The seventh and final phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections will be held on Monday, for which the campaigning ended on Saturday. The polling tomorrow will decide the fate of 613 candidates on 54 assembly seats in nine districts across the state. The counting of votes for all five states – UP, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur – will be held on March 10. On the last day of campaigning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Varanasi where he exuded confidence that the BJP will retain power in UP.
Meanwhile, BJP president JP Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah also exuded confidence that the party will retain power in four states and make impressive gains in Punjab. Addressing a joint press conference ahead of the final phase of voting in UP, Nadda and Shah said those hoping for any dilution in the party’s mandate in the state would be disappointed and it will get a massive majority.
UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Details: The high voltage campaign for Phase 7 polling in Uttar Pradesh has concluded yesterday with the ruling BJP, the opposition Samajwadi Party and Congress making their last-ditch effort to woo the voters. Since the phase 7 polls also cover PM Modi’s parliamentary constituency Varanasi, the focus in the last two days was on the eight seats of Kashi. While PM Modi led BJP’s poll blitzkrieg, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav campaigned along with Jayant Chaudhary and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, whereas, Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi canvassed for the Congress. Read More
54 assembly constituencies in nine districts will vote on March 7. The nine districts are Azamgarh, Mau, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Bhadohi, Mirzapur and Sonbhadra. These include the assembly segments that come under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency of Varanasi and Azamgarh where Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is the Lok Sabha member.
On Saturday, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav took a swipe at the Prime Minister, saying those who were “defaming” the SP’s red cap have been “forced by people” to wear a cap, although of a different colour.
Manipur on Saturday recorded a voter turnout of 76.04 per cent till 3 pm, according to data put out by the Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur. Chandel recorded 76.71 per cent, Jiribam recorded 75.02 per cent while Thoubal recorded 78 per cent turnout as of 5 pm on Saturday.