UP Election 2022 Phase 2 Voting Updates, UP Election 2022 Updates: Around 56.77 per cent turnout was recorded in the seventh and final phase of voting, as per the data released by the election commission of India. However, the final turnout may increase once the election commission compiles and releases final data. A total of 613 candidates are in the fray on 54 seats. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency is also going to the polls in this phase. Voting concluded for Chakia (Chandauli), Robertsganj and Duddhi (Sonbhadra) seats at 4pm while in the rest of the segments, it will continue till 6 pm. The fate of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party president Om Prakash Rajbhar and several state ministers will be decided in this round, in which 2.06 crore people are eligible to vote. The districts going to the polls in this phase are Azamgarh, Mau, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Bhadohi and Sonbhadra. Once considered a stronghold of the Samajwadi Party, the region saw the BJP making inroads in 2017 by winning 29 seats. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) got six seats and the SP 11. The state has 403 Assembly seats and the results of the elections will be declared on March 10.

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For the SP, its patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav made a rare appearance in Jaunpur to drum up support for Lucky Yadav, the son of his long-time associate the late Parasnath Yadav. Lucky Yadav is in the fray from the Malhani seat. Mulayam had earlier campaigned for his son Akhilesh Yadav in the Karhal Assembly segment of Mainpuri. Besides state Tourism Minister Neelkanth Tiwari (Varanasi South), other ministers in the fray in the last leg of the elections 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 had joined the SP, is contesting from Ghosi in Mau. Om Prakash Rajbhar (Zahoorabad), Dhananjay Singh (Malhani-Jaunpur) as the JD(U) candidate, and Abbas Ansari, the son of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, from Mau Sadar seat, are contesting in this phase.

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17:38 (IST) 7 Mar 2022
UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Voting Live Updates: 54.18 per cent turnout recorded till 5pm

UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Voting Live Updates: 54.18 per cent turnout recorded till 5pm

Azamgarh: 52.34 per cent

Bhadohi: 54.26 per cent

Chandauli: 59.59 per cent

Ghazipur: 53.67 per cent

Jaunpur: 53.55 per cent

Mau: 55.04 per cent

Mirzapur: 54.93 per cent

Sonbhadra: 56.95 per cent

Varanasi: 52.79 per cent

17:05 (IST) 7 Mar 2022
UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Voting Live Updates: Polling concludes in Chakia, Robertsganj, Duddhi

UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Voting Live Updates: Voting concluded for Chakia (Chandauli), Robertsganj and Duddhi (Sonbhadra) seats at 4pm while in the rest of the segments as these are Naxal affected seats.

15:36 (IST) 7 Mar 2022
UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Voting Live Updates: 46.40 per cent turnout recorded till 3pm

UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Voting Live Updates: 46.40 per cent turnout recorded till 3pm

Azamgarh: 45.28 per cent

Bhadohi: 47.49 per cent

Chandauli: 50.79 per cent

Ghazipur: 46.28 per cent

Jaunpur: 47.14 per cent

Mau: 46.88 per cent

Mirzapur: 44.64per cent

Sonbhadra: 49.84 per cent

Varanasi: 43.76 per cent

15:05 (IST) 7 Mar 2022
UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Voting Live Updates: BJP to form government again, says Mahendra Nath

UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Voting Live Updates: "We will again give a government for 5 years which will work for employment, development, problem solving and increasing business within Uttar Pradesh," said Union Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh.

13:56 (IST) 7 Mar 2022
UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Voting Live Updates: 35.51 per cent turnout recorded till 1pm

UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Voting Live Updates: 35.51 per cent turnout recorded till 1pm

Azamgarh: 34.6 per cent

Bhadohi: 35.6 per cent

Chandauli: 38.45 per cent

Ghazipur: 34.15 per cent

Jaunpur: 35.8 per cent

Mau: 37.08 per cent

Mirzapur: 38.05 per cent

Sonbhadra: 35.68 per cent

Varanasi: 33.55 per cent

13:02 (IST) 7 Mar 2022
UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Live Updates: No contest in Varanasi South, says BJP's Neelkanth Tiwari

UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Live Updates: People will vote only for BJP, no contest in Varanasi South, says UP minister Neelkanth Tiwari

12:27 (IST) 7 Mar 2022
UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Live Updates: Samajwadi Govt to work for Purvanchal's development, claims Akhilesh

UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Live Updates: If a Samajwadi government is formed, we will work to connect Purvanchal with unprecedented development. To connect Purvanchal with the main stream, Samajwadi Purvanchal Expressway was given. Its construction was stopped after the BJP came to power," said Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav

12:02 (IST) 7 Mar 2022
UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Live Updates: BJP not to win a single seat in Phase 7, claims Rajbhar

UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Live Updates: "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," said OP Rajbhar, President, Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party

12:00 (IST) 7 Mar 2022
UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Live Updates: Akhilesh Yadav slams BJP over 'Operation Ganga'

UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Live Updates: "Don't know which international recognition they boast about. They (BJP-led Centre) failed to evacuate Indians, named evacuation op 'Operation Ganga' because polls in Varanasi too. Had they rescued our people from Ukraine directly I would've appreciated it," said Akhilesh Yadav

11:32 (IST) 7 Mar 2022
UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Voting Live Updates: 21.55 per cent turnout recorded till 11am

UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Voting Live Updates: per cent turnout recorded till 11am

Azamgarh: 20.06 per cent

Bhadohi: 22.26 per cent

Chandauli: 23.51 per cent

Ghazipur: 20.05 per cent

Jaunpur: 21.83 per cent

Mau: 24.69 per cent

Mirzapur: 23.46 per cent

Sonbhadra: 19.45per cent

Varanasi: 21.19 per cent

10:42 (IST) 7 Mar 2022
UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Voting Live Updates: Union Minister Anupriya Patel casts her vote in Mirzapur

UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Voting Live Updates: Union Minister Anupriya Patel casts her vote in Mirzapur. Voting for the seventh phase elections is underway in the state.

10:18 (IST) 7 Mar 2022
UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Voting Live Updates: BJP candidate confident of doubling winning margin

UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Voting Live Updates: Voting underway in Mirzapur. Minister in Uttar Pradesh government Ram Shankar Singh Patel cast his vote. He said, "Last time we won by 46,000 votes, this time we are hopeful that we will win by double the votes than last time."

09:32 (IST) 7 Mar 2022
UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Voting Live Updates: 8.58 per cent turnout recorded till 9am

UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Voting Live Updates: 8.58 per cent turnout recorded till 9am

Azamgarh: 8.08 per cent

Bhadohi: 7.41 per cent

Chandauli: 7.72 per cent

Ghazipur: 8.39 per cent

Jaunpur: 8.99 per cent

Mau: 9.97 per cent

Mirzapur: 8.81 per cent

Sonbhadra: 8.39 per cent

Varanasi: 8.90 per cent

09:08 (IST) 7 Mar 2022
UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Live Updates: EVM not working at booth 76 and 77 in Mehnagar, alleges Samajwadi party

UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Live Updates: EVM not working at booth 76 and 77 in Mehnagar, alleges Samajwadi party

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09:03 (IST) 7 Mar 2022
UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Live Updates: Yogi Adityanath urges voters to exercise their franchise

UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Live Updates: "I appeal to all voters to exercise their franchise in the last phase of Assembly elections today. There is enthusiasm among the voters. Your one vote will help ensure good governance in the state," said Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath

08:20 (IST) 7 Mar 2022
UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Live Updates: UP minister Ravindra Jaiswal casts his vote

UP Election 2022 Phase 7 Live Updates: UP minister Ravindra Jaiswal casts his vote at Government Girls Inter College, Maldahiya in Varanasi. Voting was delayed by around 40 mins at booth no 311 after the main power switch connected to the EVM remained off due to negligence by the polling officer here, he says.

08:11 (IST) 7 Mar 2022
UP Election 2022 Live Updates: Voting underway for Phase 7, visuals from Jaunpur district

UP Election 2022 Live Updates: Voting underway for the seventh phase. Voters are exercising their franchise with enthusiasm in Jaunpur district.

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Campaigning in this phase reached its crescendo with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the BJP's poll blitzkrieg in Varanasi and its adjoining districts. Besides addressing election rallies, he also held a roadshow for three Assembly constituencies in his Lok Sabha segment. This phase also saw West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee descending on the pilgrim city to hold a joint rally with Akhilesh Yadav and his RLD ally Jayant Chaudhary. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had been camping in Varanasi for about four days. She, along with her brother Rahul Gandhi, addressed election meetings, whereas BSP supremo Mayawati campaigned in the district and neighbouring areas. Seeking to override anti-incumbency, the ruling party raised issues like forced migration and law and order problems during the previous SP government, while Akhilesh Yadav targeted the BJP government on the issues of inflation, unemployment, stray cattle, and the farmers' agitation against the Centre's agriculture laws.