sunday, 20 February. Campaigning for the third phase ended on Friday, with senior leaders of the parties making a final effort to woo voters. In this phase voting will take place in 59 Assembly constituencies spread across 16 districts, including Hathras, Firozabad, Etah, Kasganj, Mainpuri, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Hamirpur and Mahoba. Polling closed at 6 pm. There were more than 2.15 crore eligible voters out of which 1.16 crore were males, over 99.6 lakh females, and 1,096 belong to the third gender. Polling was held at 25,741 polling stations. Candidates in fray As many as 627 candidates were in the fray in this phase. The Karhal assembly seat, from where Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is contesting, also to the polls in the third phase. The BJP has fielded Union minister SP Singh Baghel from the seat. Besides, polling on Sunday will also seal the fate of the Samajwadi Party chief’s uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav, who is contesting from his traditional Jaswantnagar seat. Among the other prominent faces were BJP’s Satish Mahana (Maharajpur in Kanpur) and Ramvir Upadhaya (Sadabad in Hathras) and Louise Khurshid, wife of senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid, who contested on the Congress’ ticket from Farrukhabad Sadar. Former IPS officer Asim Arun is contesting from Kannauj Sadar on the BJP ticket, while Uttar Pradesh minister Ramnaresh Agnihotri was also in the fray in this phase. Interestingly, as many as 103 or 17 per cent of the 627 candidates who contested the third phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections face serious criminal cases such as rape and murder, according to an Association for Democratic Reform (ADR) report. ADR found 135 (22 per cent) candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by Hindustan Times. Previous elections In the 2017 elections, the BJP had won 49 of the 59 seats while the SP had settled for nine. The Congress had got one seat, while the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) had drawn a blank. Click here to know more about Assembly Elections 2022 What to watch out for With the third phase, the elections in the state will enter the ‘Yadav belt’, which is considered a Samajwadi Party (SP) bastion. Eight districts – Mainpuri, Etawah, Firozabad, Kasganj, Etah, Farrukhabad, Kannauj and Auraiya – were strongholds of Mulayam Singh Yadav’s family, at least until 2017 elections, when the BJP secured a clinching victory by bagging 312 of the 403 Assembly seats in the state. These seats have a considerable population of Yadavs and Samajwadi Party has over the years held its grip on the vote bank bagging major chunk of the community support, according to a report by Moneycontrol. This should also explain why Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav campaigned for his son Akhilesh Yadav in Karhal. Security Ahead of the polls, Farrukhabad’s four Assembly constituencies will see a cumulative deployment of 55 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), including 26 quick response teams (QRTs). There are 25 check-posts in the district where 16 barriers have been put in place to safeguard a total of 1,629 polling stations out of which eight are all women-managed. Earlier, the BJP had approached the Election Commission seeking deployment of paramilitary forces at all booths in Karhal. Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: 57.78% turnout till 5 pm; BJP will return to power with absolute majority, says Yogi
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: Polling was held in 59 of the state’s 403 assembly seats in the third phase on 20 February. Prominent candidates in this phase included Akhilesh Yadav
 "UP Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: 57.78% turnout till 5 pm; BJP will return to power with absolute majority, says Yogi")
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District-wise voter turnout till 5 pm
Lalitpur – 67.38%
Kannauj – 60.28%
Kanpur Dehat – 58.48%
Kanpur Nagar – 50.76%
Kasganj – 59.11%
Firozabad – 57.41%
Jalaun – 53.84%
Jhansi – 57.71%
Etah – 63.58%
Mainpuri – 60.8%
Auraiya – 57.55%
Hathras – 59%
Etawah – 63.58%
Farrukhabad – 54.55%
Mahoba – 62.02%
Hamirpur – 57.9%
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SP did not oppose Channi when he insulted poor people from UP: PM Modi
Referring to Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s ‘will keep UP, Bihar ke bhaiya out of Punjab’ comment, PM Modi said: “A few days ago, the poor, dalits and backwards of Uttar Pradesh were abused by Punjab CM Channi to get votes. But the SP here did not oppose him even once.”
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PM Modi recalls Ahmedabad blasts, says SP sympathetic to terrorists
During a poll rally in Hardoi, PM Modi said: “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. Similarly in 14 cases of terrorist attacks in UP, Samajwadi government had given orders to withdraw cases against many terrorists.”
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BJP will win 80% seats, 20% will be shared between SP, BSP and Congress: Yogi
BJP will come to power in Uttar Pradesh with full majority. This election is summed up to 80 v/s 20, where 80% seats will go to BJP and the remaining 20% seats will be shared between SP, BSP and Congress: UP CM Yogi Adityanath during a roadshow in Sarojini Nagar, Lucknow pic.twitter.com/PMfKOb4iVz
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 20, 2022
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Urge everyone to vote for cycle symbol: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav
During a poll rally in Ayodhya, Yadav said: “I have cast my vote and I urge everyone to vote for the cycle symbol. I want people not to forget that this election is to bring the right govt to power. This election will give a message to save the democracy & constitution of the country.”
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SP lost in 2017, will also be defeated in 2022: PM Modi
Addressing a poll rally in Unnao, PM Modi said: “Even after getting defeated in the first two phases, whenever these people (Samajwadi Party leaders) sleep, they dream of coming into power. They were defeated in 2017, they will be defeated in 2022. People in UP will bring Yogi back.”
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District-wise voter turnout till 3 pm
Lalitpur – 59.13%
Kannauj – 50.23%
Kanpur Dehat – 47.13%
Kanpur Nagar – 41.15%
Kasganj – 50.75%
Firozabad – 51.23%
Jalaun – 46.87%
Jhansi – 48.52%
Etah – 53.23%
Mainpuri – 52.44%
Auraiya – 48.30%
Hathras – 50.15%
Etawah – 50.42%
Farrukhabad – 46.19%
Mahoba – 51.72%
Hamirpur – 50.72%
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WATCH: PM Modi arrives for his rally in Unnao
#WATCH | People throng terraces and buildings near the helipad to welcome PM Narendra Modi in Unnao #UPElection2022 pic.twitter.com/OxuokLhxaO
— ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2022
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Double engine govt is for the poor, farmer & youth: PM Modi
Referring to the BJP government at the Centre and state, PM Modi said: “The double engine government you voted for doesn’t belong to any family, nor the government at Centre belongs to any family. Our government is for the poor, farmer & youth.”
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Hardoi will celebrate BJP’s bumper victory on 10 March: PM Modi
While addressing a poll rally, PM Modi said: “People of Hardoi, of UP have made preparations to play Holi twice. First Holi will be played with BJP’s bumper victory on 10 March. But if you want to play Holi on 10 March, you will have to make arrangements at polling booths.”
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District-wise voter turnout till 2 pm
Lalitpur – 42.12%
Kannauj – 37.78%
Kanpur – 28.98%
Kanpur Dehat – 34.4%
Kanpur Nagar – 28.5%
Kasganj – 37.62%
Firozabad – 38.24%
Jalaun – 37.5%
Jhansi – 32.83%
Etah – 42.24%
Mainpuri – 41.14%
Auraiya – 35.03%
Hathras – 36.61%
Etawah – 36.27%
Farrukhabad – 35.04%
Mahoba – 38.12%
Hamirpur – 35.82%
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Police and BJP workers clash in Kanpur, says report
According to Hindustan Times, a scuffle broke out in Juhi area of Kanpur on Sunday between BJP workers and police. In the third of the seven-phase elections in UP, a total of 627 candidates are in the fray, in which over 2.15 crore people are eligible to exercise their franchise.
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Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi born with silver spoon: JP Nadda
While 59 seats in Uttar Pradesh were voting, BJP president JP Nadda, addressing a rally in Shravasti on Sunday said: “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.”
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Poll code violation in Kanpur
Three incidences of violating the secrecy of voting were reported, action taken on them. There are certain provisions of the law making it mandatory for every voter to maintain secrecy and decorum of polling: Neha Sharma, DM Kanpur on poll code violation in the district
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UP registers 35.88% turnout till 1 pm
Uttar Pradesh recorded a voter turnout of 35.88 per cent till 1 pm in the third phase of the ongoing Assembly elections on Sunday. Voting for the third phase in 59 Assembly seats began at 7 am.
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Samajwadi Party alleges EVM glitches in Kanpur
Soon after polling began in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party alleged discrepancies in an Electronic Voting Machine in Kanpur Rural. The party alleged that even after a voter pressed the button next to Samajwadi Party, the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) issued a slip of the BJP. They asked the Election Commission to take note.
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21.18% turnout till 11 am
Uttar Pradesh recorded a voter turnout of 21.18 per cent till 11 am in the third phase of the ongoing Assembly elections on Sunday. Voting for the third phase in 59 Assembly seats began at 7 am.
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Farmers in UP won’t forgive BJP: Akhilesh Yadav
BJP will be eliminated. Farmers of UP won’t forgive them. We’ve hit century in first two phases and even in this phase SP-RLD alliance would be ahead of everyone else, said Samajwadi Party chief and party’s candidate from Karhal, Akhilesh Yadav after casting his vote in Jaswantnagar.
BJP going to be eliminated. Farmers of UP won't forgive them. We've hit century in first 2 phases & even in this phase SP & alliance would be ahead of everyone else: SP chief & party's candidate from Karhal, Akhilesh Yadav after voting in Jaswantnagar#UttarPradeshElections2022 pic.twitter.com/xDS7FVmwB0
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 20, 2022
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FIR against Kanpur mayor for violating secret ballot
Kanpur Mayor Pramila Pandey courted a controversy on Sunday after she shared pictures and videos inside the polling booth during the third-phase of UP assembly polls.
Pandey cast her vote at the Hudson School polling booth in Kanpur. She also took a video as she was casting her vote and shared in on several WhatsApp groups. Taking cognizance of the matter, the District Magistrate has initiated action against her.
“An FIR is being lodged against Mrs Pramila Pandey under relevant sections for breach of secrecy of voting at Hudson School polling station,” the Kanpur district magistrate posted on Twitter.
#UttarPradeshElections2022 | FIR lodged against Kanpur mayor Pramila Pandey under relevant sections for breach of secrecy of voting at Hudson School polling station, says DM Kanpur Nagar
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 20, 2022
She had shared pictures from inside the polling booth showing the EVM. pic.twitter.com/5bv9ZR5tIn
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UP registers 8.15% turnout till 9 am
Uttar Pradesh registered a voter turnout of 8.15 per cent till 9 am. Voting for the third phase in the Hindi heartland, in 59 Assembly seats, began at 7 am on Sunday, while polling in Punjab started at 8 am.
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Rajnath Singh urges voters to come out in large numbers
“Voters voting in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab today are requested to come out in large numbers to vote. The right to vote is the biggest right in a democracy. You must exercise your rights,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, whose son was among the candidates in the first phase of the UP Assembly elections, tweeted.
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Salman Khurshid, wife Louise cast their vote in Farrukhabad Sadar
Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid and his wife Louise Khurshid, who is also the party’s candidate from Farrukhabad Sadar, cast their vote at a polling booth in the constituency on Sunday. “I am feeling euphoric. All the women that I have interacted with are interested in casting their vote,” Louise said.
Congress leader Salman Khurshid & his wife and party's candidate from Farrukhabad Sadar, Louise Khurshid vote at a polling booth in the constituency.
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 20, 2022
"Feeling euphoric. Because of Priyanka Gandhi everywhere I went women expressed interest in voting," she says.#UPElections2022 pic.twitter.com/SjEaf5H9bP
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Key faces in third phase of UP polls
Among the 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.
Louise Khurshid is the wife of senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid. Former IPS officer Asim Arun is contestig from Kannauj Sadar on the BJP ticket, while Uttar Pradesh minister Ramnaresh Agnihotri is also in the fray in this phase.
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Voting across 16 districts today; Karhal to decide Akhilesh’s fate
In the Hindi heartland of Uttar Pradesh, the districts where polling is being held on Sunday are Hathras, Firozabad, Etah, Kasganj, Mainpuri, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Hamirpur and Mahoba.
The Karhal Assembly seat, from where Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is contesting, will also vote in the third phase today. The BJP has fielded Union minister SP Singh Baghel from the seat.
UP Assembly Elections 2022 LATEST Updates:
Polling for phase 3 begins
Polling for 59 Assembly constituencies spread across 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh will take place in the third phase on Sunday (20 February). The first and second phase of voting were held on 10 and 14 February, respectively.
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