UP polls 6th phase highlights: 53.31% polling recorded till 5pm

UP election 6th phase : Chief minister Yogi Adityanath is contesting from Gorakhpur, his first assembly election.

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath after casting his vote on Thursday in the 6th phase of UP election. 

Uttar Pradesh on Thursday voted for the 6th phase of the assembly election in 57 constituencies across 10 districts, with chief minister and BJP leader Yogi Adityanath, Congress' Ajay Kumar Lallu and Samajwadi Party's Swami Prasad Maurya among candidates in the fray. The final phase of voting will be held on March 7....Read More

Follow all the updates here:

• 3 Mar 2022, 06:00:46 PM IST

  53.31% polling recorded till 5pm, in Gorakhpur it's 53.89%

  Voter turnout till 5pm across 57 assembly constituencies in 10 districts recorded at 53.31%. The turnout stands at 53.89% in Gorakhpur.

• 3 Mar 2022, 05:42:19 PM IST

  PM Modi interacts with Ukraine returnees in Varanasi

  PM Narendra Modi interacted with students who had returned from Ukraine in Varanasi during the day. The students, who hail from Varanasi and other parts of Uttar Pradesh, shared their experiences with him.

• 3 Mar 2022, 03:51:19 PM IST

  46.70 % polling recorded till 3pm

  In the ongoing sixth phase of UP elections, the voter turnout till 3pm has been recorded at 46.70%.

• 3 Mar 2022, 02:58:52 PM IST

  ‘Not scared, not a coward’: Mamata at rally with Akhilesh in Varanasi

  West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday hit back at the BJP, saying she is not “scared” and is not a “coward” during her joint rally in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi with Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav. “I am a fighter. I faced thrashings and bullets several times in my life. But I never bowed down. Yesterday, when they were surrounding me, I got down from my car and faced them to see what they can do. They are cowards,” she told the public meeting.

• 3 Mar 2022, 02:36:23 PM IST

  ‘Our govt is working for poor people of the country’: PM in Jaunpur

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public meeting in Jaunpur where he says that his BJP government “provided free ration to poor people” during Covid-19 pandemic. “We provided free ration to poor people during #COVID19, administered vaccine free of cost. Our govt is working for poor people of the country,” he adds, according to ANI.

• 3 Mar 2022, 01:46:21 PM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: 36.33% polling recorded till 1pm

  

  Polling percentage till 1pm

  36.33% polling recorded till 1pm

• 3 Mar 2022, 01:15:14 PM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: Security strengthened on India Nepal border

  

  Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh

  Security personnel patrolling on India-Nepal border in Balrampur district. The international border has been sealed in view of the election in UP.

• 3 Mar 2022, 01:10:16 PM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: Voting peaceful so far, says additional chief electoral officer

• 3 Mar 2022, 11:42:11 AM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: 21.79% polling recorded till 11am

  

  Polling percentage in UP till 11am

  21.79% polling till 11am in 57 assembly constituencies of 10 districts in UP

• 3 Mar 2022, 11:17:41 AM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: Sanjay Nishad on UP election

• 3 Mar 2022, 11:05:03 AM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: Voting going on in Kushinagar

  

  Former Union minister, RPN Singh votes in Padrauna in Kushinagar district.

• 3 Mar 2022, 10:50:21 AM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: Felicitation for elderly voters

  

  Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh

  District administration officers felicitate an elderly voter at a booth in the Siddharthnagar district.

• 3 Mar 2022, 10:46:57 AM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: Colours of democracy

  

  Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh

  A voter arrives on a tractor to vote in Kulhui area of Maharajganj district.

• 3 Mar 2022, 10:42:46 AM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: Cabinet ministers who have already cast their votes

  Among those who cast their votes in the morning included Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Basic Education Minister Satish Dwivedi, Leader of Opposition Ram Govind Chowdhury, Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party chief Om Prakash Rajbhar, minister Upendra Tiwari and former minister Narad Rai.

• 3 Mar 2022, 10:09:36 AM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: BJP will get over 300 seats, says Ravi Kishan

  

  BJP MP Ravi Kishan

  “We will win all 9 seats in the Gorakhpur mandal. Voter turnout will be historic in the Purvanchal region. BJP will get over 300 seats. The construction of Ram Temple is underway. Now, the people UP have decided to establish 'Ram Rajya' here,” BJP MP Ravi Kishan said. 

• 3 Mar 2022, 10:05:40 AM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: Vote against anti-farmers, Jayant Singh's appeal to voters

• 3 Mar 2022, 10:03:57 AM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: Akhilesh Yadav's appeal

• 3 Mar 2022, 09:55:36 AM IST

  Read: In east UP, unemployment woes linger in the air

  In the cramped lanes of Baghara, live dreams. Nearly every building has room after claustrophobic room, where young students live and study cloistered together, in the hope they will find work, and perhaps move to a big city. Every inch of wall has the poster of a commerce training institute, or English-speaking classes, or a public services coaching centre or a digital library, that are meant to facilitate an escape from a life lived in relative penury. Full story

• 3 Mar 2022, 09:40:58 AM IST

  ‘Every vote counts…’: PM's message as UP votes in Assembly election 6th phase

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged those eligible to vote in the sixth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election. The prime minister posted on Twitter and reminded people that every vote counts in the 'festival of democracy'. Read

• 3 Mar 2022, 09:40:07 AM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: 8.69% polling till 9am in 57 constituencies

  Till 9am on Thursday, 8.69% of polling was recorded.

• 3 Mar 2022, 09:25:19 AM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: Voting going on in Gorakhpur

  

  Sadhus and priests cast their votes in Gorakhpur.

• 3 Mar 2022, 09:22:21 AM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: SP Candidate Shubhawati Shukla contesting against Yogi casts her vote

• 3 Mar 2022, 08:35:28 AM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: There is a Yogi Adityanath wave in UP, says minister Anand Swarup Shukla after casting vote

• 3 Mar 2022, 08:00:35 AM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: We will win over 80% seat, claims Adityanath

  “I hope people will vote in large numbers. Under PM Modi leadership BJP will make a record & will win large number of seats. We will win over 80% seats. Vote for development & security, vote for BJP,” Chief Minister Adityanath said. 

• 3 Mar 2022, 07:57:49 AM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: Priyanka Gandhi to stay at Kabir Chaura Math in Varanasi for 3 days

  Ahead of the last two phases of the seven-phase UP polls, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will reach out to Dalits, backward classes, and weaker sections in her visit to Kabir Chaura Math in Varanasi. She is expected to stay at the math for the next three days, sources told news agency ANI. Varanasi is slated to go to the polls in the seventh phase of the polls.

• 3 Mar 2022, 07:56:50 AM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: Mamata faced black flag protests on Wednesday

  Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee faced black flag protests from the Hindu Yuva Vahini during her visit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency of Varanasi on Wednesday to campaign for Samajwadi Party boss Akhilesh Yadav ahead of the seventh and final phase.

• 3 Mar 2022, 07:56:05 AM IST

  Vote for UP against corruption and family politics, Amit Shah appeals to voters

  Union minister Amit Shah on Thursday appealed to voters to vote against corruption and family politics.

• 3 Mar 2022, 07:21:50 AM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: PM Modi's appeal to voters

• 3 Mar 2022, 07:13:00 AM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: Adityanath casts his vote

• 3 Mar 2022, 06:10:48 AM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: Ministers who are contesting today

  State ministers contesting in this phase include Surya Pratap Shahi from Pathardeva (Deoria), Satish Chandra Dwivedi from Itwa (Siddharthnagar), Jai Pratap Singh from Bansi (Siddharthnagar), Shree Ram Chauhan from Khajani (Gorakhpur), Jai Prakash Nishad from Rudrapur (Deoria) and Upendra Tiwari from Phepna (Ballia).

• 3 Mar 2022, 06:00:48 AM IST

  All you need to know about 6th phase of UP elections

  

  UP election 6th phase Live: These areas are going to the polls today. 

• 3 Mar 2022, 05:59:26 AM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: Candidates against Adityanath in Gorakhpur

  Against CM Adityanath, SP is fielding the wife of late Upendra Dutt Shukla, a former BJP leader. Dalit leader Chandrashekhar Azad, president of Azad Samaj Party, is also contesting the elections against the CM.

• 3 Mar 2022, 05:23:03 AM IST

  UP election 6th phase Live: CM Adityanath's appeal to people