The ongoing sixth round of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls is set to decide the fate of 676 candidates in the fray. Twitter/ @ECISVEEP
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उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा सामान्य निर्वाचन 2022
— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) March 3, 2022
छठे चरण के अंतर्गत 10 जनपदों में सायं 05 बजे तक कुल औसतन मतदान 53.31% रहा।#ECI#AssemblyElections2022#GoVote#GoVoteUP_Phase6 pic.twitter.com/ygV0m0veZT
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Silence period has begun from 4 PM today for 22 Assembly Constituencies in the 2nd phase of Manipur. During this time, election campaigning is prohibited.#AssemblyElections2022 #ElectionCommissionOfIndia #ECI pic.twitter.com/N95AluVAcd
— Election Commission of India #SVEEP (@ECISVEEP) March 3, 2022
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#UttarakhandElections2022 | 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, dist presidents, candidates & in-charges invited
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 3, 2022
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said the BJP's victory in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls is necessary to ensure that the state's journey on the path of development does not stop.
Taking a jibe at the Opposition, he said that dynasts who only try to fill their 'tijori' (vault) can never fulfill the dreams of the poor.
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 are being cast in favour of the BJP, the prime minister told the meeting.
"The BJP's victory in the assembly elections is necessary because Uttar Pradesh is moving on the path of development and it should not stop now," Modi said.
- PTI
ये विजय इसलिए जरूरी है क्योंकि उत्तर प्रदेश विकास के जिस पथ पर चल पड़ा है, उसे हमें अब थमने नहीं देना है।
— BJP Uttar Pradesh (@BJP4UP) March 3, 2022
आजादी के बाद पहली बार ऐसा हुआ है जब पूर्वांचल के लोगों की आवाज दिल्ली से लेकर लखनऊ तक बड़ी मजबूती के साथ गूंज रही है।
- प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi #पूर्वांचल_में_कमल pic.twitter.com/iJ8yKlLMkL
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Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday accused rival parties of trying to divide people on the lines of caste and religion, and ignoring their problems like inflation and unemployment.
Targeting the ruling BJP, she said it is the government's duty to mitigate problems of the public but in Uttar Pradesh, the issue of stray cattle was created by the government's policies.
Addressing a public meeting in Sonbhadra, Vadra said, "The elections are a time (for the public) to gauge which party should be brought to power to serve the people for the next five years. However, parties like BJP, BSP and Samajwadi Party try to divide society on lines of caste and religion. Because of this, the actual problems of people like inflation, lack of jobs and lack of amenities are neglected."
"The biggest strength in a democracy is vote, which can make or destroy your future. Voters need to be aware and vote for people who are ready to work for you round the clock," she said.
- PTI
कांग्रेस महासचिव श्रीमती @priyankagandhi जी ने ओबरा, सोनभद्र में विशाल जनसभा को सम्बोधित कर कांग्रेस उम्मीदवारों के लिए वोट करने की अपील की।
— UP Congress (@INCUttarPradesh) March 3, 2022
कांग्रेस पार्टी आदिवासी हितों की रक्षा करने के लिए प्रतिबद्ध है।#कांग्रेस_आपके_द्वार pic.twitter.com/flrmR9yEYt
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उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा सामान्य निर्वाचन 2022
— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) March 3, 2022
छठे चरण के अंतर्गत 10 जनपदों में अपराह्न 03 बजे तक कुल औसतन मतदान 46.70% रहा।#ECI#AssemblyElections2022#GoVote#GoVoteUP_Phase6 pic.twitter.com/5Mim0qxkYD
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Describing herself as a "fighter", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that she was attacked by BJP workers after she arrived for campaigning in Uttar Pradesh in support of the Samajwadi Party.
"I was coming from the airport yesterday and going to the (Dashashwamedh) ghat. Midway, some BJP workers, who have nothing in their brain except violence, stopped my vehicle. They hit my car, pushed me and told me to go back," Banerjee claimed.
"It was then that I thought, they are going out (of power). They are completely gone, their defeat is imminent," the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief said.
Banerjee said she was in Uttar Pradesh for a political meeting and wondered why the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was so bothered about it.
"I am not a coward, I am a fighter. I have fought for a long time. The CPM attacked me in the past, I was attacked with sticks and shots were fired at me several times in the past. But I never bowed down," she added.
She said if her coming to Uttar Pradesh once can ensure BJP's defeat, she would come to the state a thousand times.
"It's not so easy, Khela hoga," Banerjee said, referring to the Hindi variation of the Bangla phrase which was the poll anthem of the TMC in West Bengal elections last year in which it defeated the BJP.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a rally in Chandauli ahead of seventh phase of #UttarPradeshElection2022 pic.twitter.com/1NJbBitbJm
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 3, 2022
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It is also an election to decide whether democracy will be saved or not, Yadav added.
This is the election of UP's future. It is also an election to decide whether democracy will be saved or not. When our govt will come, along with police recruitments, we'll also ensure that recruitments for Army are done: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav at a rally in Varanasi, UP pic.twitter.com/R2ZNRixlYt
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 3, 2022
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a rally in Jaunpur ahead of seventh phase of #UttarPradeshElection2022 pic.twitter.com/6CqJm5kLuz
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 3, 2022
UP Election 2022 Voting LIVE Updates: PM Modi addresses a rally in Jaunpur and Chandauli; 46.70% of votes polled till 3 pm
36.33% of voter turnout recorded till 1 pm in sixth phase of Assembly polls. While Ambedkarnagar had 40.36% voter turnout, Balrampur had 29.60% voting
BJP fighting for its existence in this polls, alleges SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar. He asserted the BJP will not be able to even cross double-figure in eastern Uttar Pradesh.
21.79% voter turnout recorded till 11 am in the sixth phase
BJP's Ravi Kishan believes voters will choose 'Ram Rajya'. Voter turnout will be historic in Purvanchal region, says Kishan.
Polling peaceful so far, says EC. EVM related complaints are being immediately addressed, Additional Chief Electoral Officer, BD Ram Tiwari added.
8.69% voter turnout recorded till 9 am in the sixth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. Around 2.15 crore people are eligible to vote in this phase. Till now, voting for 292 of the 403 Assembly seats has been completed.
BJP to win large number of seats under PM Modi’s leadership, says Yogi Adityanath. He also said the UP Assembly elections have reached a decisive stage.
Voting for the sixth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls began at 7 am on Thursday sealing the fate of political heavyweights such as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Congress’ Ajay Kumar Lallu and Samajwadi Party’s Swami Prasad Maurya.
With voting for 292 out of 403 Assembly seats over, the polling has now moved to the Purvanchal region of the state where 111 seats are up for grabs.
Of the remaining constituencies, 57 seats, spread across 10 districts, will go to the polls on Thursday and 54 in the final phase on March 10.
The districts where polling is to be held on Thursday are Ambedkarnagar, Balrampur, Siddharthnagar, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Maharajganj, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Deoria and Ballia.
These 57 Assembly segments, of which 11 are reserved, are crucial for the BJP. In the 2017 Assembly polls, it had won 46 of these seats.
Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh Ajay Kumar Shukla said the campaign for the sixth phase ended at 6 pm on Tuesday and all preparations for voting have been completed.
Among the 676 candidates in the fray this time are Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur Urban fighting his first Assembly polls, state Congress president Lallu from Tamkuhi Raj seat and Swami Prasad Maurya, who quit as BJP minister to join the Samajwadi Party, from Fazilnagar.
The Samajwadi Party has pitted the wife of late Upendra Dutt Shukla, a former BJP leader, against Adityanath. Azad Samaj Party founder Chandrashekhar Azad is also a contesting against the chief minister.
Leader of Opposition in the outgoing Assembly and Samajwadi Party leader Ram Govind Chaudhary is contesting from Bansdih.
Many incumbent ministers’ electoral fate will also be decided in this phase.
They include Surya Pratap Shahi trying his luck from Pathardeva seat, Satish Chandra Dwivedi from Itwa, Jai Pratap Singh from Bansi, Shree Ram Chauhan from Khajani and Jai Prakash Nishad from Rudrapur.
Surendra Singh, the incumbent MLA from Bairia in Ballia, who joined the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), a new entrant in Uttar Pradesh electoral politics, will face the electorate in this phase.
He had crossed over to the VIP after being denied a ticket by the BJP.
The campaigning in this phase witnessed the political parties go on an all-out attack on each other.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had attacked the BJP’s rivals by tagging them as ‘ghor pariwarvadi’ (staunch dynasts) who, he claimed, can never make India capable or Uttar Pradesh empowered.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi rebutted by saying the BJP was only against her family, which has not bowed down to the saffron party.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav had accused the BJP of hatching a conspiracy of ending reservation and “selling” government organisations to the private sector.
There are a total of over 2.14 crore voters in this phase.
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