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UP Polls: Voting for 4th phase ends, highest voter turnout recorded in Kheri
Voting was held at 13,813 polling stations and 24,580 polling booths in 208 police station areas.
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Lucknow: Polling officials seal Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) & VVPATs, post the conclusion of the 4th phase of UP polls. (ANI)
District-wise voter turnout till 5 pm:
Pilibhit 61.33%
Kheri 62.42%
Sitapur 58.39%
Hardoi 55.29%
Unnao 54.05%
Lucknow 55.08%
Rae Bareli 58.40%
Banda 57.54%
Fatehpur 57.02%
The total voter turnout in 9 districts till 5 pm was 57.45% in Uttar Pradesh.
Voters pose for the camera after exercising their franchise.
District-wise voter turnout till 3 PM:
Pilibhit 54.83%
Kheri 52.92%
Sitapur 50.33%
Hardoi 46.29%
Unnao 47.29%
Lucknow 47.62%
Rae Bareli 50.84%
Banda 50.08%
Fatehpur 52.60%
Pilibhit registered 54.83% voter turnout till 3 PM, while lowest was seen in Hardoi with 46.29%.
The total voter turnout in 9 districts till 3 PM was recorded at 49.89%, the highest in Pilibhit.
37.45% voter turnout till 1 pm.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra offers prayers at Mari Mata Temple in Lucknow.
"As per the EC's order, a green booth with a zero-carbon emission concept has been made under district election officer. Its aim is to aware the voters of environmental preservation & increase voting percentage," said Ajay Dwivedi, Lucknow Municipal Commissioner.
MoS Home Ajay Mishra Teni leaves from a polling booth in Banbirpur of Lakhimpur Kheri.
22.62% voters turnout till 11 am
UP Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma casts his vote at a polling booth in Lucknow.
Defence Minister and BJP leader Rajnath Singh cast his vote at a polling booth in Lucknow.
BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi casts his vote at Sherwood Academy polling booth in Lucknow.
"If we see the voter percentage of the third round, it is the same as last time. So, it is a good voter percentage. UP has had good percentage. It is our appeal to all voters to cast their vote," said Awanish Awasthi, Addl Chief Secy, Home Dept, UP Govt.
Folk Singer Malini Awasthi sings and urges people to cast their votes.
"We are going to get around 350 seats. Development work done, work has been done to protect our identity, culture & traditions. I think people have accepted it. SP-BSP-Congress are going to be become history like Article 370 and 35A," said Pankaj Singh, BJP MLA & candidate from Noida.
"BJP will not only repeat the history but it is also an undeniable possibility that our number of seats will increase," said Defence Minister and BJP leader Rajnath Singh in Lucknow.
9.10% voters turnout recorded till 9 am.
Pilibhit DM Pulkit Khare casts his vote.
School children knock on the doors of people urging them to cast their votes.
BSP leader Satish Chandra Misra casts his vote at Montessori school polling booth in Lucknow.
"Today UP is crime & terrorism free. Everyone feels safe. People are getting jobs. We've made UP economy no 2 and will also make it No 1 and people are voting for that. We are forming the govt," said UP minister Mohsin Raza after casting his vote in Lucknow.
Fourth phase of polling underway in Uttar Pradesh.
"BJP will win all six seats in Unnao with a majority. On the basis of all campaigning I did, I can say that CM Yogi will form Govt again by breaking his own 2017 record. I think the numbers may go up to 35," says BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj after voting at Gadan Khera Primary School in Unnao.
"I want people to vote and make the voting percentage high. Congress is nowhere in the race," says BJP candidate from Raebareli Sadar seat, Aditi Singh after voting at a polling booth in Lalpur Chauhan.
Polling gets underway for the fourth phase of UP Polls.
"BSP is headed towards absolute majority. Taking into account the first 3 phases & today's voting, you'll find out that voting done for BSP. Just like 2007, BSP will form govt with absolute majority, Mayawati will become UP's CM for 5th time," said SC Misra, BSP.
BJP candidate from Raebareli Sadar seat, Aditi Singh casts her vote at a polling booth in Lalpur Chauhan, Raebareli.
People queue up at Montessori School polling booth in Lucknow.
People queue up to cast their votes at a polling booth in Banbirpur of Lakhimpur Kheri district.
UP minister and BJP's candidate from Lucknow Cantonment seat Brijesh Pathak offers prayers at Kali Bari Temple.
BSP chief Mayawati casts her vote at Municipal Nursery School polling booth in Lucknow.
According to the Election Commission, 2.3 crore people, including 1.14 crore men and 99.3 lakh women, are eligible to vote, for which 24,643 polling booths and 13,817 poling centres have been set up in this phase.
Among the prominent candidates in this phase are Uttar Pradesh Law Minister Brijesh Pathak, SP's national spokesperson Anurag Bhadauria, former SP minister Abhishek Mishra, former Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly deputy speaker Nitin Agarwal and Aditi Singh.
A total of 137 'pink booths' have been made to specially motivate women for voting. At these pink booths, 36 women inspectors and sub-inspectors, and 277 women constables and chief constables have been deployed.
Three assembly constituencies -- Hussainganj, Bindki and Fatehpur -- have been kept in the 'sensitive' category. A total of 3,393 polling booths are being considered as 'critical'.
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Security has been tightened in Lakhimpur Kheri for the fourth phase of polling. "104 companies of CAPF, 10,000 Civil Police personnel and Home Guards have been deployed on the Nepal Border. The borders have been sealed," Sanjeev Suman, Superintendent of Police of Kheri said.
The state is witnessing a multi-cornered contest with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Samajwadi Party (SP)-Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) alliance, and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Congress as principal contenders.
Voting for the remaining three phases of the seven-phase UP elections will take place on February 27, March 3, and 7. The counting of votes will take place on March 10.
The fate of all the 624 candidates contesting in the fourth phase of the UP elections will be sealed in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) today.
The fourth phase of polling on February 23 will decide the fate of 624 candidates in 59 Assembly segments in the districts of Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Hardoi, Unnao, Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Banda and Fatehpur.
Voting for 59 assembly constituencies spread in nine districts of Uttar Pradesh will take place on Wednesday in the fourth phase of the polls.
New Delhi: Voting for the fourth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 in a total of 59 constituencies spread across nine districts took place today (February 23).
The polling began at 7 am on Wednesday and concluded at 6 pm. The districts that went to vote were Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Hardoi, Unnao, Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Banda and Fatehpur. The fate of 624 candidates including several cabinet ministers, sitting MLA from Rae Bareli Aditi Singh, as well as Unnao rape victim's mother Asha Singh was sealed in this round of polling.
As many as 800 companies of paramilitary forces and over 60,000 policemen were positioned for security across 59 assembly seats of Uttar Pradesh. Voting was held at 13,813 polling stations and 24,580 polling booths in 208 police station areas.