Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath performed holi with complete enthusiasm with color and flower petals amidst slogans of 'Yogi Yogi' and 'Jai Shri Ram'.
Tag: Uttar Pradesh Assembly Polls
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Over part of Hindu electorate again BJP, Muslim electors favour SP in Uttar Pradesh: Submit-poll survey
Through PTI
LUCKNOW: The BJP were given the toughen of the over part of the Hindu electorate whilst the Samajwadi Birthday party used to be subsidized by means of over two-third of Muslim electors within the just-concluded Uttar Pradesh Meeting polls, a post-poll survey has published.
In line with the findings of the CSDS-Lokniti survey, the BJP noticed a marginal build up in its toughen a few of the Muslim electorate as in comparison to the 2017 Meeting elections.
The find out about additionally issues to the truth that the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Birthday party were given toughen of 26 in line with cent of Hindu electorate, up from 18 in line with cent within the ultimate Meeting elections.
Yadav had visited many temples in process his whirlwind marketing campaign with an intention to dent the BJP’s vote base a few of the Hindus.
The post-poll survey used to be printed completely by means of The Hindu.
Sanjay Kumar, professor and co-director of Lokniti, a Analysis programme on the Centre for the Learn about of Creating Societies (CSDS), instructed PTI that the findings of the survey have been according to a complete pattern, the most important issue for any survey to be correct.
Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath had set the tone for a polarised elections, pronouncing 80 in line with cent of the inhabitants supported the BJP whilst the remainder 20 in line with cent like previously proceed to have aversion to it.
His observation used to be noticed within the political circles as a connection with the ratio of Hindus and Muslims within the state’s inhabitants.
The CSDS-Lokniti survey says the BJP used to be favoured by means of 54 in line with cent of the Hindu electorate as in comparison to 47 in line with cent in 2017.
The BSP used to be supported by means of 14 in line with cent Hindu electorate.
The Congress used to be supported by means of 2 in line with cent Hindu electorate.
The BJP and its alliance companions bagged 273 of the 403 Meeting seats within the elections, the result of which have been declared on March 10.
The SP-led alliance were given 125 seats whilst the Congress were given handiest two seats, down from seven ultimate time.
The BSP were given just one seats, its worst-ever efficiency.
The post-poll survey published that 79 in line with cent of Muslim electorate selected the SP, up from 46 in line with cent within the 2017 state elections.
Regardless that there’s no Muslim candidate a few of the 273 winners of the BJP-led coalition, 8 in line with cent of Muslim electorate supported it, an build up of 3 proportion issues than the 2017 polls.
The BJP had now not fielded a unmarried Muslim candidate whilst one candidate from the group used to be given by means of its alliance spouse Apna Dal (Sonelal), who had fielded a group member towards Azam Khan’s son Abdullah Azam in Suar of Rampur.
Apna Dal candidate Haider Ali Khan misplaced to Azam’s son.
The election effects got here as a nightmare for the BSP, which used to be supported by means of handiest six in line with cent of the Muslim electorate, down from 19 in line with cent ultimate time.
The Congress too noticed a significant decline in toughen a few of the group as handiest 3 in line with cent Muslims supported it as towards 19 in line with cent ultimate time.
Mayawati had the day prior to this blamed the “casteist media” for spreading rumours that the BSP used to be the B-team of the BJP.
The BSP had fielded 87 Muslim applicants adopted by means of 75 by means of the Congress and 64 by means of the SP.
Thirty-four Muslim applicants gained the elections, 9 greater than the ultimate time.
Of the winner, 31 belonged to the Samajwadi Birthday party.
3 others belonged to the SP’s alliance partners–Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and Om Prakash Rajbhar’s Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Birthday party (SBSP).
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Uttar Pradesh Meeting polls: Electorate reject maximum dons-turned-politicians
By way of PTI
LUCKNOW: Whilst a couple of ‘bahubalis’ controlled wins within the Uttar Pradesh Meeting elections, a majority of them had been rejected through the citizens. In step with the consequences, many alleged dons-turned-politicians didn’t make it to the Uttar Pradesh Meeting.
Those come with Dhananjay Singh (Malhani), Vijay Mishra (Gyanpur), Yash Bhadra Singh Monu (Isauli) and Amarmani Tripathi (Nautanwa), son of Purvanchal strongman Yatra Amanmani Tripathi, who’s sentenced to lifestyles imprisonment.
On the other hand, then again, Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya (Kunda) and Abhay Singh (Gosaiganj) controlled to win. From Malhni seat of Jaunpur, Janta Dal (United) strongman Dhananjay Singh misplaced to Samajwadi Birthday celebration candidate Fortunate Yadav through a margin of 17,527 votes.
Dhananjay, a former MP, used to be surrounded through a number of controversies previous to the elections. The Lucknow police had additionally introduced a praise of Rs 25,000 on him in a homicide case. On the other hand, within the next investigation, he were given a blank chit.
Any other ‘bahubali’ Vijay Mishra, who has controlled to be the MLA from Gyanpur since 2002, needed to face defeat this time. He was the one MLA of the Nishad Birthday celebration to win in 2017. On the other hand, because the birthday party determined towards fielding him this time, he converted to the Pragatisheel Manav Samaj Birthday celebration and stood 3rd from the seat.
He had made it to the Meeting in 2002, 2007 and 2012 on SP price tag. Yash Bhadra Singh Monu of the Bahujan Samaj Birthday celebration (BSP), who had unsuccessfully contested two times from Sultanpur’s Isauli seat, needed to face defeat as soon as once more.
Amanmani Tripathi, who used to be jailed previous in a homicide case, used to be additionally defeated. He used to be an unbiased candidate from the similar seat within the 2017 Meeting elections, and this time, he had contested on a BSP price tag.
In the meantime Raghuraj Pratap Singh, any other strongman, controlled to win the elections from Kunda for the 8th consecutive time period. Having been an unbiased candidate for lengthy, he shaped his personal birthday party Jansatta Dal Loktantrik this time. He has been the MLA from Kunda seat of Pratapgarh since 1993.
Samajwadi Birthday celebration strongman Abhay Singh controlled to win the Gosaiganj seat, a constituency he had received in 2012 however confronted defeat in 2017. Mafia-turned-politician Brijesh Singh’s nephew Sushil controlled to win the election from Sayedaraja seat, thereby changing into an MLA for the fourth time.
In 2007, he had received the election from Dhanapur seat on a BSP price tag whilst in 2012, he used to be elected MLA from Sakaldiha.
Mukhtar Ansari, who received the MLA seat from Mau Sadar on a number of events, didn’t contest the election this time however his son Abbas Ansari controlled to make it to the Meeting from the senior Ansari’s bastion. Abbas used to be elected MLA from Mau Sadar seat at the price tag of SP best friend Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Birthday celebration. He defeated his nearest rival Ashok Kumar Singh of the BJP through greater than 38,000 votes.
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Saffron reigns in Uttar Pradesh as BJP ratings thumping win, Samajwadi Birthday celebration at far-off 2d
Via PTI
LUCKNOW: The BJP stormed again to energy within the an important state of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, trouncing its major rival Samajwadi Birthday celebration, with Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath saying that individuals have buried the politics of caste and faith.
The saffron birthday party with its allies used to be profitable or main in 274 seats out of 403, changing into the primary birthday party in over 3 many years to shape a central authority for a 2d consecutive time within the state.
The Samajwadi Birthday celebration led via Akhilesh Yadav and its allies misplaced after a spirited bid to dislodge the BJP, profitable or main in 124 seats, whilst nationwide events just like the Congress (two two seats) and the BSP (one seat) have been lowered to insignificance within the race.
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As counting of votes persisted past due into the evening, Adityanath had established a lead of one.3 lakh votes over his nearest rival Subhawati Shukla of the SP within the Gorakhpur City constituency.
On the other hand, his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya misplaced in Sirathu via 7,337 votes to SP’s Pallavi Patel.
Influential OBC chief Swami Prasad Maurya, who surrender the BJP and the Adityanath cupboard to enroll in the SP forward of the meeting elections, misplaced in Fazilnagar via greater than 45,000 votes.
The BJP used to be profitable or main in 256 seats, Apna Dal (Sonelal) and the NISHAD birthday party, the 2 allies of the BJP, are profitable or main in 12 seats and 6 seats respectively, in keeping with the Election Fee (EC) web site.
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Within the opposition camp, the SP used to be profitable or main in 110 seats and its allies Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) has 8 seats and the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Birthday celebration had gained or used to be forward in six seats.
Top Minister Narendra Modi hailed Adityanath’s feat and recommended that the victory in Uttar Pradesh will pave the wave for the BJP’s win within the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Lauding BJP staff for making sure an early Holi via making the birthday party victorious in 4 states, Modi stated its vote proportion has higher in Manipur, Uttar Pradesh and Goa even if it used to be in energy within the states.
The birthday party has additionally retained energy in Uttarkhand.
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In Lucknow, addressing joyous BJP staff on the birthday party’s state headquarters, Adityanath stated the “deceptive” marketing campaign run via the Opposition during the last 2-3 days has been put aside via the individuals who reposed religion within the just right governance of the BJP.
He used to be it sounds as if concentrated on Samajwadi Birthday celebration leader Akhilesh Yadav over EVM tampering allegations.
“The false propaganda relating to EVMs and election subject matter over the previous couple of days were rejected,” Adityanath stated.
“The Folks of UP have buried the dynastic politics and in addition politics of caste and faith via making sure victory to the BJP and its allies,” Adityanath, who used to be the BJP’s face in Uttar Pradesh polls, stated.
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In line with the EC web site at 10.30 PM, effects have been declared on 369 seats, whilst counting used to be occurring 34 seats.
Dara Singh Chauhan, every other minister who had surrender the cupboard together with Maurya and Dharam Singh Saini to enroll in the SP, has gained the Ghosi seat via 22,216.
Saini misplaced the elections to BJP’s Mukesh Choudhary via 315 votes.
State Congress leader Ajay Kumar Lallu used to be languishing on the 3rd spot within the Tamukhi Raj meeting constituency, in keeping with the EC web site.
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Amid the rout of the birthday party, Congress legislature birthday party chief Aradhana Mishra gained from her circle of relatives’s conventional Rampur Khas constituency in Pratapgarh district.
In line with the EC, the BJP’s vote proportion stands at 41.3 %, whilst that of the SP stood at 32 %.
The vote proportion of the BSP is 12.9 % and that of the RLD is two.93 %.
The vote proportion of the Congress is two.37 % whilst that of AAP and AIMIM used to be lower than .5 % every.
Despite the fact that it registered a landslide victory in Punjab, Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration filed to open its account in Uttar Pradesh the place it contested on all 403 seats.
Identical used to be the destiny of Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi headed AIMIM which had fielded applicants in 100 seats.
Excited BJP supporters smeared color (gulal) on every different and rolled out bulldozers in Lucknow, Gorakhpur and Varanasi amongst different puts to rejoice the victory.
Adityanath, who’s in most cases known as “Maharaj ji”, earned this new sobriquet of “bulldozer baba” all the way through the present elections because of his widespread reference of the heavy system that government deployed to raze the ill-gotten belongings of criminals and mafias within the state underneath his rule.
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Congress relegated to margins in UP: Its seat tally down to two from 7, vote proportion to two.35% from 6.25%
Via PTI
LUCKNOW: The Congress, which has dominated Uttar Pradesh for the longest time frame amongst political events however has been out of energy for 3 many years, plunged into additional wasteland within the state, profitable simply two seats.
Whilst its seats tally got here down to 2 from seven in 2017, its vote proportion declined to two.35 in step with cent from 6.25 in step with cent.
The 2 seats it received are Rampur Khas and Pharenda.
In Rampur Khas, Congress candidate Aradhana Mishra defeated her closest rival BJP’s Nagesh Pratap Singh through 14,741 votes, whilst in Pharenda Virendra Chaudhary defeated the BJP’s Bajrang Bahadur Singh through 1,087 votes.
The birthday party’s deficient display in Amethi and Rae Bareli, which have been regarded as its strongholds now not way back, endured the place it didn’t get a unmarried seat, its applicants getting a 3rd or fourth spot at maximum puts.
State Congress president and Tamkuhi Raj seat MLA Ajay Kumar Lallu additionally didn’t make a mark.
In Rampur Khas additionally its profitable margin has come down.
The Congress marketing campaign was once led through birthday party nationwide basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who crisscrossed the state preserving conferences and roadshows in an try to resurrect the birthday party which have been at the sidelines because the previous 3 many years.
Priyank’s marketing campaign centred round ladies with the slogan of ‘ ladki hun lad sakti hun’ and had get a hold of the brand new experiment of issuing a separate manifesto for girls who have been additionally given 40% tickets.
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SP president Akhilesh Yadav helps to keep eye on effects from occasion workplace, no remark from him but
By means of PTI
LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Birthday celebration president Akhilesh Yadav remained within the occasion workplace until Thursday night time tracking the ballot leads to which his party-led alliance misplaced to the BJP-headed coalition.
There used to be no remark from him at the ballot consequence until past due night time on Thursday.
Birthday celebration’s nationwide spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary instructed PTI that Yadav had come to the workplace round 11.00 within the morning, and remained there all over the day.
He left for house within the night time.
When requested whether or not the SP leader talked in regards to the ballot effects, Chaudhary stated he’ll evaluation the election consequence.
Yadav himself received from the Karhal meeting seat through a margin of 67,504 votes.
He defeated Union minister SP Singh Baghel of the BJP.
Alternatively, his occasion (SP) and allies may just no longer forestall the BJP from getting re-elected for the second one consecutive time in Uttar Pradesh.
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Uttar Pradesh: SP employees protest in Azamgarh, Moradabad claiming restoration of clean poll papers
Via PTI
MORADABAD: Samajwadi Birthday party employees staged protests in Azamgarh and Moradabad on Wednesday claiming restoration of clean poll papers from a automobile whilst alleging wrongdoing at the a part of the reputable equipment.
In a tweet from its reputable Twitter account, the SP claimed that the automobile sporting 10,000 simple poll papers was once making an attempt to go into a powerful room in Azamgarh after switching off its headlights.
“The automobile from Varanasi was once stopped via alert SP employees on the gate. At whose behest had been the poll papers being taken? What was once the aim? EC please explain,” the SP stated in a tweet and likewise shared a video of the automobile and birthday celebration employees staging protest.
At the instructions of SP president Akhilesh Yadav, a birthday celebration delegation led via state unit president Naresh Uttam Patel and nationwide secretary Rajendra Chaudhari met Election Fee (EC) officers in Lucknow in reference to the restoration of poll papers.
The delegation, which submitted a written grievance, additionally forwarded a duplicate to the Leader Election Commissioner.
Alternatively, District Election Officer of Azamgarh Amrit Tripath clarified that the automobile belonged to the block building officer (BDO) and the recovered poll papers had been unused postal ballots which needed to be submitted in conjunction with the poll papers.
Via mistake the BDO didn’t post it, he stated, including that it was once not anything however stationery.
However because of the negligence of the BDO, advice for his suspension has been made to the Election Fee and the entire applicants had been knowledgeable about this.
In Moradabad, an enormous ruckus erupted after the Tehsildar was once allegedly stuck with two poll packing containers hidden in a automobile close to the robust room at Mandi Samiti.
Former SP district president of Jaiveer Singh Yadav informed newshounds, “Dharmendra, the Tehsildar of Bilari reached the robust room space in a automobile of Bilari municipality. Poll packing containers had been hidden below mattresses stored throughout the automotive.”
“The tehsildar misbehaved with SP brokers after they attempted to prevent him from coming into the EVM robust room and he additionally attempted to take the poll packing containers within,” Singh alleged.
Claiming that over 1,400 clean poll papers had been throughout the packing containers, SP candidate Faheem alleged that they had been supposed to get replaced with postal ballots.
Moradabad DM Shailendra Kumar Singh and SSP Bablu Kumar reached the Mandi Samiti and controlled to pacify the protesters.
“They had been unused ballots and the packing containers had been sealed. Although, it was once a mistake at the a part of the folk involved for looking to switch the unused ballots to a more secure position. The tehsildar has been relieved of his accountability preserving in view the cases,” the DM stated.
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Our combat has simply begun: Priyanka Gandhi to Congress employees in Uttar Pradesh
Via PTI
NEW DELHI: At the eve of counting of votes for the Uttar Pradesh meeting polls, Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday advised the celebration employees to be in a position for maintaining their combat for folks’s reason, pronouncing “our combat has simply begun” and “we need to transfer ahead with new power”.
In a message to the Congress applicants, place of job bearers and leaders from Uttar Pradesh, the AICC common secretary in-charge of the state mentioned the celebration fought the 2022 UP meeting elections with complete pressure.
“In spite of the absence of a Congress govt within the state for a very long time, the way in which you all fought for the folk of the state and remained dedicated to public carrier which is the true goal of politics, I’m very happy with this,” Priyanka Gandhi mentioned in her message in Hindi posted on Twitter.
Noting that the foundation of democracy is the vote of the folk, Priyanka Gandhi mentioned regardless of the consequence is also day after today, it’ll be consistent with the knowledge and figuring out of the folk, and that’s paramount.
“Subsequently, whilst respecting the mandate, all folks should get ready for proceeding our combat with the spirit of loyalty and determination against our nation and state. Our combat has simply begun, we need to transfer ahead with braveness and new power,” she asserted.
Priyanka Gandhi mentioned that with the power and perseverance of the Congress employees and applicants, the celebration’s marketing campaign in those elections used to be certain and confirmed the way in which for the growth of the state.
The efforts of the Congress carried ahead issue-based politics on this election, she mentioned.
“Simply as democracy provides you with the accountability to boost the problems of the folk, in the similar method it’s your accountability to offer protection to each unmarried vote given via the folk within the election. Day after today, at the day of counting, it’s a must to be alert and give protection to each vote as a real democracy watchdog,” Priyanka Gandhi mentioned.
Counting of votes polled within the a very powerful Uttar Pradesh elections will happen on Thursday, the end result of which is able to come to a decision whether or not the BJP returns to energy for the second one consecutive time period.
Virtually the entire go out polls have predicted that the BJP will go back to energy.
They have got forecast an building up in Samajwadi Birthday party’s tally however no longer sufficient to shape the federal government.
The go out polls have predicted a deficient appearing via the Congress within the election.
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Uttar Pradesh polls: Samajwadi Celebration, BSP staff create ruckus in Mathura alleging EVM tampering
Through ANI
MATHURA: The Samajwadi Celebration (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Celebration (BSP) staff on Tuesday created ruckus after an individual entered the Mandi Committee of Mathura with out an ID card the place Digital Vote casting Machines (EVMs) had been saved underneath the CCTV surveillance for the counting of votes day after today.
The employees of the 2 events alleged that the individual used to be tampering with the EVMs and demanded an investigation into the incident.
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Chatting with the media individuals, Sanjay Lather, the SP employee stated, “The Election Fee had already made up our minds that no person can be allowed right here with out ID playing cards. However we were given to understand that an individual went within claiming that he had to arrange a pc device there. No professional used to be provide with him. He didn’t raise an ID card. The district management will have to examine the topic as a result of he used to be there for 4 hours which is able to additionally result in tampering with EVMs.”
On the other hand, the individual being accused of coming into the premises instructed the media individuals that he went within the Mandi Committee for putting in laptop methods that can be wanted with EVMs right through the counting of votes.
“I got here right here for the set up of laptop methods. After I got here again, those other folks status out of doors stuck me, so I referred to as SDM to achieve the spot. I’ve my ID and permission of officers,” stated, Kanungo, the one that used to be stuck.
The town police professional whilst chatting with the media refuted the allegations and claimed that the individual reached the Mandi Committee for the set up of laptop methods however he forgot to hold his ID card. The counting of votes will happen on March 10.
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EVMs have been marked for coaching of officers for counting responsibility, clarifies EC on Akhilesh Yadav’s allegation
By means of PTI
LUCKNOW: Hours after the Samajwadi Birthday party leader Akhilesh Yadav claimed {that a} truck wearing EVMs was once “intercepted” in Varanasi, the Election Fee clarified that those EVMs have been “marked for coaching” of officers who will probably be on responsibility all over the counting of votes and weren’t utilized in elections.
In a observation issued right here overdue on Tuesday evening, the place of business of the Leader Electoral Officer of UP stated {that a} “‘hearsay was once unfold by way of other people of a few political birthday celebration by way of preventing the car and alleging that those EVMs have been utilized in elections”.
“Consistent with the file despatched by way of the District Election Officer (of Varanasi), it was once discovered all over the investigation that those EVMs have been marked for coaching.
“To coach the officers interested in counting responsibility, coaching has been organised for March 9 (Wednesday),” it stated The observation stated the second one coaching of the workers engaged in counting responsibility is on Wednesday and “those machines are at all times utilized in coaching for hands-on coaching”.
“Those EVMs have been being taken for coaching nowadays, and hearsay was once unfold by way of other people of a few political birthday celebration by way of preventing the car, and alleging that those EVMs have been utilized in elections,” the observation stated.
The UP CEO place of business additionally stated that all of the EVMs used for vote casting are sealed within the strongroom and secured in a three-tier safety cordon of the central paramilitary forces.
Those machines are totally remoted and safe and are often monitored by way of CCTVs during the day (24×7).
The District Election Officer of Varanasi has knowledgeable the representatives of quite a lot of political events referring to this, the observation stated.
Samajwadi Birthday party leader Akhilesh Yadav previous accused the ruling BJP of seeking to thieve votes, announcing {that a} truck wearing EVMs was once “intercepted” in Varanasi whilst two others were given away.
Counting of votes will happen on March 10.