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  • UP polls seventh section: Over 46 in step with cent turnout recorded until 3 pm

    Through PTI

    LUCKNOW: Over 46 in step with cent voter turnout used to be recorded until 3 pm within the 7th and ultimate section of the Uttar Pradesh Meeting elections for 54 seats on Monday.

    Vote casting began at 7 am.

    It ended at 4 pm within the Chakia (Chandauli), Robertsganj and the Duddhi (Sonbhadra) seats, whilst in the remainder of the segments, it’s going to proceed until 6 pm.

    The districts the place polls are underway on this section are Azamgarh, Mau, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Bhadohi and Sonbhadra.

    The balloting share until 3 pm used to be 46.40 in step with cent, consistent with the ECI’s Voter Turnout app.

    Whilst Azamgarh witnessed 45.28 in step with cent balloting, Bhadohi noticed 47.49 in step with cent, Chandauli 50.79 in step with cent, Ghazipur 46.28 in step with cent, Jaunpur 47.14 in step with cent, Mau 46.88 in step with cent, Mirzapur 46.64 in step with cent, Sonbhadra 49.84 in step with cent and Varanasi 43.76 in step with cent, it confirmed.

    A complete of 613 applicants are within the fray for the 54 seats, together with the ones falling in Top Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary section Varanasi.

    The destiny of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Celebration president Om Prakash Rajbhar and several other state ministers might be made up our minds on this spherical, by which 2.06 crore persons are eligible to vote.

    But even so state Tourism Minister Neelkanth Tiwari, who’s contesting for the Varanasi South seat, different ministers within the fray within the ultimate leg of the elections are Anil Rajbhar (Shivpur-Varanasi), Ravindra Jaiswal (Varanasi North), Girish Yadav (Jaunpur) and Ramashankar Singh Patel (Marihan-Mirzapur).

    Dara Singh Chauhan, who had resigned from the Yogi Adityanath cupboard and had joined the SP, is contesting from the Ghosi seat in Mau.

    Om Prakash Rajbhar (Zahoorabad), Dhananjay Singh (Malhani-Jaunpur) because the JD(U) candidate, and Abbas Ansari, the son of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, from Mau Sadar seat, are contesting on this section.

    Campaigning on this section reached its crescendo with Top Minister Modi main the BJP’s ballot blitzkrieg in Varanasi and its adjacent districts.

    The state has 403 Meeting seats and the result of the elections might be declared on March 10.

  • 60,000 police officers, 845 CAPF firms deployed for final segment of Uttar Pradesh Meeting elections

    Via PTI

    LUCKNOW: Over 60,000 police workforce and 845 firms of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) will likely be deployed throughout the 7th and ultimate segment of the Uttar Pradesh meeting polls on Monday, in step with officers.

    Within the 7th segment, vote casting is proposed in 54 constituencies throughout 9 districts — Chandauli, Ghazipur, Jaunpur, Azamgarh, Mau, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra, Bhadohi and Varanasi, the Uttar Pradesh Police mentioned in a remark.

    Balloting will likely be held at 12,205 polling stations and 23,535 polling cubicles in 177 police station spaces, it mentioned.

    “Of them, 28 meeting constituencies of Pindra, Rohaniya, Sewapuri, Shahganj, Malhani, Madiyahun, Kerakat, Machhlishahr, Badlapur, Mungarabadshahpur, Jaunpur Sadar, Jafrabad, Mohammadabad, Jamnian, Saidpur, Zahoorabad, Saidraja, Chakia, Azamgarh, Phulpur Powai, Didarganj, Mau Sadar, Gyanpur, Ajra, Shivpur, Varanasi North, Varanasi South, Varanasi Cantonment had been stored within the prone class,” the police mentioned.

    “A complete of 701 localities had been marked as prone within the 7th segment, whilst 3,359 polling puts had been thought to be as crucial,” the police mentioned in a remark.

    Within the 7th segment, 78 Purple Cubicles (girls cubicles) had been organized to inspire girls to vote, and 12 girls inspectors or sub-inspectors and 216 girls constables or head constables had been deployed, it mentioned.

    As according to the directions of the Election Fee, all 12,205 polling stations will likely be coated through the CAPF.

    For the 7th segment, Uttar Pradesh has won 845 firms of CAPF, it mentioned.

    In line with officers, a CAPF corporate typically has an operational power of round 70-80 workforce.

    “Out of those, 778 firms had been engaged for sales space responsibility and 6 firms had been engaged for EVM safety responsibility. The others had been assigned legislation and order tasks, and postings on global and inter-state limitations,” in step with the remark.

    In a similar way, it mentioned, tasks of 6,662 inspectors or sub-inspectors and 53,424 head constables or constables of the Uttar Pradesh Police had been mounted, together with 19 firms of the Provincial Armed Constabulary.

    The Uttar Pradesh Police mentioned 65,987 authorized guns have been deposited with it within the run-up to the meeting polls.

    Every other 34 authorized guns had been seized and license of 169 fingers had been cancelled because the day the code of behavior got here into pressure within the 9 poll-bound districts of the 7th segment, it added.

    In view of the opportunity of breach of peace throughout elections, 41,227 preventive movements had been taken towards 4,20,389 other folks, it mentioned.

    Police mentioned in addition they seized 1,010 unlawful fingers and 881 cartridges whilst busting 3 unlawful fingers factories.

    “Until now, a complete of Rs 2.25 crore money, illicit liquor price Rs 4 crore, narcotics price Rs 3.17 crore had been seized forward of elections within the area,” the police remark mentioned.

    “Up to now, 71 cognizable offence and 68 non-cognizable offence circumstances had been registered for violating the code of behavior in those districts, whilst 17 circumstances had been registered referring to violation of the election-related tips,” it learn.

  • Meeting polls: Report seizure of money, medicine from Uttar Pradesh

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: A file Rs 328 crore price of inducements to electorate corresponding to money, liquor and narcotics were seized in Uttar Pradesh because the announcement of the meeting ballot time table on January 8, Election Fee assets mentioned on Thursday.

    The cumulative seizure of such unlawful inducements within the 5 poll-going states — Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab — stood at Rs 1,039.50 crore, the assets mentioned, including that it integrated medicine price Rs 571.34 crore.

    The seizure determine in Uttar Pradesh as much as Thursday used to be Rs 328.33 crore, 1.70 instances greater than the full mixed seizure of Rs 193.29 crore in all the meeting polls held in 2017 within the state.

    Like closing time, this time too meeting polls within the state are being held in seven stages.

    Whilst balloting is over in Punjab, Goa and Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Manipur nonetheless have one section each and every to head.

    The fee, the assets mentioned, has been laying particular emphasis on inducement-free elections and curtailing the malaise of undue cash energy, liquor and freebies.

    A complete of 128 expenditure observers were deployed in Uttar Pradesh for efficient tracking.

    Over 1,800 flying squads and a couple of,104 static surveillance groups have been operationalised to test motion of money, liquor, medicine and freebies in Uttar Pradesh.

    8 air intelligence gadgets of the Source of revenue Tax Division were shaped in Uttar Pradesh.

    Vote casting for the 6th section of the Uttar Pradesh Meeting polls started on Thursday morning, with Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath and several other distinguished faces a few of the 676 applicants who’re contesting on 57 seats unfold throughout 10 districts.

    Round 2.15 crore persons are eligible to vote on this section.

    Until now, balloting for 292 of the 403 Meeting seats has been finished.

    The general section of the elections in the remainder 54 seats can be hung on March 7.

  • Uttar Pradesh elections 6th segment: Over 36 in line with cent polling until 1 pm

    Via PTI

    LUCKNOW: Over 36 in line with cent balloting was once recorded until 1 pm within the 6th segment of the Uttar Pradesh Meeting polls on Thursday.

    The distinguished faces some of the 676 applicants for 57 seats unfold throughout 10 districts on this segment come with Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur City and state Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu from Tamkuhi Raj.

    The balloting began at 7 am and can proceed until 6 pm.

    Round 2.15 crore persons are eligible to vote on this segment.

    Up to now, balloting for 292 of the 403 Meeting seats has been finished.

    The general segment of the elections at the closing 54 seats shall be hung on March 7.

    The districts the place polling is being hung on Thursday are Ambedkarnagar, Balrampur, Siddharth Nagar, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Maharajganj, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Deoria and Ballia.

    Within the 2017 Meeting polls, the BJP had received 46 of the 57 seats.

    Until 1 pm there was once over 36.33 in line with cent polling, in keeping with the Election Fee of India’s Turnout app.

    Whilst Ambedkarnagar had 40.36 in line with cent balloting, Ballia had 36.27 in line with cent, Balrampur 29.6 in line with cent, Basti 37.49 in line with cent, Deoria 35.02 in line with cent, Gorakhpur 36.57 in line with cent, Kushinagar 39.33 in line with cent, Mahrajganj 35.39 in line with cent, Sant Kabir Nagar 34.33 in line with cent and Siddharth Nagar 36.51 in line with cent.

    Those that solid their votes within the morning integrated Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath, Elementary Schooling Minister Satish Dwivedi, Chief of Opposition Ram Govind Chowdhury, Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Birthday celebration leader Om Prakash Rajbhar, minister Upendra Tiwari and previous minister Narad Rai.

    Interacting with journalists after casting his vote, the manager minister stated the BJP gets 80 in line with cent votes and the remainder 20 in line with cent gets divided some of the opposition.

    He additionally appealed to folks to vote in massive numbers.

    The Samajwadi Birthday celebration has pitted the spouse of the past due Upendra Dutt Shukla, a former BJP chief, towards Adityanath.

    Azad Samaj Birthday celebration founder Chandrashekhar Azad may be contesting towards the Uttar Pradesh leader minister from Gorakhpur City.

    Swami Prasad Maurya, who was once a minister within the Adityanath govt and had hand over the BJP to sign up for the Samajwadi Birthday celebration, is contesting from Fazilnagar.

    The Chief of the Opposition within the state meeting and Samajwadi Birthday celebration chief Ram Govind Chaudhary is contesting from Bansdih.

    Many incumbent ministers’ destiny can also be made up our minds on this segment.

    They come with Surya Pratap Shahi from Pathardeva, Satish Chandra Dwivedi from Itwa, Jai Pratap Singh from Bansi, Shree Ram Chauhan from Khajani and Jai Prakash Nishad from Rudrapur.

    The campaigning for this segment witnessed the political events going for an all-out assault towards each and every different.

    Top Minister Narendra Modi attacked the BJP’s competitors by way of tagging them as dynasts, who he claimed can by no means make India succesful or empower Uttar Pradesh.

    Congress normal secretary Priyanka Gandhi rebutted by way of pronouncing the BJP is handiest towards her circle of relatives, which failed to bow down prior to it.

    Samajwadi Birthday celebration leader Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP of hatching a conspiracy of finishing reservation and “promoting” govt entities to the non-public sector.

  • Uttar Pradesh polls: BJP is largest liar birthday celebration in global, says Samajwadi Birthday party leader Akhilesh Yadav

    By way of PTI

    JAUNPUR: Samajwadi Birthday party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday threw a broadside on the BJP terming it the “largest liar birthday celebration” and accused it of halving farmers’ source of revenue although they got here to energy with the promise of doubling it.

    At an election assembly in Jaunpur, he promised to chill out the age prohibit for presidency jobs and announce vacancies within the police pressure if the alliance led via his birthday celebration involves energy in Uttar Pradesh.

    Yadav sought to counter the BJP’s “ghor pariwarwadi (staunch dynast)” jibe directed at him, pronouncing, “We settle for that we’re circle of relatives other folks. Each time circle of relatives other folks like us step out of our homes, they usually carry one thing like candies for youngsters.

    “Therefore, my recommendation to ‘Baba Mukhyamantri’ (relating to Yogi Adityanath) is that on March 10 (the day of ballot effects), when he is going again house, he must no less than take biscuits for Gullu.”

    “And you understand who Gullu is,” the Samajwadi Birthday party leader instructed the assembly with out elaborating. Yadav stated the BJP got here to energy within the state in 2017 via promising that the source of revenue of the farmers can be doubled.

    “However because of its inaccurate insurance policies, the source of revenue of the farmers has no longer doubled. If truth be told, it has halved,” he alleged.

    “The BJP calls itself the most important birthday celebration on the planet. If its 5 years’ paintings and the goals it had proven is analysed, it might be discovered that the BJP is the most important liar birthday celebration on the planet,” Yadav stated.

    Focused on Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Samajwadi Birthday party president claimed that “the ‘Baba’ isn’t in a position to sleep in this day and age”.

    He additionally accused the BJP of mismanagement all the way through the Covid pandemic.

    “The BJP imposed a lockdown all the way through the pandemic and labourers running in different states have been compelled to stroll again house in Uttar Pradesh. Many died halfway. At the moment, if any one helped the folk, it was once the Samajwadi Birthday party,” Yadav stated.

    “When the labourers sought after to return house, the federal government became a blind eye against them. They (BJP) have been not able to supply drugs and beds all the way through Covid. Had they given medication and oxygen on time, many lives may have been stored.”

    Akhilesh Yadav additionally promised to chill out the age prohibit for presidency jobs.

    “Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, many youths crossed the age prohibit (for recruitment examination). We will be able to chill out the age prohibit in executive jobs. Additionally, we can urge Delhi to provide some rest within the age prohibit for recruitment within the Military,” he stated.

  • RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary to enroll in Akhilesh Yadav, Mamta Banerjee for joint ballot rally in Varanasi on March 3

    Through PTI

    NOIDA: RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary can be becoming a member of Samajwadi Birthday celebration president Akhilesh Yadav and West Bengal Leader Minister Mamta Banerjee for a joint ballot rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi on Thursday.

    The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), which is combating the UP meeting elections in tie-up with Yadav’s SP and is its main best friend for western area of the state, made the announcement on social media Wednesday.

    The joint rally can be held in Airhe village in Harhua block of Varanasi 12 pm onwards, the RLD mentioned.

    Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Top Minister Narendra Modi, is going to polls on March 7 all through the 7th and ultimate section of meeting polls in UP.

    Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress supremo, had visited UP previous on February 7-8 to carry a joint press convention with Yadav in Lucknow the place she predicted SP’s victory towards the BJP, like her birthday party had accomplished in West Bengal state polls ultimate 12 months.

    Banerjee had tweaked her birthday party’s ballot anthem of “khela hobe’ to ‘Khela Hoga’ (the sport is on) and stressed out “if Bengal can do it (defeat BJP), so can Uttar Pradesh”.

    Result of the seven-phase UP meeting polls can be declared on March 10.

  • UP Chunav: This time the election is ‘Chaliya’ vs Ballia…when Akhilesh Yadav lashed out at BJP

    Ballia: Samajwadi Celebration President Akhilesh Yadav has accused the ruling BJP of ‘treachery’ with the general public. On Tuesday, he mentioned that the present meeting election in Uttar Pradesh is an election to avoid wasting democracy and the Charter. Akhilesh mentioned within the election assembly arranged in Phephna, Ballia that the folks of Ballia know that how again and again BJP folks have ‘deceived’ them, it’s such a lot ‘deceit’ that this election is visual as ‘Cheater Vs Ballia’.

    The SP President mentioned that the folks of BJP had mentioned that if their govt comes, the source of revenue of the farmers will double, farmers must inform whether or not any person’s source of revenue has doubled? Did farmers get fertilizer? Used to be his crop purchased on fortify worth? Akhilesh alleged that BJP’s allies have now come to grasp that the folks of BJP inform lies. Small leaders of BJP are telling small lies, those that are giant leaders are telling giant lies and those that are tallest leaders are telling greatest lies.

    Akhilesh mentioned that the folks of Ballia have all the time proven a brand new path to politics, this election isn’t a small election. That is an election to avoid wasting India’s charter and democracy. The SP leader mentioned that the folks of Ballia have all the time selected the modern trail, I’m satisfied that ‘Ambedkarites’ together with ‘socialists’ are engaged in saving the charter and democracy of this nation.

    Akhilesh appealed to the entire applicants of the SP and the alliance to win through historical votes. He mentioned, I guarantee you that the tempo of building which was once within the socialist govt will likely be sped up, as a result of when there’s building, our farmer will likely be satisfied, our adolescence gets jobs and employment.

  • UP Election: SP’s wind blows from first section, our executive is being shaped… Akhilesh Yadav claimed

    Ambedkarnagar: Samajwadi Celebration (SP) President and previous Uttar Pradesh Leader Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Celebration of betraying the folk. Within the public assembly arranged in Jalalpur meeting constituency of Ambedkar Nagar, he stated that the air has long past in prefer of Samajwadi Celebration in UP Chunav within the first section of polling and the SP executive is being shaped. Claimed that the SP goes to get all of the 5 meeting seats in Ambedkarnagar district and all of the seats in Azamgarh district can also be received through the SP.

    Akhilesh Yadav stated that the general public is already ready, such enthusiasm and exuberance used to be by no means noticed ahead of. He claimed that the BJP used to be rejected through the citizens in 5 levels and by the point the 6th section, the BJP is bound to be burnt up. It’s price bringing up that Subhash Rai of Samajwadi Celebration used to be victorious within the by-election of 2019 in Jalalpur Meeting Constituency however after you have price ticket he joined BJP and this time is BJP’s candidate.

    ‘The individuals who have been about to take away the warmth have blown off their steam’
    Akhilesh Yadav stated, BJP folks have taken down flags from their houses and cars and within the meeting the place the general public received the SP within the by-election, I believe this time whilst you cross to solid votes, ghosts shall be provide on the BJP sales space. will dance. Taking a jibe at Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath, he stated, the individuals who have been about to take away the warmth have vented their steam. He alleged that BJP is conspiring to finish reservation and therefore executive institutions are being bought to non-public arms.

  • UP Chunav: Those that do politics of familyism can not make UP robust… PM Modi took a jibe at Akhilesh

    Maharajganj: High Minister Narendra Modi on Monday as soon as once more reiterated the will for India to be robust. In UP’s Maharajganj, he took a dig at SP President Akhilesh Yadav at the pretext of ‘circle of relatives’. Stated- ‘Your vote is for a succesful nation, a robust Uttar Pradesh. Households can by no means make India succesful and UP empowered.

    On Monday, High Minister Narendra Modi addressed the collection at Ambedkar Stage Faculty in toughen of BJP applicants of Farenda, Paniyara, Nautanwa, Siswan and Ramkola meeting constituencies of Maharajganj and Kushinagar. He mentioned that there’s a space of ​​Maharajganj bordering the border and whether or not this can be a quiet house or a difficult house at the border, the kid residing there is aware of the significance of the rustic’s doable. Modi mentioned, the extra the energy of the rustic, the extra the folks residing within the border house are protected. Vote casting can be held within the 6th section in Maharajganj and adjacent districts on March 3.

    The High Minister mentioned, ‘The placement of the abruptly converting international is being observed by way of all of you for the ultimate two years, the arena goes via many demanding situations right now, nobody can stay untouched by way of those stipulations.’ He mentioned that whether or not wealthy or deficient, farmer or laborer, dealer or worker, each and every citizen of the arena is affected one way or the other or the opposite. He mentioned, in any such state of affairs, India being robust is the most important want right now.

    Whilst alerting the citizens, Modi mentioned that from agriculture to army, from sea to area, India has to turn out to be robust in each and every box, therefore the duty of UP as any such giant state of the rustic is the most important. He mentioned, ‘Your vote is for the improvement of village, boulevard, locality district in addition to for making India robust.’

    ‘Yogi selectively drove the mafia’
    Praising Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath, the PM mentioned that he has selectively labored to pressure out the mafia from UP. Nowadays Atiq Ahmed, Azam Khan, Mukhtar Ansari, are in prison. A lot of these 3 have the general public underneath the rule of thumb of SP-BSP. This is why the BJP executive has performed the paintings of striking all 3 in prison.

    ‘If you need construction, give BJP greater than 300 seats’
    PM Narendra Modi mentioned that funding in UP can come handiest when the legislation and order state of affairs in UP is okay. The adolescence of UP gets employment handiest when funding comes right here. If funding is to be introduced right here, then legislation and order must be maintained, for which a BJP executive past 300 must be shaped. To make the adventure of deficient and center elegance relaxed, we now have constructed roads, were given expressways, trendy trains, particular Kisan Rail for farmers, in order that farmers can succeed in their items in different towns instantly to promote.

    ‘Akhilesh Sarkar had supported the terrorists’
    Attacking Samajwadi Celebration and Akhilesh Yadav once more, PM Modi mentioned that those members of the family have to head someplace, so they’ve giant automobiles and they are able to fly within the air within the blink of an eye fixed. However the deficient must continue to exist the land. Akhilesh Yadav had performed the paintings of chickening out the case of terrorists who attacked the Sankatmochan temple in his executive. The Top Court docket put a keep in this order and the bomb blasters are nonetheless in prison.

    ‘The worry of the deficient within the largest hassle of 100 years’
    The High Minister mentioned that we’re involved concerning the deficient. Within the duration of this corona, nobody will have to sleep hungry in the home of my deficient circle of relatives, so we now have labored with a way of carrier and accountability to save lots of 15 crore deficient other people in Uttar Pradesh by way of giving them ration. Corona, the most important hassle of 100 years, has engulfed the entire international for two years. However as an alternative of serving to you, those members of the family entered their space and sat, protective themselves. On the similar time, BJP staff went from space to deal with serving to other people.

  • BJP inner survey says difficult combat in Uttar Pradesh Meeting polls

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    NEW DELHI: Regardless of tall claims of BJP leaders that the birthday celebration will win greater than 300 seats within the Uttar Pradesh Meeting election, an inner survey through the saffron camp has discovered that it is probably not in a at ease place to shape the following executive within the state. 

    The realignment of the RLD with major opposition SP has been discovered extra harmful to BJP’s vote financial institution but even so the Lakhimpur-Kheri violence in opposition to farmers allegedly involving the son of a Union minister.

    The evaluation additionally discovered that the birthday celebration has substantial sway over Scheduled Castes and backward communities however the polarization of minorities, Yadavs and higher caste farmers in favour of the SP-led opposition has landed the ruling facet in an uncomfortable place.

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    “The Owaisi (AIMIM) issue has no longer created any department of minority votes. The minorities had been discovered extra prone against the SP-led opposition alliance however the BSP has steadily been dividing the votes of SCs and different extraordinarily marginalised communities, which can give electoral advantages to the BJP after the fourth spherical of elections,” a BJP supply mentioned.

    The resources additional mentioned the SP-RLD mix has posed a big problem in additional than 150 seats that are ruled through Jat and Yadav electorate. Then again, a large reduction for the BJP is that anywhere PM Modi addresses an election rally, the birthday celebration’s electoral potentialities make stronger to a point.

    The birthday celebration isn’t banking a lot at the first 3 stages of the polls. “The second one section used to be principally the SP-phase. However we now have began consolidating our vote financial institution with marathons conferences through its senior leaders,” mentioned birthday celebration resources in Uttar Pradesh.

    Just lately, BJP nationwide president JP Nadda had claimed that his birthday celebration would win no longer not up to 300 seats. Then again, the resources indicated that the BJP can have to search for post-poll allies to retain energy within the state.