UP concludes Assembly elections with 54.18% turnout till 5 pm in final phase

UP Assembly Polls, 7th phase polling: Voting continued till 6 pm and decided the fate of as many as 613 candidates.

Women voters show their ink marked fingers after casting their votes for the seventh and last phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election in Varanasi (ANI Photo)

Voting for the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election covering 54 seats, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency Varanasi, commenced today (March 7) at 7 AM.

Polling, which marked the end of the almost month-long voting process in the politically crucial state, was held in Azamgarh, Mau, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Bhadohi and Sonbhadra districts. 

An average of 54.18% per cent voter turnout has been recorded till 5 pm. The voting continued till 6 pm and deciding the fate of as many as 613 candidates. The counting of votes will be done on March 10.

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07 March 2022

16:11 IST

UP Polls: Latest voting figures till 3pm

46.40% voters turnout recorded till 3 pm in the seventh and final phase of Uttar Pradesh Elections 2022.

13:50 IST

35.51% voters turnout recorded till 1 pm

35.51% polling has been recorded till 1 pm.

#ECI#AssemblyElections2022 #विधानसभाचुनाव2022 #GoVote#GoVoteUP_Phase7 pic.twitter.com/fshjpjirDc

— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) March 7, 2022

12:03 IST

Seventh phase of polling underway in Uttar Pradesh

Glimpses of people voting across 54 assembly constituencies during the seventh phase of polls in Uttar Pradesh. 

आपका हौसला, अन्य मतदाताओं के लिए प्रेरणा...

94 वर्षीय बुजुर्ग मतदाता ने अपना मत देकर लोकतंत्र के प्रति कर्तव्य निभाया, साथ ही युवा मतदाताओं को वोट देने के लिए प्रेरित भी किया।#ECI#AssemblyElections2022 #विधानसभाचुनाव2022 #GoVote#GoVoteUP_Phase7 pic.twitter.com/AGrtAD1NZi

— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) March 7, 2022

उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा सामान्य निर्वाचन 2022

सातवें चरण के अंतर्गत मतदान केंद्रों पर सकुशल मतदान जारी है।

दिव्यांग, बुजुर्ग व सभी सम्मानित मतदाताओं की सुविधा के लिए आदर्श बूथ स्थापित किए गए हैं।#ECI#AssemblyElections2022 #विधानसभाचुनाव2022 #GoVote#GoVoteUP_Phase7 pic.twitter.com/gNMeSSREJB

— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) March 7, 2022

'आज सबसे पहले मतदान...'

इन्होंने तो कर दिया अपना मतदान I आप भी तैयार हैं न अपने कर्तव्य के निर्वहन के लिये?

यदि आपके क्षेत्र में आज है मतदान, तो घर से निकलें और वोट करें। #GoVote#AssemblyElections#विधानसभाचुनाव2022#ECI pic.twitter.com/sQtIc88hPk

— Election Commission of India #SVEEP (@ECISVEEP) March 7, 2022

Glimpses of enthusiastic voters queuing up at the polling stations across 54 assembly constituencies in the 7th phase of poll in Uttar Pradesh to cast their vote. #GoVote #AssemblyElections2022 #विधानसभाचुनाव2022 #ECI pic.twitter.com/Ogv6ExfoG5

— Election Commission of India #SVEEP (@ECISVEEP) March 7, 2022

11:50 IST

21.55% voter turnout recorded till 11 AM

An average of 21.55% voter turnout has been recorded till 11 am, the highest in Mau and Chandauli districts.

उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा सामान्य निर्वाचन 2022

सातवें चरण के अंतर्गत 9 जनपदों में पूर्वाह्न 11 बजे तक कुल औसतन मतदान 21.55% रहा।@ECISVEEP @SpokespersonECI #ECI#AssemblyElections2022 #विधानसभाचुनाव2022 #GoVote#GoVoteUP_Phase7 pic.twitter.com/cz8feYXm94

— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) March 7, 2022

उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा सामान्य निर्वाचन 2022

सांतवें चरण के अंतर्गत 9 जनपदों में पूर्वाह्न 11 बजे तक कुल औसतन मतदान 21.55% रहा।#ECI#AssemblyElections2022 #विधानसभाचुनाव2022 #GoVote#GoVoteUP_Phase7 pic.twitter.com/dWuCBvasUW

— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) March 7, 2022

11:44 IST

BJP, BSP will not win in Ghazipur, Mau, Azamgarh, Ambedkar Nagar, Ballia: SBSP's OP Rajbhar

OP Rajbhar, President of the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party, has made a BIG statement that the Bharatiya Janata Party and Bahujan Samaj Party will not win a single seat in Ghazipur, Mau, Azamgarh, Ambedkar Nagar and Ballia districts.

"We're winning on 5 of 8 seats in Varanasi, 3 of 4 seats in Chandauli, 7 of 9 seats in Jaunpur. We'll win 45-47 seats in the Purvanchal region," Rajbhar, whose party had won one seat in Varanasi as the BJP partner in 2017 and now is part of the Akhilesh Yadav headed grouping, told ANI.

BJP & BSP will not win a single seat in Ghazipur, Mau, Azamgarh, Ambedkar Nagar& Ballia. We're winning on 5 of 8 seats in Varanasi, 3 of 4 seats in Chandauli, 7 of 9 seats in Jaunpur. We'll win 45-47 seats in Purvanchal region: OP Rajbhar, President,Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party pic.twitter.com/2uNymXCB4v

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 7, 2022

11:35 IST

Pandit Chhannulal Mishra casts vote

Hindustani classical singer Pandit Chhannulal Mishra casts his vote in Varanasi and appeals to the public to come out and vote in large numbers.

"Each vote counts," he told ANI.

Varanasi | Hindustani classical singer Pandit Chhannulal Mishra casts his vote in seventh phase of Assembly elections

I appeal to the public to come out and vote in large numbers. Each vote counts, he says. pic.twitter.com/mdfkGWydLC

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 7, 2022

10:41 IST

Anupriya Patel casts vote

Union minister and Apna Dal (Sonelal), National President, Anupriya Patel casts her vote in Mirzapur district.

"I am assured that all 5 seats in the constituency will be won by our NDA candidates," she said.

#UttarPradeshElections2022 | Union minister and Apna Dal (Sonelal), National President, Anupriya Patel casts her vote in Mirzapur pic.twitter.com/HTTWZ3nugr

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 7, 2022

09:53 IST

Polling underway in Uttar Pradesh

Polling, which started at 7 AM, is being held peacefully in Azamgarh, Mau, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Bhadohi and Sonbhadra districts.

#ECI#AssemblyElections2022 #2022 #GoVote#GoVoteUP_Phase7 pic.twitter.com/4oYezqjMF8

— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) March 7, 2022

#ECI#AssemblyElections2022 #2022 #GoVote#GoVoteUP_Phase7 pic.twitter.com/B9sWqjbNny

— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) March 7, 2022

09:51 IST

8.58% voter turnout recorded till 9 am

Uttar Pradesh has recorded an average of 8.58% voter turnout in the first two hours of polling in the last phase. The highest turnout was seen in the Mau and Jaunpur districts.

उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा सामान्य निर्वाचन 2022

सातवें चरण के अंतर्गत 9 जनपदों की 54 विधानसभा सीटों पर पूर्वाह्न 9 बजे तक कुल औसतन मतदान 8.58% रहा।@ECISVEEP@SpokespersonECI#ECI#AssemblyElections2022 #विधानसभाचुनाव2022 #GoVote#GoVoteUP_Phase7 pic.twitter.com/bphNEydfjX

— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) March 7, 2022

उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा सामान्य निर्वाचन 2022

सांतवें चरण के अंतर्गत 9 जनपदों में पूर्वाह्न 9 बजे तक कुल औसतन मतदान 8.58% रहा।#ECI#AssemblyElections2022 #विधानसभाचुनाव2022 #GoVote#GoVoteUP_Phase7 pic.twitter.com/RmE0FBSpa2

— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) March 7, 2022

08:56 IST

Voting underway in seventh phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections

Polling underway in Mau in the last phase of #UttarPradeshElections2022

613 candidates across 54 Assembly seats in 9 districts are in fray pic.twitter.com/j9KlhVA6Ts

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 7, 2022

Voting underway at National Inter College in South Varanasi area in the seventh phase of #UttarPradeshElections2022 pic.twitter.com/i8j1mgQKI0

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 7, 2022

07:57 IST

A glance at stats of seventh and last phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections

07:38 IST

BJP will get over 350 seats: UP minister Ravindra Jaiswal 

UP minister Ravindra Jaiswal, who is contesting from the Varanasi North Assembly seat, says that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win all seats in Varanasi.

"BJP will get over 350 seats in this Assembly election," he tells ANI.

#UttarPradeshElections2022 | UP minister Ravindra Jaiswal contesting from Varanasi North Assembly constituency says we will win all seats in Varanasi.

BJP will get over 350 seats in this Assembly elections, he adds. pic.twitter.com/XR3JU4DOVh

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 7, 2022

07:28 IST

Create a new voting record, urges PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged the voters of Uttar Pradesh to participate in the seventh and last phase of the assembly elections today with full enthusiasm and to create a new voting record.

उत्तर प्रदेश में आज लोकतंत्र के महायज्ञ की पूर्णाहुति का दिन है। सभी मतदाताओं से मेरा आग्रह है कि वे विधानसभा चुनाव के सातवें और आखिरी चरण के मतदान में पूरे जोश-खरोश से भाग लें और वोटिंग का नया रिकॉर्ड बनाएं।

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 7, 2022

07:27 IST

Polling underway in Uttar Pradesh

Visuals from polling booth number 231, Uchh Prathmik Vidyalaya in Sambhal district's Narauli.

#UttarPradeshElections2022 | Voting begins in Azamgarh, for the 7th & last phase of the state Assembly elections.

Visuals from polling booth number 231, Uchh Prathmik Vidyalaya in Narauli pic.twitter.com/wBVUiEik98

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 7, 2022

06:52 IST

Voting for seventh and final phase of UP Assembly elections begins

Voting for the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election covering 54 seats, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency Varanasi, has started at 7 AM.

06:43 IST

Key candidates in 7th phase

State Tourism Minister Neelkanth Tiwari is fighting from the Varanasi South seat. Other ministers in the fray in the last leg are Anil Rajbhar (Shivpur-Varanasi), Ravindra Jaiswal (Varanasi North), Girish Yadav (Jaunpur) and Ramashankar Singh Patel (Marihan-Mirzapur).

Dara Singh Chauhan, who had resigned from the Yogi Adityanath cabinet and joined the Akhilesh Yadav-led SP, is contesting from Ghosi in Mau.

SBSP president Om Prakash Rajbhar (Zahoorabad), Dhananjay Singh (Malhani-Jaunpur) as the JD(U) candidate and Abbas Ansari, the son of mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, from Mau Sadar seat, are also contesting in the last phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election.

06:35 IST

Polling will mark the end of almost month-long voting process

Polling, which will mark the end of the almost month-long voting process in the politically crucial state, will be held in Azamgarh, Mau, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Bhadohi and Sonbhadra districts. 

सांतवे चरण के लिए हमारा निमंत्रण स्वीकार करें...

07 मार्च, 2022 को 09 जनपदों (आजमगढ़, मऊ, जौनपुर, गाजीपुर, चंदौली, वाराणसी, मिर्जापुर, भदोही, सोनभद्र) के नागरिकों को मतदान करने के लिए आमंत्रित किया जाता है।#ECI#AssemblyElections2022#GoVote#GoVoteUP_Phase7#विधानसभाचुनाव2022 pic.twitter.com/Rk0BsVMnRq

— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) March 6, 2022

06:34 IST

Voting to begin at 7 AM

Voting for the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election covering 54 seats, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency Varanasi, will start at 7 AM.

उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा सामान्य निर्वाचन 2022

सातवें चरण के अंतर्गत कल 9 जनपदों में मतदान कराने के लिए पोलिंग पार्टियां ईवीएम, वीवीपैट मशीन लेकर मतदान केंद्रों के लिए हुईं रवाना...#ECI#AssemblyElections2022 #विधानसभाचुनाव2022 #GoVote#GoVoteUP_Phase7 pic.twitter.com/BhDgNtckcP

— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) March 6, 2022

06:32 IST

Final phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh today to seal fate of 613 candidates

As Uttar Pradesh prepares to vote for its last and seventh phase of Assembly elections today (March 7), the stage is all set to seal the fate of 613 candidates in the fray.