Campaigning for the first stage of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections will cease at 6pm. Tuesday. Only door-to-door canvassing is allowed.
The 58 parliamentary constituencies in 11 districts will go to the polls on February 10.
Agra District Magistrate P.N. Singh said no large-scale projects were allowed. A separate control room has been set up in each of the nine parliamentary constituencies.
Liquor stores will remain closed until Election Day on Feb. 10, district officials said.
A total of 129 paramilitary force companies were deployed. Traffic restrictions are in effect.
On February 10, nine parliamentary constituencies in Agra district and the BJP MLA will go to polling stations. Polling workers will move out of 3,911 polling places on Wednesday. Nine constituencies have 3.461 million voters and 107 candidates.
While Samajwadi Party Chairman Akhilesh Yadav and his ally Jayant Choudhary, RLD President, have been campaigning hard in rural areas with deep pockets, all the BJP stalwarts, from Amit Shah, Hema Malini to Raj Nath Singh, JP Nadda, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is running alongside his two deputies, Keshav Maurya and Dinesh Sharma.
Campaigning has been hampered by Covid-19 protocols and a slew of restrictions. Continued cold wave conditions also added to the challenge for candidates.
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