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UP Election 2022: 2nd phase polling concludes with over 61% voter turnout
Voting continued till 6 pm across 55 Assembly constituencies of Amroha, Budaun, Bareilly, Bijnor, Moradabad, Rampur, Saharanpur, Sambhal and Shahjahanpur.
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Uttar Pradesh recorded a final voter turnout for the second phase of Assembly polls at 61.06 per cent.
Polling officials seal Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and VVPATs after conclusion of second phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections; visuals from a polling booth in Rampur Assembly constituency.
District-wise voter turnout till 5 pm:
Saharanpur - 67.13%
Amroha-- 66.19%
Sambhal-- 56.93%
Bijnore -- 61.48%
Moradabad-- 64.88%
Rampur-- 60.30%
Bareilly -- 57.88%
Shahjahanpur -- 55.25%
Badaun -- 55.91%
Uttar Pradesh witnessed 60.44% voting in the second phase of Assembly elections till 5 pm. (ANI)
District wise voter turnout till 3 pm:
Saharanpur (7seats) — 56.70%
Amroha( 4 seats) — 60.06%
Sambhal(4 seats) — 49.11%
Bijnore (8 seats) — 51.79%
Moradabad(6 seats) — 56.04%
Rampur( 5 seats) — 52.74%
Bareilly (9 seats) — 50.18%
Shahjahanpur — 46.86%
Badaun (5 seats)— 47.47%
Voter turnout in 55 assembly seats of 9 districts in Uttar Pradesh was 51.93% till 3 PM.
An average voter turnout of 39.07% has been recorded till 1 pm with the highest in Saharanpur and Moradabad districts.
"I am happy that the money Centre sent here was utilized and 34 lakh houses were given to the poor by making pucca houses in Uttar Pradesh," PM Modi lauds UP CM Yogi Adityanath while addressing an election rally in Kanpur Dehat.
"The 'Parivaarwadi' will again be defeated by the people of Uttar Pradesh. The festival of colours - Holi will be celebrated in Uttar Pradesh on March 10 itself," says PM Modi in Kanpur Dehat.
"When they keep changing their allies, then how will they serve the people of Uttar Pradesh?," PM Modi attacks Opposition leaders during a public rally in Kanpur Dehat.
"Voting turnout in second phase polling in Uttar Pradesh points at BJP returning to power again," says Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing a public rally in Kanpur Dehat.
Election Commission shares some glimpses of people voting during the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election.
"He is not here but the people of Rampur are with him. He will win with more votes than earlier," says Tanzeem Fatima, wife of imprisoned SP candidate for Rampur, Azam Khan.
ITBP personnel helping senior citizens reach polling booths in Bijnor and Najibabad.
An average voter turnout of 23.03% per cent was recorded till 11 am during polling in 55 assembly seats spread across nine districts in Uttar Pradesh.
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District-wise voter turnout:
Uttar Pradesh sees 9.45% voter turnout in the first two hours.
Shahjahanpur: Uttar Pradesh Minister Jitin Prasada casts his vote at a polling booth.
Rampur: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi casts his vote at a polling booth.
The areas going to polls in this phase have a sizeable Muslim population influenced by religious leaders of the Barelvi and Deoband sects. In the 2017 UP Assembly elections, of the 55 seats, the BJP had won 38 while the Samajwadi Party had bagged 15 and the Congress two. Of the 15 seats won by Akhilesh Yadav's SP, Muslim candidates had emerged victorious on 10. These areas are said to be strongholds of the Samajwadi Party.
More visuals from Bareilly where votes are being cast in the second phase of polling.
Suresh Kumar Khanna, who is contesting from the Shahjahanpur constituency, offering prayers at Hanuman Dham temple Shahjahanpur, as voting for the second phase of Uttar Pradesh Elections begins. The Bhartiya Janata Party leader is the current Cabinet Minister for Finance, Parliamentary Affairs, Medical Education and has been the MLA from Shahjahanpur eight times since 1989.
"Make sure to vote to continue the development journey of 'riot-free and fear-free new Uttar Pradesh'," says UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ahead of the second phase of voting.
"Pehle matdaan, fir anya koi kaam," says Prime Minister Narendra Modi and calls upon all those who are eligible to vote today to do so in record numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy.
Polling stations in Rampur and Bareilly districts all geared up for phase 2 of voting.
The seats going to polls in the second phase in Uttar Pradesh are Najibabad, Nagina (SC), Barhapur, Dhampur, Nehtaur (SC), Behat, Nakur, Saharanpur Nagar, Saharanpur, Thakurdwara, Moradabad Rural, Moradabad Nagar, Bijnor, Chandpur, Bithari Chainpur, Bareilly, Bareilly Cantt., Noorpur, Kanth, Dhanaura (SC), Naugawan Sadat, Amroha, Hasanpur, Gunnaur, Bisauli (SC), Kundarki, Bilari, Chandausi (SC), Asmoli, Sambhal, Suar, Chamraua, Bilaspur, Rampur, Milak (SC), Deoband, Rampur Maniharan (SC), Gangoh, Sahaswan, Bilsi, Badaun, Shekhupur, Dataganj, Baheri, Meerganj, Bhojipura, Nawabganj, Faridpur (SC), Aonla, Katra, Jalalabad, Tilhar, Powayan (SC), Shahjahanpur and Dadraul.
If you're going out to vote in the second phase of voting in Uttar Pradesh, below is the list of documents which are recognized as identity proof for polling.
Voting will take place from 7 am to 6 pm across 55 Assembly constituencies of Amroha, Budaun, Bareilly, Bijnor, Moradabad, Rampur, Saharanpur, Sambhal and Shahjahanpur in the western part of the politically crucial state.
Over 2 crore voters will today (February 14) decide the electoral fate of 586 candidates in the fray in the second phase of the election to 55 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh. Of the estimated 2.02 crore eligible voters, there are 1.08 crore male, 94 lakh female, and 1,269 third gender voters.
New Delhi: Over 2 crore voters decided the electoral fate of 586 candidates in the fray today in the second phase of the election to 55 assembly seats in politically crucial Uttar Pradesh.
Of the estimated 2.02 crore eligible voters, there are 1.08 crore male, 94 lakh female, and 1,269 third gender voters.
In the second phase, 23,404 polling places and 12,544 polling stations were set up. Voting has ended in UP across 9 districts.
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Voting started at 7 am and continued till 6 pm across 55 Assembly constituencies of Amroha, Budaun, Bareilly, Bijnor, Moradabad, Rampur, Saharanpur, Sambhal and Shahjahanpur in the western part of the politically crucial state.
Earlier in 2017, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had won 38 of the 55 constituencies, Samajwadi Party had bagged 13 and the Congress and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) had got two seats each.