Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath performed holi with full enthusiasm with color and flower petals amidst slogans of 'Yogi Yogi' and 'Jai Shri Ram'.
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1 out of 148: Uttar Pradesh Congress girls candidates fail to make mark, forfeit deposits
By PTI
LUCKNOW: The Congress’ star girls candidates, who entered the election fray as an emblem of wrestle with the slogan ‘Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon’, secured lower than 3,000 votes every and needed to even forfeit their deposits.
Living as much as the celebration basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s promise to provide 40 per cent of the tickets to girls candidates, the Congress fielded 148 of them, of which just one – Congress Legislature chief Aradhana Mishra Mona – secured victory.
From Unnao’s Sadar seat, the Congress had fielded Asha Devi, the mom of a rape sufferer. The grand outdated celebration had additionally engaged its group of workers from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to marketing campaign for her.
However, Devi bagged only one,555 votes. On Devi’s electoral defeat, her daughter advised PTI, “My mother has definitely lost the election, but we want to support the struggle of women and victims, and become their voice. We will not back off.”
She stated that she kept away from getting into the fray this time, in opposition to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s want, as a result of she was younger, after which the Congress fielded her mom Asha Devi. “I will contest the elections in 2027. I have already started preparations,” the rape sufferer asserted.
The Congress had fielded Sadaf Jafar, who was jailed through the agitation in opposition to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the National Register of Citizens, from the Lucknow Central Assembly seat. However, Jafar may get solely 2,927 votes.
She stated, “The media polarised the election and made it only BJP vs SP, so people did not vote for other candidates. But I have started preparing for the next elections. Whether I lose or win, I will continue my struggle for the people of my area.”
Nida Ahmed of Sambhal, who entered politics abandoning tv journalism, additionally campaigned vigorously as a Congress candidate. Since Nida belonged to a political household of Sambhal, she commanded recognition among the many public, however couldn’t flip it right into a contest in her favour.
Nida secured solely 2,256 votes. She advised PTI, “I was cheated in the polls. I had over 150 votes of my family from two booths. But the EVMs on those polling booths registered only five votes from both the booths. Did my husband, my parents and siblings not vote for me?”
“The votes of the public used to disappear.. now the votes of the family, too, have disappeared. I have definitely lost the election, but I have not lost courage. I will come back in the fray again and win,” she added.
Congress candidate from Hastinapur Archana Gautam has been ‘Miss Cosmo World 2018’, and ‘Miss UP 2014’. She is a graduate in Mass Communication and was the Dalit face of the Congress. Gautam was additionally trolled for carrying a bikini.
She secured only one,519 votes. “I got very little time for campaigning. I entered the fray 15 days prior to the polls, and in this short span of time, I campaigned in about 100 villages,” she stated. Gautam stated she was dissatisfied with the defeat and was getting ready for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections if Priyanka Gandhi Vadra gave her an opportunity.
Another candidate Ritu Singh had contested the elections from Lakhimpur Kheri’s Mohammadi Assembly. In the panchayat elections, she was harassed and her garments have been pulled. It was after this incident that the Congress basic secretary met her and bought her to contest the Assembly polls.
However, Ritu bought simply 2,419 votes. Neha Tiwari, the elder sister of Khushi Dubey, a co-accused in Kanpur’s notorious Bikru case, was fielded by the Congress from Kalyanpur Assembly seat in Kanpur. Though a number of distinguished leaders of the celebration campaigned fiercely for her, she bought solely 2,302 votes.
Uttar Pradesh Congress spokesperson Ashok Singh stated the election outcomes of its girls candidates will likely be reviewed. He stated there isn’t a disappointment within the celebration attributable to their defeat and the Congress will nonetheless proceed to work for ladies.
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Saffron reigns in Uttar Pradesh as BJP scores thumping win, Samajwadi Party at distant second
By PTI
LUCKNOW: The BJP stormed again to energy within the essential state of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, trouncing its important rival Samajwadi Party, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asserting that folks have buried the politics of caste and faith.
The saffron social gathering with its allies was profitable or main in 274 seats out of 403, changing into the primary social gathering in over three many years to kind a authorities for a second consecutive time within the state.
The Samajwadi Party led by Akhilesh Yadav and its allies misplaced after a spirited bid to dislodge the BJP, profitable or main in 124 seats, whereas nationwide events just like the Congress (two two seats) and the BSP (one seat) have been decreased to insignificance within the race.
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As counting of votes continued late into the night time, Adityanath had established a lead of 1.3 lakh votes over his nearest rival Subhawati Shukla of the SP within the Gorakhpur Urban constituency.
However, his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya misplaced in Sirathu by 7,337 votes to SP’s Pallavi Patel.
Influential OBC chief Swami Prasad Maurya, who stop the BJP and the Adityanath cabinet to hitch the SP forward of the meeting elections, misplaced in Fazilnagar by greater than 45,000 votes.
The BJP was profitable or main in 256 seats, Apna Dal (Sonelal) and the NISHAD social gathering, the 2 allies of the BJP, are profitable or main in 12 seats and 6 seats respectively, in response to the Election Commission (EC) web site.
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In the opposition camp, the SP was profitable or main in 110 seats and its allies Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) has eight seats and the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party had received or was forward in six seats.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Adityanath’s feat and prompt that the victory in Uttar Pradesh will pave the wave for the BJP’s win within the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Lauding BJP employees for making certain an early Holi by making the social gathering victorious in 4 states, Modi mentioned its vote share has elevated in Manipur, Uttar Pradesh and Goa though it was in energy within the states.
The social gathering has additionally retained energy in Uttarkhand.
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In Lucknow, addressing joyous BJP employees on the social gathering’s state headquarters, Adityanath mentioned the “misleading” marketing campaign run by the Opposition over the previous 2-3 days has been put aside by the individuals who reposed religion within the good governance of the BJP.
He was apparently focusing on Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav over EVM tampering allegations.
“The false propaganda regarding EVMs and election material over the last few days have been rejected,” Adityanath mentioned.
“The People of UP have buried the dynastic politics and also politics of caste and religion by ensuring victory to the BJP and its allies,” Adityanath, who was the BJP’s face in Uttar Pradesh polls, mentioned.
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According to the EC web site at 10.30 PM, outcomes had been declared on 369 seats, whereas counting was happening 34 seats.
Dara Singh Chauhan, one other minister who had stop the cabinet together with Maurya and Dharam Singh Saini to hitch the SP, has received the Ghosi seat by 22,216.
Saini misplaced the elections to BJP’s Mukesh Choudhary by 315 votes.
State Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu was languishing on the third spot within the Tamukhi Raj meeting constituency, in response to the EC web site.
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Amid the rout of the social gathering, Congress legislature social gathering chief Aradhana Mishra received from her household’s conventional Rampur Khas constituency in Pratapgarh district.
According to the EC, the BJP’s vote share stands at 41.3 %, whereas that of the SP stood at 32 %.
The vote share of the BSP is 12.9 % and that of the RLD is 2.93 %.
The vote share of the Congress is 2.37 % whereas that of AAP and AIMIM was lower than .5 % every.
Though it registered a landslide victory in Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party filed to open its account in Uttar Pradesh the place it contested on all 403 seats.
Similar was the destiny of Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi headed AIMIM which had fielded candidates in 100 seats.
Excited BJP supporters smeared color (gulal) on one another and rolled out bulldozers in Lucknow, Gorakhpur and Varanasi amongst different locations to have a good time the victory.
Adityanath, who is mostly known as “Maharaj ji”, earned this new sobriquet of “bulldozer baba” in the course of the present elections as a result of his frequent reference of the heavy machine that authorities deployed to raze the ill-gotten property of criminals and mafias within the state below his rule.
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Congress relegated to margins in UP: Its seat tally right down to 2 from 7, vote share to 2.35% from 6.25%
By PTI
LUCKNOW: The Congress, which has dominated Uttar Pradesh for the longest time frame amongst political events however has been out of energy for 3 many years, plunged into additional wilderness within the state, successful simply two seats.
While its seats tally got here down to 2 from seven in 2017, its vote share declined to 2.35 per cent from 6.25 per cent.
The two seats it received are Rampur Khas and Pharenda.
In Rampur Khas, Congress candidate Aradhana Mishra defeated her closest rival BJP’s Nagesh Pratap Singh by 14,741 votes, whereas in Pharenda Virendra Chaudhary defeated the BJP’s Bajrang Bahadur Singh by 1,087 votes.
The celebration’s poor present in Amethi and Rae Bareli, which had been thought of its strongholds not way back, continued the place it did not get a single seat, its candidates getting a 3rd or fourth spot at most locations.
State Congress president and Tamkuhi Raj seat MLA Ajay Kumar Lallu additionally did not make a mark.
In Rampur Khas additionally its successful margin has come down.
The Congress marketing campaign was led by celebration nationwide normal secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who crisscrossed the state holding conferences and roadshows in an try to resurrect the celebration which had been on the sidelines for the reason that previous three many years.
Priyank’s marketing campaign centred round ladies with the slogan of ‘ ladki hun lad sakti hun’ and had give you the brand new experiment of issuing a separate manifesto for girls who had been additionally given 40% tickets.
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SP president Akhilesh Yadav retains eye on outcomes from celebration workplace, no remark from him but
By PTI
LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav remained within the celebration workplace until Thursday night monitoring the ballot outcomes during which his party-led alliance misplaced to the BJP-headed coalition.
There was no remark from him on the ballot final result until late night time on Thursday.
Party’s nationwide spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary advised PTI that Yadav had come to the workplace round 11.00 within the morning, and remained there all through the day.
He left for house within the night.
When requested whether or not the SP chief talked concerning the ballot outcomes, Chaudhary stated he’ll evaluation the election final result.
Yadav himself gained from the Karhal meeting seat by a margin of 67,504 votes.
He defeated Union minister SP Singh Baghel of the BJP.
However, his celebration (SP) and allies couldn’t cease the BJP from getting re-elected for the second consecutive time in Uttar Pradesh.
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People buried politics of caste, faith: Yogi Adityanath on BJP’s UP victory
By PTI
LUCKNOW: People have buried the politics of caste and faith by guaranteeing the victory of BJP and its allies in Uttar Pradesh underneath the management of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated on Thursday.
Addressing celebration staff on the state headquarters after the ballot outcomes and developments confirmed a transparent BJP majority, he stated the “misleading” marketing campaign run by the Opposition over the previous 2-3 days have been put aside by the individuals who reposed religion within the good governance of the BJP.
He was apparently taking a dig at Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav for elevating questions over EVMs.
Adityanath greeted PM Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president J P Nadda and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for guaranteeing the return of the BJP for a second consecutive time period in Uttar Pradesh.
The chief minister was sprayed with gulal (dry color) by state celebration president Swatantra Dev Singh and others to have a good time the celebration’s victory within the elections.
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Uttar Pradesh: SP staff protest in Azamgarh, Moradabad claiming restoration of clean poll papers
By PTI
MORADABAD: Samajwadi Party staff staged protests in Azamgarh and Moradabad on Wednesday claiming restoration of clean poll papers from a car whereas alleging wrongdoing on the a part of the official equipment.
In a tweet from its official Twitter account, the SP claimed that the automobile carrying 10,000 plain poll papers was making an attempt to enter a robust room in Azamgarh after switching off its headlights.
“The vehicle from Varanasi was stopped by alert SP workers at the gate. At whose behest were the ballot papers being taken? What was the purpose? EC please clarify,” the SP stated in a tweet and in addition shared a video of the car and get together staff staging protest.
On the instructions of SP president Akhilesh Yadav, a celebration delegation led by state unit president Naresh Uttam Patel and nationwide secretary Rajendra Chaudhari met Election Commission (EC) officers in Lucknow in reference to the restoration of poll papers.
The delegation, which submitted a written criticism, additionally forwarded a replica to the Chief Election Commissioner.
However, District Election Officer of Azamgarh Amrit Tripath clarified that the car belonged to the block growth officer (BDO) and the recovered poll papers have been unused postal ballots which needed to be submitted together with the poll papers.
By mistake the BDO didn’t submit it, he stated, including that it was nothing however stationery.
But because of the negligence of the BDO, suggestion for his suspension has been made to the Election Commission and all of the candidates have been knowledgeable about this.
In Moradabad, an enormous ruckus erupted after the Tehsildar was allegedly caught with two poll containers hidden in a car close to the robust room at Mandi Samiti.
Former SP district president of Jaiveer Singh Yadav informed reporters, “Dharmendra, the Tehsildar of Bilari reached the strong room area in a vehicle of Bilari municipality. Ballot boxes were hidden under mattresses kept inside the car.”
“The tehsildar misbehaved with SP agents when they tried to stop him from entering the EVM strong room and he also tried to take the ballot boxes inside,” Singh alleged.
Claiming that over 1,400 clean poll papers have been contained in the containers, SP candidate Faheem alleged that they have been meant to get replaced with postal ballots.
Moradabad DM Shailendra Kumar Singh and SSP Bablu Kumar reached the Mandi Samiti and managed to pacify the protesters.
“They were unused ballots and the boxes were sealed. Though, it was a mistake on the part of the people concerned for trying to transfer the unused ballots to a safer place. The tehsildar has been relieved of his responsibility keeping in view the circumstances,” the DM stated.
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Our struggle has simply begun: Priyanka Gandhi to Congress staff in Uttar Pradesh
By PTI
NEW DELHI: On the eve of counting of votes for the Uttar Pradesh meeting polls, Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday urged the celebration staff to be prepared for maintaining their wrestle for folks’s trigger, saying “our fight has just begun” and “we have to move forward with new energy”.
In a message to the Congress candidates, workplace bearers and leaders from Uttar Pradesh, the AICC normal secretary in-charge of the state stated the celebration fought the 2022 UP meeting elections with full power.
“Despite the absence of a Congress government in the state for a long time, the way you all fought for the people of the state and remained committed to public service which is the real purpose of politics, I am very proud of this,” Priyanka Gandhi stated in her message in Hindi posted on Twitter.
Noting that the premise of democracy is the vote of the folks, Priyanka Gandhi stated regardless of the outcome could also be tomorrow, it is going to be based on the knowledge and understanding of the folks, and that’s paramount.
“Therefore, while respecting the mandate, all of us will have to prepare for continuing our struggle with the spirit of loyalty and dedication towards our country and state. Our fight has just begun, we have to move forward with courage and new energy,” she asserted.
Priyanka Gandhi stated that with the power and perseverance of the Congress staff and candidates, the celebration’s marketing campaign in these elections was constructive and confirmed the way in which for the progress of the state.
The efforts of the Congress carried ahead issue-based politics on this election, she stated.
“Just as democracy gives you the responsibility to raise the issues of the people, in the same way it is your responsibility to protect every single vote given by the people in the election. Tomorrow, on the day of counting, you have to be alert and protect every vote as a true democracy watchdog,” Priyanka Gandhi stated.
Counting of votes polled within the essential Uttar Pradesh elections will happen on Thursday, the result of which can resolve whether or not the BJP returns to energy for the second consecutive time period.
Almost all of the exit polls have predicted that the BJP will return to energy.
They have forecast a rise in Samajwadi Party’s tally however not sufficient to kind the federal government.
The exit polls have predicted a poor exhibiting by the Congress within the election.
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Assembly polls: Stage set for counting of votes in Uttar Pradesh
By PTI
LUCKNOW: Counting of votes polled within the essential Uttar Pradesh elections will happen on Thursday, the end result of which can resolve whether or not the BJP returns to energy for the second consecutive time period.
“Counting in all the 75 districts of the state will begin at 8 am. The postal ballots will be counted first, and then the votes polled in the EVMs will be counted,” a senior election official informed PTI.
Almost all of the exit polls have predicted that the BJP will return to energy. They have forecast a rise in Samajwadi Party’s tally however not sufficient to kind the federal government.
The exit polls have forecast double-digit numbers for the BSP and single-digit depend for the Congress.
Both the SP and BSP have dismissed the exit polls, claiming that they might win the ballot comfortably and kind their authorities within the state, which has a 403-member meeting.
If the BJP involves energy, it will be a file for a celebration getting re-elected in UP for a second time period in over three many years.
In 2017, BJP had received 312 seats by itself whereas NDA’s determine was 325. The SP had received 47, BSP 19 and the Congress had received seven seats, two lower than Apna Dal (S) at 9.
The BJP went within the polls this time with Apna Dal (Sonelal) and NISHAD social gathering whereas Akhilesh Yadav had shaped a rainbow coalition with RLD and a string of regional events, together with Om Prakash Rajbhar’s Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP).
Considering its bearing on the 2024 Parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president J P Nadda and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath aggressively campaigned throughout the state to drum up assist for the saffron social gathering.
On Tuesday, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav accused the ruling BJP of attempting to “steal” votes and claimed a truck carrying EVMs was “intercepted” in Varanasi, however the Election Commission clarified that the machines had been for coaching officers on counting obligation and had not been utilized in elections.
In an announcement issued late on Tuesday evening, the workplace of the Chief Electoral Officer of UP mentioned, “Rumours were spread by people of some political party by stopping the vehicle and alleging that these EVMs were used in elections.”
According to the report despatched by the District Election Officer (of Varanasi), it was discovered through the investigation that these EVMs had been marked for coaching. “Training has been organised for March 9 (Wednesday),” it had mentioned.
The voting for the politically-important state was carried out in seven rounds beginning February 10.
For the opposition, Akhilesh addressed 131 rallies and roadshows to tackle the pantheon of leaders from the ruling camp.
Mayawati, whose absence on the bottom had initially triggered speculations that BSP was out of the facility race, additionally hit the streets in favour of her social gathering nominees.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who led the social gathering from the entrance in UP, attended 209 rallies and roadshows, most amongst prime leaders of assorted events, in a bid to regain misplaced floor for her social gathering within the Hindi heartland.
Sonia Gandhi nearly addressed voters in her Rae Bereli constituency whereas Rahul Gandhi addressed two rallies – one in Amethi and one other in Varanasi.
Elaborating about preparations on March 10, the election official mentioned, “Covid protocols, including the use of hand gloves, sanitisers, masks, thermal scanners and adhering to social distancing norms, will be followed at the counting centres throughout the state.”
“The votes cast through postal ballots, including those by people with disabilities and senior citizens above 80 years, will be counted manually, while the votes of the service voters — ETPBS (Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System) will be done online,” he mentioned.
Apart from this, VVPAT (Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail) slips of 5 machines shall be counted in each meeting constituency.
The Supreme Court had on April 8, 2019 directed the Election Commission to extend random matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs to 5 polling cubicles per meeting section, from one, through the then Lok Sabha polls, saying it would present larger satisfaction not simply to political events however to your complete voters.
Video and static cameras have been put in in any respect the counting centres, the official mentioned, including media centres have additionally been arrange there.
“Adequate AROs (Assistant Returning Officers) have been deployed in every assembly constituency for interruption-free counting,” the senior official mentioned.
Elaborating on the safety preparations, the official mentioned a three-layer safety set-up has been made comprising of central police forces, PAC (Provincial Armed Constabulary) and the state police.
A complete of 250 firms of CAPFs (Central Armed Police Forces) have been offered to all of the districts and commissionerates on March 10, the police mentioned.
According to officers, a CAPF firm normally has round 70-80 personnel. Of the 250, 36 firms have been earmarked for EVM safety and 214 for sustaining legislation and order. Besides the CAPFs, 61 firms of PAC have additionally been offered to all districts, they mentioned.
Officials mentioned 625 gazetted officers of UP Police; 1,807 inspectors; 9,598 sub-inspectors, 11,627 head constables and 48,649 constables have additionally been placed on obligation.
The Model Code of Conduct got here into pressure on January 8 after the announcement of polls in Uttar Pradesh by the Election Commission.
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Uttar Pradesh polls: Samajwadi Party, BSP staff create ruckus in Mathura alleging EVM tampering
By ANI
MATHURA: The Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) staff on Tuesday created ruckus after an individual entered the Mandi Committee of Mathura with out an ID card the place Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have been saved underneath the CCTV surveillance for the counting of votes tomorrow.
The staff of the 2 events alleged that the individual was tampering with the EVMs and demanded an investigation into the incident.
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Speaking to the media individuals, Sanjay Lather, the SP employee stated, “The Election Commission had already decided that nobody will be allowed here without ID cards. But we got to know that a person went inside claiming that he needed to set up a computer system there. No official was present with him. He did not carry an ID card. The district administration should investigate the matter because he was there for four hours which can also lead to tampering with EVMs.”
However, the individual being accused of getting into the premises instructed the media individuals that he went contained in the Mandi Committee for putting in laptop techniques that might be wanted with EVMs in the course of the counting of votes.
“I came here for the installation of computer systems. When I came back, these people standing outside caught me, so I called SDM to reach the spot. I have my ID and permission of officials,” stated, Kanungo, the one that was caught.
The metropolis police official whereas chatting with the media refuted the allegations and claimed that the individual reached the Mandi Committee for the set up of laptop techniques however he forgot to hold his ID card. The counting of votes will happen on March 10.