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UP Assembly polls highlights: Voting for fifth phase ends
The Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections entered fifth phase on Sunday as voters to decide fate of 693 candidates across 61 constituencies.
As many as 61 assembly constituencies, spread across 12 districts in eastern Uttar Pradesh, held polling for the fifth round of state elections on Sunday. The key constituencies in this phase included Ayodhya and Prayagraj. Once considered Congress bastions, Amethi and Raebareli too voted on Sunday. Other districts where polling was held in the fifth phase were Sultanpur, Chitrakoot, Pratapgarh, Kaushambi, Prayagraj, Barabanki, Bahraich, Shravasti and Gonda....Read More
According to the Election Commission data, 2,24,77,494 voters sealed the fate of 693 candidates. The voting commenced at 7am and continued till 6 pm.
Among the prominent faces were deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, who contested from the Sirathu assembly seat in Kaushambi district. He was in direct fight with Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) candidate Pallavi Patel.
Voting for the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections ends
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Over 21% till 11am in UP
Over 21 per cent polling was witnessed in the first four hours of voting in the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls for 61 seats spread across 12 districts on Sunday.
Mahant Gyan Das, seers cast votes in Ayodhya
Amid the polling for the fifth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Mahant Gyan Das, the head priest of Hanumangarhi Temple in Ayodhya, and other seers cast their votes at a polling booth in the constituency on Sunday.
Contituency wise voter turnout
Until 9am, Amethi recorded 8.67 per cent voting. While Ayodhya had 9.44 per cent, Bahraich had 7.45 per cent, Barabanki 6.21 per cent, Chitrakoot 8.80 per cent, Gonda 8.31 per cent, Kaushambi 11.40 per cent, Pratapgarh 6.95 per cent, Prayagraj 6.95 per cent, Raebareli 7.48 per cent, Shrawasti 9.67 per cent and Sultanpur 8.60 per cent, according to the data by Election Commission.
Congress leader casts vote in Allahabad
A four-time former MLA from Allahabad North assembly constituency Anugrah Narain Singh of Congress after voting at the polling station set up at Bharat Scout and Guide Intermediate College in Prayagraj city on Sunday. He expressed confidence of a win. The 71-year-old veteran is in a fight with the sitting MLA of BJP from the seat Harshvardhan Bajpai, 40.
‘Will win it big': BJP leader
BJP MP from Prayagaraj Rita Bahuguna Joshi casts her vote in th fifth phase of UP polls. "We are expecting 70% voters' turnout (in this phase), will win it big. Hoping to form govt with 300+ seats," she said.
In Prayagraj, 2,236 polling stations set up for voters
In Prayagraj district, a total of 5,080 polling booth have been set up across 2,236 polling stations. This include 351 booths designated as critical. Webcasting facility is provided at 3,072 polling booths, while 240 videographers too have been engaged.
‘BJP to cross 300-mark and form govt again': Sidharth Singh
Sidharth Nath Singh, BJP candidate from Allahabad West constituency, casts his vote at Jwala Devi Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College. "We'll cross 300-mark and form govt again. People have to make a decision and they'll vote for development works," he said after voting.
‘Amethi has never been anyone's bastion': BJP leader Sanjay Singh
Sanjay Singh, BJP candidate from Amethi, casts his vote."Amethi has never been anyone's bastion, be it Gandhis or anyone else. It has always belogned to the people...This is war against oppressors," ANI qouted him as saying.
BJP's KP Maurya's message to Akhilesh Yadav
On March 10, with the blessings of people, the cycle of Akhilesh Yadav who is flying high in the sky of arrogance, will fall in the Bay of Bengal. His bicycle had flown to Saifai first and now it will go to the Bay of Bengal, says ceputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya as polling gets underway in eastern UP.
The BJP leader is fielded from Sirathu assembly seat in Kaushambi district.
BJP's Allahabad candidate offers prayers at Sai Baba Mandir in Prayagraj
Early voters at Pryagraj polling booth
Security personnel stand alert as early voters arrive to vote at BBS Inter College in Shivkuti, Teliarganj area of Prayagraj.
Voting begins for fifth phase begins in UP
Voting for fifth phase of assembly elections began at 61 assembly constituencies across 12 districts in Uttar Prades.
Key faces in fray on Sunday includes state deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, minister Sidharth Nath Singh, Congress legislature party leader Aradhana Mishra.
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