2022 Assembly election: UP records 61.02% voter turnout in third phase, 64% in Punjab

BJP will come to power in Uttar Pradesh with a full majority. This election is summed up to 80 versus 20, where 80% seats will go to BJP and the remaining  20% seats will be shared between SP, BSP and Congress, said UP CM Yogi Adityanath during a roadshow in Sarojini Nagar, Lucknow.

• Bilhaur 60.56
• Bithoor 59.77
• Kalyanpur 50
• Govind Nagar 51.33
• Sisamau 53.65
• Aryanagar 48
• Kidwai Nagar 51
• Cantt 50.39
• Maharajpur 51.75
• Ghatampur 58.01

Polling officials seal Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and VVPATs after the conclusion of Punjab Assembly elections; visuals from a polling booth in Moga Assembly constituency.

A look at polling percentage in following districts in UP during third phase voting till 5 PM.

• Kannauj Sadar: 60.94%
• Chhibramau: 58.6%
• Triva:61.3%
• Overall Average: 60.28%

Bhagwant Mann is the biggest liar, does he know how much money Congress spent to make AAP. AAP is B-team of Sonia Gandhi and is working in collusion with the Congress, said Meenakashi Lekhi, MoS & BJP leader.

By God's grace, everyone loves him. For us, he has already become the CM. People love him, said Harpal Kaur, mother of Bhagwant Mann, AAP CM candidate for poll-bound Punjab.

"If a mother has said this, what else does one want... Youth, students everyone wants a change," says Bhagwant Mann.

"Over 30% voter turnout has been recorded till 1 pm, this is a good sign. We will see a very good win in Patiala and nearby seats. If BJP-PLC and Dhindhsa's party is getting a good response, then what else do we need," says Capt Amarinder Singh

"They (Congress) are concerned about what I am able to achieve in Punjab which is going against them. I can predict that Congress will not get more than 20-30 seats," says Captain Amarinder Singh 

"What is Charanjit Channi? Is he a magician that in 3 months he can perform miracles in Punjab?. Giving all the credit to try to make him a hero before the elections....I think both (Channi and Navjot S Sidhu) are useless," says Amarinder Singh

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal along with Parkash Singh Badal and Harsimrat Kaur cast vote at Muktsar as polling for the Punjab assembly election is underway.

Punjab records 34.10 per cent voting till 1 pm

UP records 35.88 per cent voting till 1 pm 

Sonu Sood was trying to enter a polling booth. During this, his car was confiscated and he was sent home. Action will be taken against him if he steps out of his house: Moga District PRO Pradbhdeep Singh

His sister Malvika Sood is contesting from Moga as a Congress candidate.

"Today, the people of Punjab are voting for truth. We will get a majority in this election," says Bhagwant Mann, AAP CM candidate in Punjab elections

"There is a strong SAD-BSP wave in the state, you'll see exceptional results soon," says Sukhbir Singh Badal, President, Shiromani Akali Dal

Samajwadi Party (SP) tweets that their election symbol is missing from EVM at booth number 38 in Vidhan Sabha 194 of Farrukhabad district; urges Election Commission and District Administration to take cognisance of the matter.

"I am certain of winning Patiala. I think we will win the elections... They (Congress) live in a different world & will be wiped out in Punjab," says Capt Amarinder Singh, Punjab Lok Congress founder, at Patiala

"People will win, their issues will win & public will reject Sidhu's arrogance and hate politics. There has not been any development of industries and issues of business, unemployed & poor labours have not been addressed," says SAD leader Bikram S Majithia, contesting from Amritsar East

SP chief and party's candidate from Karhal, Akhilesh Yadav cast his vote at a polling booth in Jaswantnagar

"We have been standing firm at one place for the last three generations. While many others have moved to other parties on not getting election tickets, like Capt Amarinder Singh," says Shiromani Akali Dal patron Parkash Singh Badal

He is contesting from Lambi constituency of Punjab

"Today people want a stable, strong govt. As a border state, it has many challenges. I'm sure there's going to be clean sweep in favour of a tried & tested local, regional party that understand the aspirations of the local people," says Harsimrat Kaur Badal,  Shiromani Akali Dal leader

"All I would like to say is that Shiromani Akali Dal-BSP is going to make a clean sweep. We will get 80 plus seats," says Sukhbir Singh Badal, Shiromani Akali Dal chief and party's candidate from Jalalabad

Punjab records 17.77 per cent voting till 11 am 

UP records 21.18 per cent voting till 11 am 

"BJP going to be eliminated. Farmers of UP won't forgive them. We've hit century in first 2 phases & even in this phase SP & alliance would be ahead of everyone else," says Akhilesh Yadav after voting in Jaswantnaga

Soon after polling for the third phase of Assembly elections kicked off in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party alleged discrepancies in the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) stating that the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) issued a slip of the BJP as the voter cast his vote to the former.

The party asked the Election Commission to take cognisance of the matter and ensure "smooth and fair voting".

"Congress made a good decision (Channi as CM face). People have accepted this decision, party will be benefitted by work done by my brother & they'll form govt," says Manohar Singh, Punjab CM Channi's brother

"I was working in the constituency. I had winnability - not me, but their survey, says this. Still, I was ignored by High Command. I had to contest as people told me to. I hope I pass," says Manohar Singh

Punjab Deputy CM & Congress leader Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa casts his vote at a polling booth in Dera Baba Nanak

FIR lodged against Kanpur mayor Pramila Pandey under relevant sections for breach of secrecy of voting at Hudson School polling station, says DM Kanpur Nagar

She had shared pictures from inside the polling booth showing the EVM.

"On one side is the mafia system of Badal family & Capt Amarinder Singh. On the other side are those who love Punjab. We lost one generation to terrorism, the second to drugs, so, today we've to vote carefully. People will vote in large numbers to bring change," says Navjot Sidhu

"Capt Amarinder Singh will win from Patiala Assembly constituency. Change should be brought keeping in mind the future of youth. Votes should be cast based on who can bring peace&economic stability to the state," says Preneet Kaur, rebel Congress MP

Punjab records 4.80 per cent voting till 9 am 

UP records 8.15 per cent voting till 9 am 

"Today there is rule of law in the state. So, women are going to do bumper voting. In the first two phases, bumper voting was done, same will be done in the 3rd phase too. We will form the govt with an overwhelming majority," says UP BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh

A newly-wed bride, Julie cast her vote at polling booth no.305 in the Firozabad assembly constituency before leaving for her in-laws' house. She got married last night and was leaving for her in-laws' house this morning. 

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi offers prayers to Lord Shiv at a temple in Kharar

"3rd phase of polling has made it clear that Akhilesh Yadav will become CM in 2022, nobody can stop it. Govt will be formed with overwhelming majority, with over 300 seats," says Shivpal Singh Yadav after casting his vote

• Voting for 117 constituencies for Punjab Assembly elections began at 8 am on Sunday amid tight security
• In Punjab, over 2.14 crore voters will decide the fate of 1304 candidates who are in the fray from 117 constituencies
• The state is witnessing a multi-corner contest this time with Congress, AAP, SAD-BSP alliance, and the coalition of BJP-former chief minister Amarinder Singh's Punjab Lok Congress party as key players
• Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, who is the Congress's chief ministerial face, is contesting from two seats Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur
• Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu is facing SAD's Bikram Singh Majithia
• AAP's Jeevanjyot Kaur and BJP's Jagmohan Singh Raju in Amritsar (East)
• AAP Lok Sabha MP from Sangrur and party's CM face Bhagwant Mann is contesting from Dhuri seat
• Punjab Lok Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh is seeking re-election from the Patiala constituency
• Five-time Chief Minister and senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Parkash Singh Badal is in the fray from the Lambi seat 
• SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal is in the electoral contest from Jalalabad
• The BJP has pitted its Punjab unit chief Ashwani Kumar Sharma from the Pathankot constituency
• A total of 24689 polling stations and 51 auxiliary polling stations have been established at 14684 polling station locations, of which 2013 are identified as critical, while 2952 are vulnerable pockets
• Three Special State Observers, 65 General Observers, 50 Expenditure Observers and 29 Police Observers are keeping a close vigil
• As many as 2,083 sector officers have been deployed to assist polling parties
• All the DCs, CPs and SSPs have been keeping strict vigil to check the incidents of distribution of liquor, narcotics and money to voters

• Voting for 59 Assembly constituencies spread across 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh began on Sunday morning
• Polling started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm
• This is the third phase of the Assembly polls in the state, where elections are to be held in seven rounds
• As many as 627 candidates are in the fray in this phase, in which over 2.15 crore people are eligible to vote
• The districts where polling is being held are Hathras, Firozabad, Etah, Kasganj, Mainpuri, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Hamirpur and Mahoba
• Akhilesh Yadav is contesting from Karhal Assembly seat
• Today's polling will seal the fate of Shivpal Singh Yadav, who is contesting from his traditional Jaswantnagar seat
• Among other prominent faces in the fray in this phase are BJP's Satish Mahana (Maharajpur in Kanpur), Ramvir Upadhaya (Sadabad in Hathras), and Louise Khurshid, who is contesting on the Congress ticket from Farrukhabad Sadar
• Former IPS officer Asim Arun is contesting from Kannauj Sadar on the BJP ticket 
• Uttar Pradesh minister Ramnaresh Agnihotri is also in the fray in this phase
• 52 General Observers, 16 Police Observers and 19 Expenditure Observers have been deployed to keep an eye on the polling

"I am confident we will witness big victory in this elections. I think that our alliance (Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) & Samajwadi Party) will get around 300 seats," says PSP leader Shivpal Singh Yadav

"We will attain the majority number by the fourth phase of Assembly elections. Seats won in the remaining phases of the election will be extra," says Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav

"I urge people to vote carefully in this election. Congress promises that if the 'Sarkaarwali pagdi' is given to the party, then it never let down the state," says Manpreet Singh Badal, Punjab Finance Minister

"It is a big day for Punjab today. Congress & BJP have come together to put allegations on my party and me, but the people of Punjab know everything," says Aam Aadmi Party's CM candidate Bhagwant Mann

Mann is contesting from Dhuri, Sangrur

Polling begins on all assembly seats in Punjab

"It's leadership of the party. It'll now be the will of the almighty & people, we've made all efforts," says CM Charanjit Singh Channi as he offers prayers at Gurudwara Sri Katalgarh Sahib, Kharar

Channi is contesting Punjab elections from Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur constituencies

Voting begins for 59 assembly seats across 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh. 

Fate of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, contesting from Karhal and his challenger & BJP candidate Union minister SP Singh Baghel will be sealed today.

PSP leader Shivpal Singh Yadav met SP Patron Mulayam Singh Yadav at his residence in Etawah, earlier today

Shivpal Singh Yadav is contesting the UP Polls from Jaswant Nagar in Etawah district for which voting is to be held today in the third phase of Uttar Pradesh elections

"People are dialing me and saying that we are waiting for the voting to start and will vote for you. We've done social work. I don't think any other candidate has done so much social work," says Malvika Sood, Congress' candidate from Moga

In the 2017 Punjab Assembly polls, the Congress had ended the SAD-BJP combine’s 10-year-regime by bagging 77 seats

AAP had managed to get 20 seats while the SAD-BJP had won 18 and two seats went into the kitty of the Lok Insaaf Party

In the wake of elections, the state government has declared a paid holiday for employees working in shops, commercial establishments and factories on Sunday

• AAP has promised Rs 1,000 for all women, up to 300 units of free power
• Congress has promised Rs 1,100 per month for needy women
• The SAD-BSP alliance has promised Rs 2,000 per month to all women heads of blue card holder families (BPL beneficiaries), 400 units of free electricity, 75 per cent reservation for the state youth in public and private sectors
• The Congress and the SAD-BSP alliance have promised one lakh government jobs

• Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi
• Aam Aadmi Party's chief ministerial face Bhagwant Mann
• Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu
• Former CMs Amarinder Singh and Parkash Singh Badal
• Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal
• Former Chief Minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
• Punjab BJP chief Ashwani Sharma 
• Former Union minister Vijay Sampla 

• 24,689 polling stations and 51 auxiliary polling stations have been established at 14,684 polling station locations of which 2,013 are identified as critical, while 2,952 are vulnerable pockets
• There would be 1,196 Model Polling Stations, 196 Women Managed Polling Stations and 70 PwD managed polling stations. 
• Apart from three Special State Observers, ECI has appointed 65 General Observers, 50 Expenditure Observers and 29 Police Observers, who are keeping close vigil
• As many as 2083 sector officers have been deployed to assist polling parties

Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Dr S Karuna Raju informed there are 2,14,99,804 voters in Punjab who are eligible to exercise their franchise on Sunday.

He said that there are 1304 candidates--1209 male, 93 women and two transgenders are in the fray in 117 constituencies. 

• CM Charanjit Singh Channi, who is the Congress's chief ministerial face, is contesting from two seats Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur
• Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu is facing SAD's Bikram Singh Majithia, AAP's Jeevanjyot Kaur and BJP's Jagmohan Singh Raju in Amritsar (East)
• AAP Lok Sabha MP from Sangrur and party's CM face Bhagwant Mann is contesting from Dhuri seat
• Punjab Lok Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh is seeking re-election from the Patiala constituency
• Five-time Chief Minister and senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Parkash Singh Badal is in the fray from the Lambi seat
• SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal is in the electoral contest from Jalalabad
• The BJP has pitted its Punjab unit chief Ashwani Kumar Sharma from the Pathankot constituency

Punjab is witnessing a multi-corner contest this time with Congress, AAP, Shiromani Akali Dal-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance, and the coalition of BJP-former chief minister Amarinder Singh's Punjab Lok Congress party as key players.

The Congress party is seeking another term under Charanjit Singh Channi's leadership while the SAD which has formed an alliance with Mayawati's BSP is hoping for a comeback after 10 years.

AAP, which emerged as the second-largest party in the 2017 elections, has highlighted its government's works in Delhi to urge voters for a chance in Punjab under Bhagwant Mann

For Punjab Assembly elections, over 2.14 crore voters of the state will decide the fate of 1304 candidates in the fray from 117 constituencies

The 16 districts which will go to polls in the third phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections are Jhansi, Kanpur Dehat, Kannauj, Auriyya, Etah, Etawah, Farukkhabad, Firozabad, Hamirpur, Hathras, Jalaun, Kanpur Nagar, Kasganj, Lalitpur, Mahoba and Mainpuri

• 52 General Observers, 16 Police Observers and 19 Expenditure Observers have been deployed by the Commission to keep an eye on the polling
• 2235 Sector Magistrates, 273 Zonal Magistrates, 832 Static Magistrates and 3069 Micro Observers have also been deployed
• There will be 641 model polling stations and 129 all women workers polling places

In the third phase of elections, 627 candidates are in the fray in 59 assembly constituencies, out of which 97 are women candidates.

Over 2.16 crore voters will exercise their franchise at 25,794 polling places and 15,557 polling stations in the third phase of Assembly elections.

Polling for the third phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections will be held in 59 seats spread across 16 districts in the state on Sunday. Voting will start at 7 am today and will continue till 6 pm.