Karhal, from where Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is contesting, will go to the polls tomorrow
Voting will be held on all seats in Punjab and 55 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh tomorrow. Senior leaders of all parties made a last-ditch attempt on Friday to woo voters.
In Uttar Pradesh, polling is being held in seven-phases. In the third phase, 59 assembly seats across 16 districts will vote on Sunday. As many as 627 candidates are in the fray in the phase, in which over 2.15 crore people are eligible to vote.
The districts where polling will be held are Hathras, Firozabad, Etah, Kasganj, Mainpuri, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Jalaun, Jhanshi, Lalitpur, Hamirpur and Mahoba.
The Karhal Assembly seat, from where Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is contesting, will also go to the polls in this phase on Sunday. The BJP has fielded Union minister S P Singh Baghel from the seat.
Polling for the 117-seat Punjab legislative assembly will be held tomorrow. Voting will begin at 7am and go on till 6pm. Counting of votes will take place on March 10.
Here are the highlights on Assembly Elections 2022:
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Pick-And-Drop Facility For Elederly, People With Disabilities In Punjab
Pick-up and drop facility will be provided to senior citizens and persons with disabilities to and from polling booths, Punjab Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju said on Saturday, a day ahead of the elections to the 117-member state assembly.
Addressing the media here, Mr Raju said the state machinery is working round the clock to ensure peaceful, free and fair elections.
"There can be battery-run vehicles, auto rickshaws and minivans," Mr Raju said, adding that young people casting their votes for the first time will be given flowers.
59 assembly constituencies to vote in third phase of UP polls; 627 candidates in frayVoting for 59 assembly constituencies spread across 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh will take place on Sunday in the third phase of the polls.
Campaigning for the third phase of the state elections ended on Friday, with senior leaders of the parties making a final effort to woo voters.
UP: Action recommended against zonal magistrate for negligence during poll duty in KairanaAuthorities in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district have recommended action against a zonal magistrate and suspended a police constable and a home guard for alleged negligence during poll duty in the Kairana assembly constituency.
Superintendent of Police Sukriti Madhav said an extra EVM machine was found in the vehicle of the zonal magistrate after polling in Kairana on February 10.
All corrupt people have teamed up against AAP, says Arvind KejriwalDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday claimed that all the corrupt people have teamed up against the AAP and said they will get a befitting reply with the inauguration of 12,430 modern classrooms in city schools.
In a tweet in Hindi, he also said the country will not bow down before these corrupt people and move ahead.
"All the corrupt people of the country have teamed up against us. Today, we will give them a befitting reply by inaugurating 12,430 modern classrooms in Delhi schools.