Highlights: Phase 1 polling ends for 58 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh

UP Election 2022 highlights: The first phase covers the Jat-dominated belt of UP's western region.

Voting was conducted for the first phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. As many as 2.27 crore voters of 58 seats decided the fate of 623 candidates. The first phase covers the Jat-dominated belt of UP's western region. The voting process was peaceful and no incidents of violence were reported. However, there were reports of EVMs and VVPATs malfunctioning at some polling stations. The polling authorities said that these complaints were being addressed immediately.  

Voters wait in queues to cast their votes at Children Academy School during the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, in Aligarh.(ANI photo)

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• Feb 10, 2022 06:52 PM IST

  Phase 1 polling ends for 58 Assembly seats in UP, nearly 59% turnout recorded

  The first phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh has concluded. The latest voter turnout as per the Election Commission was at 58.82%. 

• Feb 10, 2022 05:42 PM IST

  Nearly 58% voter turnout recorded in UP so far

  According to the latest trends of the Election Commission, a voter turnout of 57.79% has been recorded in Uttar Pradesh till now.

  Here is the turnout recorded in the 11 districts:

  Aligarh- 57.25%

  Agra- 56.52%

  Baghpat- 61.25%

  Bulandshahr- 60.57%

  GB Nagar- 53.48%

  Ghaziabad- 52.43%

  Hapur- 60.53%

  Mathura- 58.12%

  Meerut- 58.23%

  Muzaffarnagar- 62.09%

  Shamli- 61.75%

   

   

   

• Feb 10, 2022 05:02 PM IST

  BJP should observe silence for previous manifesto, says Akhilesh

  Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said on Wednesday suggested the BJP to observe silence for its 2017 manifesto as the saffron party could not fulfill the promises made 5 years ago.

• Feb 10, 2022 04:14 PM IST

  A family person will not run away with ‘Jhola’: Akhilesh Yadav on PM Modi's dynasty politics remark

  “We're proud to have families. A family person will not run away with jhola (bag) and leave family behind. During lockdown, if CM had a family, he would've understood the pain of labourers walking miles to reach their home,” Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav told news agency ANI. 

• Feb 10, 2022 03:44 PM IST

  More than 48% voter turnout recorded in UP so far

  उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा सामान्य निर्वाचन-2022
  
  प्रथम चरण के अंतर्गत 11 जनपदों में अपराह्न 03 बजे तक कुल औसतन मतदान 48.24% रहा।#ECI#विधानसभाचुनाव2022#AssemblyElections2022 #GoVote #GoVoteUP #GoVoteUP_Phase1 pic.twitter.com/NaJWRk2qRW

  — CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) February 10, 2022

  According to the latest trends of the Election Commission, a voter turnout of 48.24% has been recorded in Uttar Pradesh till now.

• Feb 10, 2022 03:22 PM IST

  Trying to garner Brahmin votes: SBSP chief OP Rajbhar on bail granted to Ashish Mishra in Lakhimpur Kheri case

  Ashish Mishra was given bail only because he is the son of a minister. BJP knows that it is losing the polls. They are trying to garner Brahmin votes by securing bail in order to send a message to the community that this bail is the result of their efforts: SBSP chief OP Rajbhar pic.twitter.com/EqE8Amgwoa

  — ANI (@ANI) February 10, 2022

  Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) president OP Rajbhar slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the bail granted to Union minister Ajay Kumar's son Ashish in the Lakhimpur Kheri case. 

  Speaking to news agency ANI, Rajbhar said the bail was given to garner Brahmin votes and send a message to the community that this bail is the result of their efforts. 

• Feb 10, 2022 02:51 PM IST

  Will keep UP riot-free: BJP president JP Nadda

  We'll keep UP riot-free, mafia-free & free from terrorist patrons. Anti-Terrorist Commando Centers will be built in Deoband, Meerut, Rampur, Azamgarh, Kanpur & Bahraich...200 riots happened in UP under Akhilesh govt. Not a single riot occurred under Yogi govt: BJP chief JP Nadda pic.twitter.com/593XqlfnIH

  — ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 10, 2022

• Feb 10, 2022 02:25 PM IST

  Congress releases 9th list for assembly polls in UP

  Congress releases ninth list of 33 candidates for the #UttarPradeshElections2022 pic.twitter.com/vqe9N8Mb2I

  — ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 10, 2022

  The Congress party on Thursday released its ninth list of 33 candidates for the assembly elections in UP. 

• Feb 10, 2022 01:37 PM IST

  Amid phase 1 of UP polls, Union minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish granted bail in Lakhimpur Kheri case

  Ashish Mishra, the prime accused in the October 3 Lakhimpur Kheri incident, was granted bail by the high court on Thursday. He is the son of Union minister Ajay Mishra. 

  Ashish's bail comes amid the first phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh. Read more

• Feb 10, 2022 01:32 PM IST

  Over 35% voter turnout recorded in UP so far

  According to the latest trends of the Election Commission, a voter turnout of 35.03% has been recorded in Uttar Pradesh till now.

• Feb 10, 2022 01:29 PM IST

  'You can call me 'baccha' or 'ladka', I don't care': Jayant Chaudhary on PM Modi's 'two boys' jibe

  You can call me 'baccha' or 'ladka', I don't care. We're going ahead with hopeful & positive thoughts. We want to promote positive politics. Akhilesh & I want to work on the issues of employment, agriculture, much needed industrialisation in western UP: RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary pic.twitter.com/SU58dsnwuK

  — ANI (@ANI) February 10, 2022

  Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary on Thursday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ‘two boys’ jibe by saying that the latter can call him whatever he wants. 

• Feb 10, 2022 12:57 PM IST

  'Request EC to take action': Akhilesh Yadav on reports of EVM malfunctioning in UP

  चुनाव आयोग से अपील है और साथ ही ये अपेक्षा है कि जहां भी EVM ख़राब होने या जानबूझकर मतदान धीमे कराए जाने के आरोप लग रहे हैं, उन मतदान केंद्रों पर वो तत्काल यथोचित कार्रवाई करे।
  
  ‘सुचारू और निष्पक्ष मतदान’ चुनाव आयोग की सबसे बड़ी ज़िम्मेदारी है।@ECISVEEP pic.twitter.com/FK6nab7i52

  — Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) February 10, 2022

  Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday requested the Election Commission to take appropriate action at polling stations that have reported malfunctioning of the EVMs. 

• Feb 10, 2022 12:57 PM IST

  Priyanka Gandhi holds roadshow in Rampur, interacts with shop owner

  Vote on issues of unemployment, inflation, crimes against women and Dalits, poverty. Think and vote. Cast your vote for someone who is working to resolve these issues: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
  
  She also interacted with a tyre puncture repair shop owner. pic.twitter.com/J4kWWaEMA0

  — ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 10, 2022

• Feb 10, 2022 12:39 PM IST

  Glad people going out to vote in UP in huge numbers, says PM

  Some constituencies in western UP are voting for the 1st phase. I'm glad that on such winter mornings, people are going to vote in huge numbers. I appreciate all these voters. BJP UP's 'ghoshna patra' is a resolution for welfare: PM Narendra Modi in Saharanpur pic.twitter.com/i6ceHIbMxo

  — ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 10, 2022

• Feb 10, 2022 12:15 PM IST

  EVM and VVPAT malfunction complaints being addressed immediately: UP CEO

  EVM & VVPAT malfunction complaints are being addressed immediately. Law and order is maintained at all polling stations, voting underway peacefully. A complaint of a person being stopped from voting in Agra has been found baseless: Chief Electoral officer, Uttar Pradesh pic.twitter.com/3cgfMjVrXr

  — ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 10, 2022

  Amid the first phase of voting, Uttar Pradesh's chief electoral officer said on Wednesday that all complaints regarding the malfunction of EVMs and VVPATs are being addressed immediately. 

• Feb 10, 2022 12:02 PM IST

  'Pehle matdaan, uske baad sab kaam': Groom casts his vote at polling station in Muzaffarnagar

  #WATCH | "Pehle matdaan, uske baad bahu, uske baad sab kaam," says Ankur Balyan, a bridegroom who had come to cast his vote at a polling booth in Muzaffarnagar ahead of his wedding today.#UttarPradeshElections2022 pic.twitter.com/KaYsv5s2Bb

  — ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 10, 2022

  Ahead of his wedding on Thursday, Ankur Balyan was seen casting his vote at a polling station in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. 

• Feb 10, 2022 11:31 AM IST

  Nearly 20% voter turnout recorded in UP so far

  According to the latest trends of the Election Commission, a voter turnout of 20.03% has been recorded in Uttar Pradesh till now. 

• Feb 10, 2022 11:05 AM IST

  First-time voter impressed with Priyanka Gandhi's ‘Ladki hun, Lad Sakti hun’

  

  First time voter Arisha Maryam (Centre) after casting her vote alongwith her mother Dr Sufia Anjum, father Sikander and uncle Kasim in Bhatwara, Meerut. (HT Photo)

  “I am impressed with Priyanka Gandhi's ‘Ladki hu, Lad Sakti hun’,” first-time voter Arisha Saud said, adding that she has given the vote for building a strong nation.

• Feb 10, 2022 10:58 AM IST

  Union minister VK Singh says issues of farmers' protest do not affect west UP

  Union minister Gen (retd) VK Singh said the issues of farmers' protests do not affect west UP. 

  “It's a sugarcane belt, farmers received their amount. Sugar mills opened, so this isn't an issue. Farmers can see for themselves,” ANI quoted Singh as saying. 

• Feb 10, 2022 10:26 AM IST

  RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary to not cast his vote due to election rally

  Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary will not cast his vote today because of his election rally, reported news agency ANI. Jayant Chaudhary is a voter of the Mathura region.

• Feb 10, 2022 09:42 AM IST

  Nearly 8% voter turnout by 9am in 58 seats of west UP

  Despite cold day conditions and foggy weather in western Uttar Pradesh, the voter turnout remained over 8% in most of the Uttar Pradesh districts. The polling percentage in Agra and Mathura was 8.1% and 8.4%, respectively.

  Voter turnout:

  Aligarh - 8.39 %

  Meerut - 9%

  Hapur - 8.16%

  Bulandshahar - 7.34%

  Gautam Buddha Nagar - 8.33%

  Muzaffarnagar -7.5% 

  Shamli- 7.7%

• Feb 10, 2022 09:08 AM IST

  ‘You should be proud…’: Priyanka Gandhi's message for Congress workers, candidates

  पश्चिमी उत्तरप्रदेश के मेरे प्यारे बहनों-भाइयों, वोट की ताकत का इस्तेमाल अपने मुद्दों और प्रदेश के बेहतर भविष्य के निर्माण के लिए करिए।
  
  यू पी कांग्रेस के मेरे सभी साथियों, कार्यकर्ताओं और प्रत्याशियों को शुभकामनाएँ- आपको गर्व होना चाहिए कि 30 साल बाद...1/2

  — Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) February 10, 2022

  Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urged the voters of western Uttar Pradesh to use the power of the vote to build a better future for the state. Extending best wishes to Congress workers and candidates, she said they should be proud of the fact that the party is fighting on all seats of Uttar Pradesh.

• Feb 10, 2022 08:47 AM IST

  UP minister Srikant Sharma offers prayer in Mathura before voting

  

  Energy minister and BJP candidate from Mathura offers prayers before voting for UP assembly elections. (HT Photo)

  Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Srikant Sharma, a minister in Yogi Adityanath's cabinet, offered prayer in Mathura on the polling day.

• Feb 10, 2022 08:18 AM IST

  BJP candidate Baby Rani Maurya casts vote

  Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Agra rural Baby Rani Maurya expressed confidence that the UP electorate will vote for BJP for good governance in the state.

  "I am confident that the citizens will vote in favour of Bharatiya Janata Party for good governance in the State," the BJP leader told news agency ANI.

• Feb 10, 2022 08:14 AM IST

  Free the country from every fear, Rahul Gandhi tweets

  देश को हर डर से आज़ाद करो-
  बाहर आओ, वोट करो!

  — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 10, 2022

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged voters to come out and vote to free the country “from every fear.”

• Feb 10, 2022 07:42 AM IST

  UP minister Atul Garg casts his vote in Kavi Nagar, Ghaziabad

  UP Minister Atul Garg casts his vote at a polling booth in Kavi Nagar, Ghaziabad as the first phase of #UttarPradeshElections begins. pic.twitter.com/vxr87DRr4t

  — ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 10, 2022

• Feb 10, 2022 07:41 AM IST

  Factors at play in turbulent west UP

  Uttar Pradesh is one of the most rural states in the country, but that is not the case with the ACs in the first phase. The aggregate share of rural population in this region is 58.4% compared to 81.1% in the rest of the state, according to the 2011 Census. Read more…

• Feb 10, 2022 07:12 AM IST

  People form queues at polling booth in Kairana as voting starts

  People form queues at booth number 299 - at Public Inter College - in Kairana as voting for the first phase of #UttarPradeshElections begins. pic.twitter.com/GYEBLkXypH

  — ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 10, 2022

• Feb 10, 2022 07:04 AM IST

  Voting for the first phase of UP elections begins; 623 candidates in fray

  The voting for the first phase of assembly elections started at 7am on 58 assembly seats of Uttar Pradesh.

• Feb 10, 2022 06:29 AM IST

  PM Modi's ‘pehle matdaan, phir jalpaan’ appeal to voters

  उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा चुनाव में आज पहले चरण की वोटिंग है। सभी मतदाताओं से मेरा आग्रह है कि वे कोविड नियमों का पालन करते हुए लोकतंत्र के इस पावन पर्व में बढ़-चढ़कर हिस्सा लें। याद रखना है- पहले मतदान, फिर जलपान!

  — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 10, 2022

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged voters to participate in the first phase of assembly elections by following Covid rules.

• Feb 10, 2022 06:10 AM IST

  On voting day, CM Yogi Adityanath warns UP voters

  उत्तर प्रदेश के मेरे मतदाता भाइयों एवं बहनों... pic.twitter.com/voB37uA3uV

  — Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) February 9, 2022

  Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath warned the Uttar Pradesh voters that the return of opposition parties to power will turn the state into Kashmir, West Bengal and Kerala.