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Assembly polls Highlights: PM Modi holds mega roadshow in Varanasi

Assembly polls 2022 LIVE: Elections have already concluded for Uttarakhand, Goa and Punjab. Manipur and Uttar Pradesh are left with the final phase of polling that will take place on March 5 and March 7 respectively. 

The counting of votes and declaration of results for all five states will take place on March 10.
The counting of votes and declaration of results for all five states will take place on March 10.

The sixth phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh in 57 constituencies concluded on Thursday with a voter turnout of at least 55%. As many as 676 candidates, including chief minister Yogi Adityanath, were in the fray. Other prominent politicians included UP Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu from Tamkuhi Raj and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Swami Prasad Maurya, who was a former minister in the Yogi cabinet.

In Manipur, the second phase of polling in 22 constituencies will take place on Saturday (March 5). The first phase of polling in 38 assembly constituencies of Manipur on February 28 had a voter turnout of 78.03 %. On Thursday, the Election Commission (EC) approved repolling at 12 booths in five assembly constituencies of Manipur that went to the polls in the first phase.

Elections have already concluded for Uttarakhand, Goa and Punjab.

The counting of votes and declaration of results for all five states will take place on March 10.

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In Manipur, the second phase of polling in 22 constituencies will take place on Saturday (March 5). The first phase of polling in 38 assembly constituencies of Manipur on February 28 had a voter turnout of 78.03 %. On Thursday, the Election Commission (EC) approved repolling at 12 booths in five assembly constituencies of Manipur that went to the polls in the first phase.

Elections have already concluded for Uttarakhand, Goa and Punjab.

The counting of votes and declaration of results for all five states will take place on March 10.

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Mar 4, 2022, 21:37:49 IST

Akhilesh Yadav holds a roadshow in Varanasi, ahead of the last phase of UP elections

Mar 4, 2022, 21:33:31 IST

Watch: PM  Modi enjoys chai at tea stall during his roadshow in Varanasi

Mar 4, 2022, 20:48:14 IST

Watch: PM Modi waves victory sign as he concludes his roadshow in Varanasi

Mar 4, 2022, 20:10:33 IST

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Mar 4, 2022, 19:49:54 IST

Rahul visits Varanasi’s Kashi Vishwanath temple, says PM seeks vote on basis of ‘lies’

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of seeking votes on the basis of “lies”, and said he now does not talk about his poll promises of doubling farmers’ income and generating jobs, reports PTI.

Mar 4, 2022, 19:12:46 IST

Watch: PM Modi tries his hand at 'damru' at Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi

Mar 4, 2022, 19:08:21 IST

Watch: PM Modi offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi, post his roadshow 

Mar 4, 2022, 18:47:18 IST

 Yogi Adityanath attacks Opposition; urges people to vote against 'parivarwaad', anarchy 

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday urged people of Uttar Pradesh to vote against 'parivarwaad', anarchy, while addressing a public meeting in Mirzapur. 

Mar 4, 2022, 17:36:49 IST

UP polls: Akhilesh Yadav only cares for 'one community, one caste', says Amit Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday said Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav only cares for "one community and one caste". Addressing a rally in Ghazipur, Shah said the elections in Uttar Pradesh is to secure the future of lakhs of people from the backward and dalit communities of the state, reports news agency PTI.

Mar 4, 2022, 17:13:04 IST

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Mar 4, 2022, 16:29:48 IST

Huge turnout of people at PM Modi's roadshow in his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi

Mar 4, 2022, 16:06:32 IST

PM Modi begins his roadshow from Maldahiya Chowk in Varanasi

Mar 4, 2022, 16:05:29 IST

PM Modi offers garland to the statue of Sardar Patel in Varanasi 

Mar 4, 2022, 15:18:12 IST

It's my resolution that every poor should have their own house: PM Modi in Mirzapur

Mar 4, 2022, 14:35:34 IST

UP Polls: PM Modi made Kashmir the crown of India, says Amit Shah in Ghazipur

Mar 4, 2022, 13:34:03 IST

FIR registered against Abbas Ansari for his 'hisab kitab' statement against Govt officials

An FIR has been registered on Friday against Abbas Ansari, son of jailed don turned politician Mukhtar Ansari, for his controversial statement against government officials at a public rally, said the Superintendent of Police (SP), Sushil Bhole.

Bhole, while speaking to ANI said, "A case has been registered against Abbas Ansari under Section 171 F (Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election) and 506 (Punishment for criminal intimidation) for violating the Model Code of Conduct."

Mar 4, 2022, 11:57:31 IST

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Mar 4, 2022, 10:54:42 IST

Priyanka Gandhi's Dalit outreach in UP

Priyanka Gandhi to stay at Kabir Chaura Math in Varanasi for three days.

Mar 4, 2022, 09:56:07 IST

Dharmendra Pradhan urges people to welcome PM Modi in his constituency Varanasi today

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's election campaign in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged people to greet and welcome him in large numbers on Friday.

Mar 4, 2022, 09:49:11 IST

SP promises free laptops for UP's youth if it wins

The Samajwadi Party said on Friday that free laptops will be provided to youths in Uttar Pradesh if it wins the election this year. 

Mar 4, 2022, 08:43:31 IST

Arrangements made in Varanasi ahead of PM Modi's roadshow today

Photographs shared by news agency ANI on Friday showed arrangements being made in Varanasi ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's roadshow later in the day. 

Mar 4, 2022, 08:02:07 IST

Uttar Pradesh: 55% voter turnout recorded in 6th phase

The sixth phase of election in Uttar Pradesh in 57 assembly constituencies on Thursday recorded a voter turnout of 55%. A total of 676 candidates were in the fray. 

Mar 4, 2022, 07:59:22 IST

Uttarakhand CM to visit Varanasi today, attend Amit Shah's roadshow

With just three days left for the final phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will visit Varanasi on Friday and attend the roadshow of Union home minister Amit Shah. 

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