Uttar Pradesh recorded a voter turnout of 60.1 per cent in the third of the seven phase polls in the state while Punjab reported 63 per cent polling.
The average voter turnout for the single-phase election to the 117-member assembly in Punjab was 63.44 per cent, according to the state chief electoral office, while in Uttar Pradesh, where 59 constituencies went to polls in phase three, it was 60.63 per cent.
Results for the assembly elections of Punjab and Uttar Pradesh will be declared on March 10 along with that of Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand.
While in Uttar Pradesh, as many as 627 candidates were in the fray in the third phase of the polls to the 403-member assembly, in Punjab, 1,304 candidates contested the elections.
The Samajwadi Party today alleged discrepancies in the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) during the third phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh. The party claims that the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) issued a slip of the BJP even when their leader had cast a vote for Samajwadi.
The Election Commission said that they found the complaint baseless.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is contesting from the Karhal assembly seat, which will also go to polls today. The BJP has fielded Union minister S P Singh Baghel from the seat.
Counting of votes in both the states, along with Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, will take place on March 10.
Here are the highlights on Assembly Elections 2022:
The Punjab Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju on Sunday informed that 18 FIRs have been registered across the state in 'minor incidents' that were reported during the assembly polls in the state.
Meanwhile, a total of 63.44 per cent of voter turnout is reported till 5 pm in the state.
An average voter turnout of 49.81 per cent was recorded in Punjab while Uttar Pradesh in its third phase of the Assembly elections witnessed an average voter turnout of 48.81 per cent till 3 pm on Sunday.
The average voter turnout was lowest in Sahibjada Ajit Singh Nagar with 42 per cent.
In the third phase of the seven-phased Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Lalitpur recorded a high average voter turnout of 59.18 per cent till 3 pm, followed by Etah with 53.20 per cent.
Targeting rival parties at an election rally in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled the Ahmedabad bomb blasts and said some parties are sympathetic to such terrorists and accused the erstwhile Samajwadi Party government of seeking withdrawal of cases against those involved in terror attacks in the state.
BJP leaders are now learning abcd, I want to tell them, "agar Kaka chale gaye toh Baba bhi chale jaenge" (if black farm laws were taken back, Yogi Ji will also go back)... He changed names of everything, now he has been named Baba bulldozer: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav in Ayodhya,UP pic.twitter.com/3btLEhmXQY
- ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 20, 2022
UP Polls 2022: PM Narendra Modi Says Parivarvadis Didn't Let Me Work For People Of UP Before 2017#ElectionsWithNDTV | Actor Sonu Sood's Car Seized During Attempt To Enter Punjab Poll Booth
- NDTV (@ndtv) February 20, 2022
Read more: https://t.co/2NbEMfcZYk pic.twitter.com/AksJzNGdsN
#ElectionsWithNDTV | Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal along with Parkash Singh Badal and Harsimrat Kaur casts his vote in Muktsar.
- NDTV (@ndtv) February 20, 2022
(ANI)#PunjabElections2022 pic.twitter.com/Coi1GzLaZA
#ElectionsWithNDTV | "People of Hardoi are supporting BJP in phase 3 of #UttarPradeshElections": Prime Minister @narendramodi addresses a rally in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh pic.twitter.com/wkzzxitR70
- NDTV (@ndtv) February 20, 2022
- Those indulging in appeasement politics will get a befitting reply from the people of UP on March 10.
- "People of Hardoi are supporting BJP in phase 3 of UP elections
PM Addresses Rally In UP's Hardoi
- NDTV (@ndtv) February 20, 2022
Watch LIVE: https://t.co/hMlRpgrUU6 pic.twitter.com/n8UAHbY77d
UP Election 2022: "Century In 1st 2 Phases, Next 2 Also, Will Win": Akhilesh Yadav To NDTVSamajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said his party has "hit century" in the first two phases as Uttar Pradesh votes in the third phase today. Fifty-nine seats across 16 districts are going to polls today -- of which the SP had won only nine in 2017.
There is a strong SAD-BSP wave in the state, you'll see exceptional results soon: Sukhbir Singh Badal, President, Shiromani Akali Dal#PunjabElections2022 pic.twitter.com/hKf8ZpcU7L
- ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2022
A couple who votes together, stays together! This elderly couple came out to vote in Punjab, it's time you go vote too!! @TheCEOPunjab #GoVote #AssemblyElections2022 #ElectionCommissionOfIndia #ECI pic.twitter.com/acD7nvkHou
- Election Commission of India #SVEEP (@ECISVEEP) February 20, 2022
In Uttar Pradesh Elections Third Phase, 2 Brides In Mahoba And Firozabad Head To Vote Right After WeddingThe two women cast their votes in Firozabad and Mahoba districts of Uttar Pradesh during the third phase of the polls in the state
In Uttar Pradesh, polling is being held in seven-phases. In the third phase, where 59 assembly seats of 16 districts will go to polls, 627 candidates are contesting and over 2.15 crore people are eligible to vote.
The districts where polling will be held are Hathras, Firozabad, Etah, Kasganj, Mainpuri, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Jalaun, Jhanshi, Lalitpur, Hamirpur and Mahoba.
#WATCH | Etawah | Samajwadi Party (SP) founder-patron Mulayam Singh Yadav arrives at a polling booth in Jaswantnagar, Saifai to cast his vote for the third phase of #UttarPradeshElections2022 pic.twitter.com/k59H8zsnEC
- ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 20, 2022
Kanpur Mayor Pramila Pandey In Trouble Over Pic, Case Filed For Violating Secret BallotKanpur Mayor Pramila Pandey today created a controversy when she clicked pictures and videos inside the polling booth. Ms Pandey shared the photo of her voting for Bharatiya Janata Party during the third-phase of UP assembly polls.
Congress MP Partap Singh Bajwa casts his vote at polling booth number 145 in Gurdaspur. #PunjabElections pic.twitter.com/tYJtyubiA9
- ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2022
Congress leader Manish Tewari casts his vote in #PunjabElections2022 at Ludhiana
- ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2022
I request people to keep in mind the interests of Punjab, rise above caste & religion while voting in this election, he says. pic.twitter.com/EPlO3B6A2V
EVM not working in the following areas:
- Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) February 20, 2022
Attari AC, Booth No. 197
Phagwara AC, Booth No. 119
Nihal Singh Wala AC, Booth No. 13@ECISVEEP For immediate action please
A newly-wed bride, Julie cast her vote at polling booth no.305 in Firozabad assembly constituency before leaving for her in-laws' house. She got married last night and was leaving for her in-laws' house this morning. #UttarPradeshElection2022 pic.twitter.com/YtRxthyNik
- ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 20, 2022
Punjab's Education, Sports & NRI Affairs Minister, Pargat Singh, casts his vote at a polling booth in Mithapur, Jalandhar
- ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2022
Voting will be done on the confidence built among the people of Punjab by CM Channi, he says. pic.twitter.com/sQgBxRva4p
Conjoined twins, Sohna and Mohna, cast their votes at polling booth no.101 in Manawala, Amritsar. #PunjabElections pic.twitter.com/qx2pxuJ2N9
- ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2022
As Punjab is going to poll today, practice your constitutional right by casting your valuable vote for a progressive change. Also, urge your family and friends to step out and vote because every single vote counts!
- Charanjit S Channi (@CHARANJITCHANNI) February 20, 2022
"It's leadership of the party. It'll now be the will of the almighty & people, we've made all efforts," says CM Charanjit Singh Channi as he offers prayers at Gurudwara Sri Katalgarh Sahib, Kharar
- ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2022
He is contesting #PunjabElections from Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur constituencies. pic.twitter.com/0CaMNqMrFL
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
Preparations underway ahead of voting for the #PunjabElections2022; Visuals from polling booth no 76-80 in Mithapur, Jalandhar
- ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2022
Voting for the Punjab Assembly elections will start at 8 am. pic.twitter.com/kZ6QiQJCzI
In Uttar Pradesh, polling is being held in seven-phases. In the third phase, where 59 assembly seats of 16 districts will go to polls, 627 candidates are contesting and over 2.15 crore people are eligible to vote.
The districts where polling will be held are Hathras, Firozabad, Etah, Kasganj, Mainpuri, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Jalaun, Jhanshi, Lalitpur, Hamirpur and Mahoba.
