UP Phase 1 Elections 2022 Updates: Polls concluded peacefully with no untoward incident being reported

By Anuj Cariappa

Updated: Friday, February 11, 2022, 0:20 [IST]

New Delhi, Feb 09: The battle for Uttar Pradesh began on Thursday with polling at 58 assembly seats spread across 11 districts in the western part of the state. Polling started at 7.00 AM and will continue till 6.00 PM, officials of the state election commission said.

UP Phase 1 Elections 2022 LIVE: Voting for 58 seats of western UP begins at 7 am; State borders sealed

Polling will be held in 7 phases in UP. In the first phase, 58 assembly constituencies from eleven districts will go to poll on February 10.

Feb 10, 2022, 11:05 PM IST

The second phase of polling for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly is scheduled for February 14. 586 candidates are in the fray for 55 Assembly Constituencies in the second phase, including nine reserved for the Scheduled Castes. The reserved seats include that of Saharanpur, Bijnor, Amroha (JP Nagar), Moradabad, Bareilly, Rampur, Sambhal (Bhim Nagar), Budaun and Shahjahanpur district. Post the completion of the seven phased elections, the counting of votes will take place on March 10.

Feb 10, 2022, 11:00 PM IST

"Elections have been concluded peacefully and no untoward incident has been reported from anywhere. He also said that from the announcement of the election till the end of the campaign period, a total of Rs 12.57 crore cash and 3.87 lakh litres of liquor has been recovered from all the eleven districts which went to polls in the first phase: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ajay Kumar Shukla

Feb 10, 2022, 10:58 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ajay Kumar Shukla on Thursday said that the first phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls has concluded peacefully and no untoward incident has been reported from anywhere.

Feb 10, 2022, 10:24 PM IST

Feb 10, 2022, 10:09 PM IST

Agra recorded 60.33 per cent polling, Aligarh 60.49 per cent, Baghpat 61.35 per cent, Bulandshahr 60.52 per cent, Gautam Buddh Nagar 56.73 per cent, Ghaziabad 54.77 per cent, Hapur 60.50 per cent, Mathura 63.28 per cent, Meerut 60.91 per cent, Muzaffarnagar 65.34 per cent and Shamli 69.42 per cent, an EC report said.

Feb 10, 2022, 10:08 PM IST

This phase of polls covered 58 Assembly constituencies across 11 districts of the state. The voting, which concluded at 6 pm, will decide the electoral fate of 623 candidates.

Feb 10, 2022, 9:52 PM IST

Other than Gautam Buddha Nagar, the districts with the lowest reported voter turnout are Ghaziabad, Meerut, Agra with 52.43 per cent, 60 per cent and 60.23 per cent respectively. Voting for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections began today at 7 am.

Feb 10, 2022, 9:51 PM IST

The districts which recorded the highest voter turnout were Shamli with 66.14 per cent, followed by Muzaffarnagar and Mathura at 65.32 per cent 62.90 per cent respectively. Gautam Buddha Nagar reported only 54.38 per cent voter turnout till 7:55 pm.

Feb 10, 2022, 9:51 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh records 60.17% voter turnout in the first phase of Assembly elections

Uttar Pradesh records 60.17% voter turnout in the first phase of Assembly elections pic.twitter.com/eerloI5q5b
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 10, 2022

Feb 10, 2022, 9:14 PM IST

In the Noida Assembly seat, Samajwadi Party's Sunil Chaudhary contested against Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's son Pankaj Singh. Congress leader Pankhuri Pathak and BSP leader Kriparam Sharma were also in the fray from the same seat. The police had sealed the borders of the state and strict vigilance is underway to maintain peace in 58 constituencies where elections are underway.

Feb 10, 2022, 9:11 PM IST

Feb 10, 2022, 8:56 PM IST

The districts which recorded the highest voter turnout were Shamli with 66.14 per cent, followed by Muzaffarnagar and Mathura at 65.32 per cent 62.90 per cent respectively.

Feb 10, 2022, 8:51 PM IST

Voting for the first phase of UP Assembly elections has been completed successfully. Wherever we got complaints, EVMs & VVPATs were replaced immediately. There was no incident of violence: Ajay Kumar Shukla, Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh

Feb 10, 2022, 8:42 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh records 60.17% voter turnout in the first phase of Assembly elections

Feb 10, 2022, 8:28 PM IST

Goa has completed 100% coverage in vaccination, Swachh Bharat Mission, Jal Jeevan Mission, electricity supply. When the govt moves forward with a 100% coverage target then all possibilities of discrimination on the basis of caste, religion are eliminated: PM Modi in Mapusa, Goa

Feb 10, 2022, 8:19 PM IST

Congress Govt didn't liberate Goa for 15 years after Independence. People of Goa kept fighting but Congress Govt didn't help. From the ramparts of Red Fort, India's first PM, Jawaharlal Nehru had said that he won't send forces for the liberation of Goa: PM Modi in Mapusa

Feb 10, 2022, 8:00 PM IST

Haridwar, Uttarakhand | Madhya Pradesh CM and BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chauhan while holding a door-to-door campaign in Jwalapur Assembly constituency met a groom and requested to vote for BJP

#WATCH Haridwar, Uttarakhand | Madhya Pradesh CM and BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chauhan while holding a door-to-door campaign in Jwalapur Assembly constituency met a groom and requested to vote for BJP pic.twitter.com/rdnlGCElHq
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 10, 2022

Feb 10, 2022, 7:52 PM IST

PM should tell what happened to 2 crore jobs, Rs 15 lakh, & smart cities. The Centre says it is giving funds to Bihar, but Bihar govt says they're not receiving it, then where is it going?

Feb 10, 2022, 7:43 PM IST

Double engine government means free vaccine, ration, construction of roads, medical colleges. Earlier the funds meant for ration, vaccines used to go to 'Attar' friends. Poor people were denied their rights: UP CM Yogi Adityanath in Sambhal

Feb 10, 2022, 7:27 PM IST

We'll give Goans land rights in 6 months after forming govt. We'll repair all the roads in the state. We'll give free treatment, education, electricity, water & due to these facilities every household will get benefit of Rs 2 lakh per year: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in Poriem, Goa

Feb 10, 2022, 7:22 PM IST

Total 2 transgenders, 93 women & 1209 men candidates in fray for 117 assembly constituencies. There are 24,740 polling stations in 14,684 polling locations. Around 2586 different surveillance teams to be working round the clock: State Chief Electoral Officer

Feb 10, 2022, 7:10 PM IST

Various enforcement teams have seized valuables worth Rs 404.01 crores, including liquor worth Rs 25.79 crores, psychotropic substances worth Rs 315 crores and unaccounted cash of Rs 26.59 crores, in violation of MCC till Feb 9: State Chief Electoral Officer.

Feb 10, 2022, 7:04 PM IST

Election Commission revises Assembly poll dates for Manipur Voting for the first phase of elections to take place on Feb 28 instead of Feb 27 Second phase of voting to happen on March 5 instead of March 3.

Feb 10, 2022, 6:59 PM IST

Electronic Voting Machines being sealed after conclusion of first phase of UP Assembly elections; Visuals from Polling Booth no 130 in Mathura The district has recorded 58.51% voter turnout till 5 pm

Electronic Voting Machines being sealed after conclusion of first phase of UP Assembly elections; Visuals from Polling Booth no 130 in Mathura

The district has recorded 58.51% voter turnout till 5 pm pic.twitter.com/eAG7kixSag
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 10, 2022

Feb 10, 2022, 6:43 PM IST

Electronic Voting Machines being sealed after conclusion of first phase of UP Assembly elections; Visuals from Public Inter College polling station in Kairana, Shamli The district has recorded 61.78% voter turnout till 5 pm

Electronic Voting Machines being sealed after conclusion of first phase of UP Assembly elections; Visuals from Public Inter College polling station in Kairana, Shamli

The district has recorded 61.78% voter turnout till 5 pm pic.twitter.com/eIN9yrGSNJ
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 10, 2022

Feb 10, 2022, 6:09 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh records 57.79% voter turnout till 5 pm in the first phase of Assembly elections

Feb 10, 2022, 5:27 PM IST

Only BJP can claim that we did what we promised. Expressways, roads of UP are not just roads, but a Ganga of development... Now people have to decide whom they are going to support in this election: BJP national president JP Nadda at a public meeting in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh

Feb 10, 2022, 5:10 PM IST

I want to say that only those who have families can understand the pain of a family, but not those who do not have a family. BJP should observe 2 minutes silence for their last manifesto as they could not fulfill the promises made 5 years ago: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav in Bijnor

Feb 10, 2022, 4:46 PM IST

This election is to save the Constitution and democracy. Did corruption end during the Yogi government? Truth is double engine government means double corruption: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav in Bijnor

Feb 10, 2022, 4:34 PM IST

Feb 10, 2022, 12:11 am IST

The polling will start at 7 am in these constituencies according to the guidelines of the Election Commission to ensure Covid-safe polls. The voting will end at 6 pm.

Feb 10, 2022, 12:12 am IST

Key ministers whose fate will be decided on Feb 10

Ministers whose fate will be decided in the first phase include Shrikant Sharma, Suresh Rana, Sandeep Singh, Kapil Dev Agarwal, Atul Garg and Chowdhury Lakshmi Narain.

Feb 10, 2022, 12:19 am IST

The canvassing for the first phase remained confined to the virtual medium due to a ban on road shows and physical rallies in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Feb 10, 2022, 12:21 am IST

The districts where the elections will be held are Shamli, Hapur, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathura and Agra.

Feb 10, 2022, 12:24 am IST

The first phase will cover the Jat-dominated belt of western UP from where farmers had participated actively in the stir against the Centre's three agri laws in the national capital.

Feb 10, 2022, 12:26 am IST

As many as 623 candidates are in the fray in the first phase and around 2.27 crore people are eligible to vote in this phase. In 2017, the BJP bagged 53 of the 58 seats, while the Samajwadi Party and the BSP had got two seats each. One seat had gone to the Rashtriya Lok Dal.

Feb 10, 2022, 12:31 am IST

Voting in the three assembly constituencies of Noida, Dadri and Jewar in the district will take place on Thursday during the first phase of polls in the state. The three seats have a combined voter count of over 16 lakh.

Feb 10, 2022, 12:31 am IST

The model code of conduct for the polls was enforced on January 8 while campaigning stopped Tuesday evening, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flying down to the district for a poll programme in the nick of time.

Feb 10, 2022, 12:32 am IST

The police in poll-bound Gautam Buddh Nagar of Uttar Pradesh have seized Rs 6.38 crore “unaccounted cash” and over one lakh litres of illicit liquor since the model code of conduct was implemented, officials said on Wednesday.

Feb 10, 2022, 6:36 am IST

The seats going to polls in the first phase are situated in western UP, which is seen as a game-changer area, given the Muslim-Jat voter base in the area, which is believed to be upset with the BJP over the recent farmers’ protest. The party which wins more of these seats will hold the key to power.

Feb 10, 2022, 6:37 am IST

Feb 10, 2022, 6:58 am IST

Preparations underway ahead of voting for the first phase of Uttar Pradesh Election which will begin shortly. Visuals from Bhaurav Devras Saraswati Vidyalaya, Noida Sector 12 & Cambridge School Noida Sector 27.

Preparations underway ahead of voting for the first phase of #UttarPradeshElection which will begin shortly.

Visuals from Bhaurav Devras Saraswati Vidyalaya, Noida Sector 12 & Cambridge School Noida Sector 27. pic.twitter.com/HgvuwJh20h
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 10, 2022

Feb 10, 2022, 7:00 am IST

Preparations underway ahead of voting for the first phase of Uttar Prades hElection which will begin shortly. Visuals from Public Inter-College, Kairana.

Preparations underway ahead of voting for the first phase of #UttarPradeshElection which will begin shortly.

Visuals from Public Inter-College, Kairana. pic.twitter.com/sOHp2n2Q79
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 10, 2022

Feb 10, 2022, 7:00 am IST

Voting for the first phase of UP Election begins

Feb 10, 2022, 7:01 am IST

We've set up 6 booths- 374-379; covering sectors of Raj Nagar. Necessary COVID measures have been taken. Thermal screening will be done at gates. We have also kept the school cameras off: Poonam Yadav, Sector Magistrate

Feb 10, 2022, 7:15 am IST

People form queues at booth number 299 - at Public Inter College - in Kairana as voting for the first phase of Uttar Pradesh Elections begins.

Feb 10, 2022, 7:17 am IST

In 2017, the BJP bagged 53 of the 58 seats, while the SP and the BSP had got two seats each. One seat had gone to the RLD.

Feb 10, 2022, 7:35 am IST

Jats are the dominant community in western UP. Eight seats of Agra-Aligarh divisions and 18 seats of Meerut-Saharanpur divisions are well represented by the Jat community.

Feb 10, 2022, 7:39 am IST

Pehle matdan, Phil jalpan is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message as voting began for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections.

Feb 10, 2022, 7:40 am IST

Today is the first phase of voting in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. I request all the voters to participate enthusiastically in this holy festival of democracy by following the rules of COVID-19. Remember - Vote first, then refreshments, the PM’s tweet in Hindi read.

Feb 10, 2022, 7:47 am IST

Today is the first phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh. I appeal to all the brothers and sisters of this phase to vote in maximum numbers to elect a government that will give you security, respect and good governance along with development in the state. Your one vote is the basis of bright future of Uttar Pradesh, Union Home Minister, Amit Shah tweeted.

आज उत्तर प्रदेश में प्रथम चरण का मतदान है। मैं इस चरण के सभी भाइयों-बहनों से अपील करता हूँ कि प्रदेश में विकास के साथ-साथ आपको सुरक्षा, सम्मान व सुशासन देने वाली सरकार को चुनने के लिए अधिक से अधिक संख्या में मतदान करें।

आपका एक वोट उत्तर प्रदेश के उज्ज्वल भविष्य का आधार है।
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) February 10, 2022

Feb 10, 2022, 7:53 am IST

UP Minister and BJP candidate from Mathura, Shrikant Sharma offers prayers at Govardhan Temple here, as voting for the first phase of Uttar Pradesh Elections gets underway.

Feb 10, 2022, 7:53 am IST

Voters brave cold to arrive early to exercise their franchise at polling booth number 50-51 in Goverdhan Assembly constituency of Mathura during the first phase of Uttar Pradesh Elections 2022.

Feb 10, 2022, 8:03 am IST

"Every single vote will strengthen the resolve for crime-free, riot-free UP," tweets Yogi Adityanath.

आज लोकतंत्र के महायज्ञ का प्रथम चरण है।

आपके अमूल्य वोट की आहुति के बगैर यह अनुष्ठान पूरा नहीं होगा।

आपका एक 'वोट' अपराधमुक्त, भयमुक्त, दंगामुक्त उत्तर प्रदेश के संकल्प को मजबूती प्रदान करेगा।

इसलिए 'पहले मतदान फिर जलपान' तब अन्य कोई काम...
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) February 10, 2022

Feb 10, 2022, 8:08 am IST

These elections are no ordinary elections but are associated with development and safety of women in the state. In the last 5 years, we have laid the foundation for a prosperous Uttar Pradesh: Shrikant Sharma, BJP candidate from Mathura Assembly constituency

Feb 10, 2022, 8:09 am IST

We are fighting on the agenda of development as we work with the mantra of 'Sabka saath, sabka vikas'. The people of the state don't want to see the politics of appeasement: Sangeet Som, BJP candidate from Sardhana Assembly constituency

Feb 10, 2022, 8:09 am IST

Police & administrative officers doing rounds since morning. 129 Company Force of CAPF deployed on all booths. No booth in the dist where CAPF isn't deployed. Civil Police & Home Guard jawans also deployed as per EC's guideline: Vikash Kumar, SP City Agra

Feb 10, 2022, 8:10 am IST

I am confident that the citizens will vote in favour of Bharatiya Janata Party for good governance in the State, says BJP candidate from Agra Rural, Baby Rani Maurya Polling is being held in 58 Assembly constituencies today; 623 candidates in fray

Feb 10, 2022, 8:10 am IST

I urge citizens to come out to vote today. Model polling booths established, & paramilitary forces deployed & videography being done at all polling booths. All COVID19 protocols being followed at polling booths: Suhas LY, DM, Gautam Budh Nagar

Feb 10, 2022, 8:12 am IST

BJP fields 17 candidates from Jat community for phase 1, SP pitches 12

The ruling BJP party has fielded 17 candidates from the Jat community, while the RLD has fielded 12 Jat candidates, and the SP six. There is anger in the community over the now withdrawn farm laws; issues like the payment of sugarcane dues also have some traction.