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Assembly elections: UP second phase records 64% turnout, Amroha tops with 72%

LUCKNOW: The second phase of Uttar Pradesh elections on Monday saw a turnout of approximately 63% in 55 constituencies across nine districts of Rohilkhand and west UP regions.

The Times of India

BJP kept promises made for Bundelkhand in 2017 polls: Union minister Amit Shah

LUCKNOW: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted that the BJP fulfilled all the promises it made to the people of Bundelkhand during the 2017 assembly elections.

The Times of India

UP polls: BJP asks EC to check identity of women in ‘burqa’

MEERUT: In a letter to the EC, BJP state general secretary JSP Rathore has requested poll officials to ensure "proper identity check of 'pardanashin' women (those in purdah/burqa) turning up at voting centres".

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Why Dalits in Punjab's Doaba are angry with Congress

Punjab’s 117 assembly seats will go to the polls on February 20. The state’s Dalit community – which makes up 32 percent of the population – is being courted from all political corners. The Akali Dal has offered the deputy CM’s post, the BJP has promised the CM’s seat, and…

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UP 2nd phase polls: Will ‘silent’ Muslim voters oblige PM Modi, BJP?

NEW DELHI: Though Muslims are said to be inclined towards voting for Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) in the ongoing seven-phase assembly election in Uttar Pradesh (UP), Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP are making last-ditch efforts to woo the BJP's “silent voters” in the minority community.

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'Trust of people has been broken': Pallavi Patel on taking on UP's deputy CM in Sirathu

Local politics in Sirathu constituency in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi has taken a turn with the entry of Pallavi Patel, the joint candidate of the Apna Dal (K) and the Samajwadi Party. Sirathu is considered a stronghold of UP deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, but Patel sounds confident of success.

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2nd phase of UP assembly election: Why it’s do or die for Samajwadi Party

NEW DELHI: The second phase of election in Uttar Pradesh, being held in 55 seats on Monday, is a do or die battle for the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP)-Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) combine as more than half of the constituencies are Muslim-dominated and this minority community is poised to…

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UP assembly elections: Voting begins for 55 seats

LUCKNOW: Voting for 55 assembly seats spread across nine Uttar Pradesh districts started on Monday morning. This is the second phase of the assembly elections in the state.

The Times of India

This election is to save UP, Constitution, says SP chief Akhilesh Yadav

AGRA: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has said ongoing the assembly election is to save Uttar Pradesh and to safeguard the Constitution given by Dr BR Ambedkar. The poll result will impact national politics, he added.

The Times of India

Phase 2: From Deoband to Rampur, Muslim-centric seats on test in UP

MEERUT: Over 2 crore voters are set to exercise their franchise across 55 assembly constituencies in nine districts of UP on Monday. Several Muslim-majority seats would be keenly watched as the community constitutes more than 40% of the population in six of these districts.

The Times of India

BJP 'jittery'; raking up Hijab row, UCC shows hold over electorate slipping: Salman Khurshid

Accusing the BJP of polarisation during assembly polls by raking up issues such as the Hijab row and the Uniform Civil Code, senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Sunday said it showed that the BJP was "jittery" as its hold over the electorate was slipping, and asserted that the people…

The Hindu

Uttar Pradesh elections: AAP leader Sanjay Singh slams government for corruption

PILIBHIT: Rajya Sabha member of Aam Aadmi Party ((AAP) Sanjay Singh has accused the ruling BJP in UP of misappropriating donations contributed by the common men for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya and asked how can it meet expectations of the public with transparency.

The Times of India

All schools in Uttar Pradesh to reopen from Monday

LUCKNOW: All schools in UP from class nursery to class 8 shall be reopened from Monday, said ACS(home) Awanish Kumar Awasthi on Friday.

The Times of India

One phase down, six to go: Why UP’s rival alliances still have their work cut out for them

In multi-phase polls, which have become routine in bigger states or in states facing administrative challenges, the completion of phase one often brings an undercurrent for the next phases of the election campaign. This is also true for the ongoing seven-phase assembly election in Uttar Pradesh.

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Why paper leak cases in UP, MP & Haryana not given to CBI: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

JAIPUR: Condemning the behaviour of the BJP in the assembly on the REET issue, chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday asked the party why paper leak cases in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana were not given to the CBI.

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Rajasthan assembly ruckus: 4 BJP MLAs suspended

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After Yogi Adityanath’s Kerala bogey, CM Pinarayi Vijayan responds with #whatUPwants

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The people of Uttar Pradesh want development and social harmony and Kerala is the model to follow, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in a tweet on Thursday, responding to a ‘beware of Kerala’ slur by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.

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LDF, UDF flay Yogi, BJP justifies him

UP CM’s remark evokes sharp criticism in State

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Assembly Elections 2022: UP records 57.79% voter turnout till 5 pm in the first phase

Uttar Pradesh recorded 57.79% voter turnout till 5 pm in the first phase of Assembly elections.

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U.P. Assembly polls | Vote BJP to prevent U.P. from becoming Kerala, says CM Yogi Adityanath; Pinarayi Vijayan responds

His appeal to voters draws sarcastic retort from CPI(M)

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Modi hails Yogi govt, BJP policies, but was ANI interview in violation of MCC?

A day ahead of polling for the first phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared on an interview with ANI’s Smita Prakash, and while it may not have been in direct violation of the model code of conduct issued by the election commission, the broadcast…

The Times of India

Why UP election may be a referendum on BJP govt’s handling of Covid-19, farmers’ protest

NEW DELHI: As Uttar Pradesh goes to the first of the seven phases of election on Thursday, the BJP government led by chief minister Yogi Adityanath faces a stiff challenge from the opposition parties, particularly the Samajwadi Party, to retain power in the most populous state of the country.

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Voters reach polling booths despite cold, foggy weather in UP's Aligarh

Voters reached the polling booths in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh city to cast their votes amid foggy and cold weather on Thursday morning.

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UP polls: EVMs facing issues replaced in Shamli district

The District Magistrate of Uttar Pradesh's Shamli on Thursday informed that some complaints regarding Electronic Voting Machines have been received from a few polling booths as voting for the first phase of State assembly elections began today morning.

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UP assembly polls: Voting for first phase underway in 58 constituencies

Voting for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections underway on Thursday at 7:00 am.

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