New Delhi: UP Election 2022 Highlights: The battle for Uttar Pradesh began today with voting in 58 assembly seats spread across 11 districts in the western part of the state.
Polling began at 7 am and is being held in accordance with the Covid guidelines issued by the Election Commission. The voting will end at 6 pm.
UP elections 2022 will be held in seven phases - February 10, 14, 20, 23, 27, March 3 and 7.
Ministers whose fate will be decided in the first phase include Shrikant Sharma, Suresh Rana, Sandeep Singh, Kapil Dev Agarwal, Atul Garg and Chowdhury Lakshmi Narain.
As many as 623 candidates are in the fray in the first phase and around 2.27 crore people are eligible to vote in this phase. In 2017, the BJP bagged 53 of the 58 seats, while the Samajwadi Party and the BSP had got two seats each. One seat had gone to the Rashtriya Lok Dal.
UP Elections 2022 are perhaps the most keenly contested and politically significant election as it also has the most number of Lok Sabha seats that play a crucial role in general elections. All political parties are making a big election push in Uttar Pradesh with star campaigners drawing huge crowds at various rallies.
Here are the Highlights on UP Election Phase 1 Voting:
Feb 10, 2022 16:12 (IST)
Don't let UP turn into Kerala, Kashmir or Bengal, Yogi Adityanath tells voters
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked people to return the BJP to power or face the possibility of the state turning into a "Kashmir, Kerala or Bengal", Yogi Adityanath made the remark in a six-minute video message on Twitter, on the eve of Thursday's polling for the first phase of the assembly elections in UP.
The Chief Minister said he was concerned that rioters, whose activities were curbed by his government, are now feeling uneasy. Terrorists are making threats, he added.
"Be alert. If you miss this time, the five-year effort will be washed away. And it will take no time for UP to become Kashmir, Kerala or Bengal." "This vote will be your guarantee to a life without fear," Yogi Adityanath said in his appeal to voters.
Feb 10, 2022 13:51 (IST)
Up Polls: 35% voter turnout till 1pm
In the first phase of polling, Uttar Pradesh has recorded a 35.03% voter turnout at 1pm, according to data released by the Election Commission.
Feb 10, 2022 13:12 (IST)
Government will get medical care to your doorstep :Rahul Gandhi in Uttarkhand
At a rally in Uttarakhand's Manglaur, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says that if voted to power, their party will ensure that ambulances and medicines reach the doorstep of everyone who needs them.
Feb 10, 2022 12:37 (IST)
People Voting FOr Riots-Free UP: PM Modi
At a rally in Saharanpur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "People Have Decided To vote for those who will ensure 'riots-free' UP."
Feb 10, 2022 12:27 (IST)
PM Modi lauds voters for turning out in large numbers
Some constituencies in western UP are voting for the 1st phase. I'm glad that on such winter mornings, people are going to vote in huge numbers. I appreciate all these voters. BJP UP's 'ghoshna patra' is a resolution for welfare: PM Narendra Modi says during a rally in Saharanpur.
Feb 10, 2022 12:08 (IST)
EVM and VVPAT Malfunction complaints being addressed immediately: Chief Electoral Officer
EVM & VVPAT malfunction complaints are being addressed immediately. Law and order is maintained at all polling stations, voting underway peacefully. A complaint of a person being stopped from voting in Agra has been found baseless: Chief Electoral officer, Uttar Pradesh.
