The first stage of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections has been voted. A whopping 227 million voters in 58 seats decided the fate of 623 candidates. The first phase covers the Jat-dominated belt in the western region of the UP. The voting process was peaceful and no violence was reported. However, there have been reports of EVM and VVPAT malfunctioning at some polling stations. The polling authority said the complaints would be resolved immediately.
Voting closes in first phase of UP’s 58 parliamentary seats with close to 59% turnout
Voting for the first phase of Uttar Pradesh has ended. According to the latest electoral commission voter turnout was 58.82%.
UP records nearly 58% voter turnout so far
According to the latest trends from the Election Commission, the voter turnout in Uttar Pradesh as of now is 57.79%.
Here’s the turnout for the 11 districts:
Ariega – 57.25%
Agra – 56.52%
Baghpat – 61.25%
Bulandshahr – 60.57%
GB Nagar- 53.48%
Ghaziabad – 52.43%
Harpur – 60.53%
Mathura – 58.12%
Meerut – 58.23%
Muzaffar Nagar – 62.09%
Shamli – 61.75%
Akhilesh says BJP should keep silent on previous declaration
Samajwadi Party chairman Akhilesh Yadav said on Wednesday that the BJP was advised to remain silent on its 2017 manifesto because the Saffron Party could not deliver on promises made five years ago.
A family member won’t run away with ‘Jhola’: Akhilesh Yadav on PM Modi’s dynastic political rhetoric
“We are proud to have a family. A person with a family does not run away with a jhola (bag) and leave the family behind. During the lockdown, if the CM had a family, he would understand that laborers walk miles to get home suffering,” Samajwadi Party (SP) chairman Akhilesh Yadav .
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