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'No question of return to BJP,' says Swami Prasad Maurya ahead of UP polls

Former UP BJP minister Swami Prasad Maurya, who had resigned on Tuesday, has said that though he had not yet quit the BJP or joined Samajwadi Party, there was no question of his return.

BSP chief Mayawati won't contest UP Assembly election, says MP Satish Misra

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati will not contest the upcoming Assembly election in the State.

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EC should have held UP polls in April

With election announcement, Model Code of Conduct kicks in 5 states

With the announcement of the seven-phase polling for assembly elections for five states on Saturday, the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) has come into force with immediate effect.

Priyanka starts virtual poll campaign, says won't let women be ignored

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra kickstarted her party's virtual campaign ahead of UP Assembly polls and said women are at the centre of discourse in the state and she won't let them be ignored.

Elections to start from western UP on Feb 10, notification on Jan 14

Voting for the high-stakes Uttar Pradesh assembly elections will be held in seven phases, starting from the western part of the politically crucial state on February 10 and moving eastwards. Punjab (117 seats), Uttarakhand (70 seats) and Goa (40 seats) will have single-day voting on February 14, coinciding with the second phase of polls in UP, according to the schedule announced by the Election Commission. For Manipur, the poll panel has decided to conduct voting in two phases - 38 seats on February 27 and 22 seats on March 3 - coinciding with fifth and sixth phases of UP polls. The final phase of voting will be on March 7 and votes for all phases would be counted on March 10. In Uttar Pradesh, voting will take place in 58 assembly constituencies, covering 11 western districts, out of the 403 seats in the first phase on February 10. The second phase to be held on February 14 will cover 55 seats, the third phase of voting will cover 59 seats on February 20, while the fourth phase .

Over 14 lakh names of people in18-19 age group added in UP electoral roll

Over 14.66 lakh voters in the age group of 18-19 years will be exercising their franchise for the first time in this year's Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, officials said on Wednesday. A total of 52,80,882 voters' names have been added during revision of electoral rolls. The figure comprises 23,92,258 men, 28,86,988 women and 1,636 transgenders, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ajay Shukla said, while releasing the final electoral rolls here. A total of 14,66,470 names were added in the age group of 18-19 which comprises 27.76 per cent of the total names added, he said. At present, the total number of voters in the 18-19 age group in the electoral roll is 19,89,902 10,62,410 men, 9,26,945 women and 547 transgenders. A total of 21,40,278 voters' names of different categories have been deleted during this revision. Out of these, 10,00,050 names were deleted under the deceased category, 3,32,905 under the shifted category and 7,94,029 under the repeated category, the official ...

UP polls: Akhilesh promises 300 units of free electricity if voted to power

Ahead of the crucial Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday promised 300 units of free electricity to households, if voted to power. The former chief minister also promised free electricity for irrigational purposes. Wishing the people a happy New Year, Yadav tweeted in Hindi, "2022 will be a new year with new light for a new Uttar Pradesh. Three hundred units of electricity for households (domestic consumers) will be given for free and electricity for irrigation will be free." A similar promise was made by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in September 2021. The Arvind Kejriwal-led party had promised 300 units of free electricity to all domestic consumers, waiver of outstanding bills of 38 lakh families and 24-hour power supply. AAP leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had also announced free electricity to farmers. The AAP has made similar promises in Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa where Assembly polls are due this year.

Amid Omicron surge, EC says UP Assembly elections to be held as planned

More polling booths, voting time to be extended by 1 hr, vaxxed staff at booths among measures

PM Modi transfers Rs 1,000 crore to self-help groups at UP rally

He released over Rs 20 crore to over 0.1 million beneficiaries of the 'Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Scheme'

BJP might reap benefit at UP polls as Modi announces repeal of 3 farm laws

Only the assembly election results will reveal if the Modi government was able to overcome farmer distrust

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections: Akhilesh Yadav focuses on small outfits

The SP's quest to rope in other "like-minded" smaller outfits continues with the polls still three months away

Congress to go solo in UP polls, contest all 403 seats, says Priyanka

The party will contest all 403 seats in the 2022 UP polls, said Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Assembly polls next year top agenda of BJP national executive meet on Nov 7

Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and six other states next year and current issues top the agenda of the BJP's national executive meeting scheduled to be held on Sunday in a hybrid mode

Congress to give 40% of tickets to women in UP assembly polls: Priyanka

The Congress will give 40 per cent of tickets to women in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections beginning next year

Mayawati demands ban on pre-poll surveys ahead of elections

BSP chief Mayawati on Saturday demanded a ban on the surveys by media organisations for free and fair elections in 2022.

Asaduddin Owaisi firm on contesting 100 seats in Uttar Pradesh polls

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi, on Tuesday, mounted a blistering attack on 'all parties' that have taken advantage of Muslims in the past decades.

Cong asks BJP,others to project Brahmin CM face to prove love for community

Taking on ruling BJP and other parties of UP over their efforts to woo Brahmins ahead of the assembly polls, the Congress on Saturday asked why don't they project a Brahmin as their CM face

No Covid safety: How UP panchayat polls resulted in deaths of teachers

The polling officers that included teachers and shiksha mitras or para-teachers, were trained from April 9 to April 15.

Miss India 2015 finalist Diksha Singh to contest UP Panchayat polls

Femina Miss India finalist, Diksha Singh, will add a dash of glamour to the Zila Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh