Election 2022 Voting Highlights: Punjab Records 63% Voter Turnout Till 5 PM, 57% Polling In UP Third Phase
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59 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh and 117 in Punjab will go to the polls on Sunday, with the two states witnessing multi-cornered contests. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in power in Uttar Pradesh, while Punjab is being ruled by Congress.
In Uttar Pradesh, elections are being held in seven phases, the third of which will be held on Sunday.
Polling in Punjab will be held from 8 am to 6 pm. In Uttar Pradesh, the polling will take place between 7 am and 6 pm, according to the election authorities. The counting will take place on March 10.
Campaigning for the Sunday polls had ended on Friday, with senior leaders of the parties making a final effort to woo voters.
In UP, voting will be held for 59 Assembly constituencies spread across 16 districts. As many as 627 candidates are in the fray in this phase, in which over 2.15 crore people are eligible to vote.
Districts, where polling will be held, are Hathras, Firozabad, Etah, Kasganj, Mainpuri, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Hamirpur and Mahoba.
The Karhal assembly seat, from where Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is contesting, will also go to the polls in the third phase on Sunday.
In Punjab, over 2.14 crore voters will decide the fate of 1,304 candidates, including 93 women.
Punjab is witnessing a multi-cornered contest among the Congress, AAP, SAD-BSP, BJP-PLC-SAD (Sanyukt) and the Sanyukt Samaj Morcha, a political front of various farmer bodies.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which has emerged as a major contender, is eyeing to wrest power while projecting the Delhi model of governance.
Meanwhile, the ruling Congress has come under severe attack from its political opponents over various issues, including drug menace and corruption. The BJP, which used to be a junior partner during its previous alliance with the SAD, is fighting the elections as a major partner.
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Punjab polls: As per Congress survey I could win Bassi Pathana seat, yet was not given ticket, says CM Channi's brother
Kharar (Punjab) [India], February 20 (ANI): Manohar Singh, brother of Congress' chief ministerial candidate for Punjab Assembly polls, Charanjit Singh Channi, on Sunday said that as per the survey conducted by Congress, he could have won the election from Bassi Pathana constituency, yet he was ignored and was not given a ticket by the party.
Singh is now contesting election from the same seat as an independent candidate.
"I was working in the constituency. Even as per their (Congress) survey I can win the election. Still, I was ignored by High Command. I had to contest as people told me to. I hope I am able to meet the expectations of the people," Singh said. Expressing confidence in his brother Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Singh said, "Congress made a good decision (Channi as CM face)." "People have accepted this decision, the party will be benefitted by work done by my brother and they'll form the government," he added.
Punjab is witnessing a multi-corner contest this time with Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Shiromani Akali Dal-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance and the coalition of Bharatiya Janata Party-former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's Punjab Lok Congress party as key players. An average voter turnout of 63.44 per cent was recorded in Punjab till 5 pm on Sunday.
In Punjab, the highest voter turnout was in the Mansa constituency with 73.45 per cent, followed by Malerkotla (72.84 per cent) and Sari Muktsar Sahib (72.01 per cent), according to the Election Commission of India. The average voter turnout was the lowest in Sahibjada Ajit Singh Nagar with 53.10 per cent. The average voter turnout was the lowest in Sahibjada Ajit Singh Nagar with 53.10 per cent.
The counting of votes will take place on March 10. In the 2017 Punjab Assembly polls, Congress won 77 seats in the 117-member House whereas Shiromani Akali Dal could win only 18 seats. On the other hand, AAP emerged as the second-largest party with 20 seats. (ANI)
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An elderly woman shows her inked finger as she leaves after casting her vote for Punjab Assembly elections, at a polling station near Amritsar, Sunday, Feb 20, 2022. Polling took place for all 117 seats in Punjab. (PTI Photo)
ECI decides to restore maximum limit on number of star campaigners
With a decrease in COVID19 cases, ECI decides to restore the maximum limit on number of star campaigners with immediate effect- 40 for national/state parties, 20 for other than recognised parties. A list of additional star campaigners can be submitted to ECI latest by 5 pm on Feb 23.
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