UP Third Phase, Punjab Election 2022 Updates: 64.3 percent voter turnout in UP, 63.4 percent in Punjab

By Anuj Cariappa

Updated: Sunday, February 20, 2022, 22:24 [IST]

New Delhi, Feb 20: A provisional voter turnout of 64.3 percent was recorded in Uttar Pradesh, the Election Commission said. The final numbers may slightly vary.

UP Third Phase, Punjab Election 2022 LIVE: Voting to begin at 7 am

A total of 63.44% voter turnout was registered until 5pm for Punjab Assembly elections, Dr S Karuna Raju, Punjab Chief Electoral Officer.

UP third Phase and Punjab Election 2022: Stay tuned for all the updates here:

Feb 20, 2022, 8:13 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh

Around 2.06 crore voters turned up to cast their votes till 5 pm for the third phase of UP Assembly elections. Wherever we got complaints, EVMs & VVPATs were replaced immediately. There was no incident of violence: Ajay Kumar Shukla, Chief Electoral Officer, UP

Feb 20, 2022, 8:13 PM IST

Punjab

18 FIRs were registered across the state. Special care was taken for specially-abled and old age people: Dr S Karuna Raju, Punjab Chief Electoral Officer.

Feb 20, 2022, 8:12 PM IST

Punjab

A total of 63.44% voter turnout was registered until 5pm for Punjab Assembly elections, Dr S Karuna Raju, Punjab Chief Electoral Officer.

Feb 20, 2022, 7:53 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav holds a Samajwadi Vijay Yatra in Lucknow.

Feb 20, 2022, 7:40 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh

The whole police force was there to stop us from meeting the family of the Dalit woman who was raped in Hathras. Where were they when she was getting raped? The family told us that they didn't get any help, & were instead getting patrolled: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Raebareli

Feb 20, 2022, 7:32 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh

Days after a court convicted 49 people for the Ahmedabad serial blasts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he had vowed to punish the perpetrators even if they took refuge in "paatal", and accused the Samajwadi Party of being sympathetic to such terrorists.

Feb 20, 2022, 7:08 PM IST

Punjab

Voters of Basiala village in the Garhshankar Assembly segment boycotted the polling on Sunday in protest against the closing of a railroad crossing. They refused to vote despite efforts by the administration, demanding that first the railroad on the Jalandhar-SBS Nagar-Jaijon rail track near their village be reopened.

Feb 20, 2022, 6:54 PM IST

The polling in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab ended at 6 pm and final voting figure is yet to be out.

Feb 20, 2022, 6:47 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh

On March 10, when the election results will be announced, they (opposition) are going to say that "we lost because they (people) had taken BJP vaccine, hence their finger pressed the lotus symbol: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh.

Feb 20, 2022, 6:34 PM IST

Punjab

Polling for Punjab Elections 2022 concluded.

Feb 20, 2022, 6:30 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh

Third phase voting concluded in Kanpur.

Feb 20, 2022, 6:25 PM IST

Punjab

Polling officials seal Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and VVPATs

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 pic.twitter.com/8o7KmveqeO
— ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2022

Feb 20, 2022, 6:20 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh

Akhilesh, BABA means Brave- who shows mafia their places. A means Active, always working for people. Another B means Brilliant, takes instant decisions, punishes with bulldozers & A means Attentive- Saviour of people. This is Yogi Adityanath: MP CM SS Chouhan in Deoria, UP.

Feb 20, 2022, 6:07 PM IST

Punjab

The highest voters' turnout (73.45%) has been recorded in Mansa district till 5 pm.

Feb 20, 2022, 5:55 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh

Samajwadi Party's confidence has gone down after second phase of polls. His (Akhilesh Yadav) family had to campaign in Karhal... PM Modi has a huge number of silent voters benefitting from our schemes. Women were given respect & safety in Yogi govt: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

Feb 20, 2022, 5:47 PM IST

Punjab

Congress party is highly unstable in Punjab. AAP's connections with terrorist organisations have now come in front of people in Punjab. As a whole, the only government capable of providing positive development to the state is BJP: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

Feb 20, 2022, 5:41 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh

57.44 per cent voter turnout recorded in Uttar Pradesh third phase polling till 5pm.

Feb 20, 2022, 5:34 PM IST

Punjab

63.44 per cent voter turnout recorded in Punjab till 5pm.

Feb 20, 2022, 5:28 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh

In an interview to NDTV, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said his party has hit a century in the first two phases and even in the next two phases.

Feb 20, 2022, 5:21 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh

SP make fun of UP people, they are not concerned about UP and its people, they only want power. For them, govt is ATM, for BJP govt is serving the people, says PM Modi in Unnao.

Feb 20, 2022, 5:14 PM IST

Punjab

A bride from Nabha Sahib, Zirakpur, cast her vote on Sunday.

Feb 20, 2022, 5:09 PM IST

Punjab

SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia and Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, pitted against each other at the Amritsar East assembly seat, exchanged brief pleasantries as they come face to face at a polling booth in the city on Sunday.

Feb 20, 2022, 5:02 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh

Even after getting defeated in the first two phases, whenever these people (Samajwadi Party leaders) sleep, they watch dreams of coming into power. They were defeated in 2017, they will be defeated in 2022. People in UP will bring Yogi back, says PM Modi in Unnao.

Feb 20, 2022, 4:55 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh

Addressing a rally in Unnao, PM Modi says, a few days ago, the poor, dalits, backwards of Uttar Pradesh were abused by the Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi to get votes in the elections. But the Samajwadi Party here did not oppose him even once.

Feb 20, 2022, 4:45 PM IST

Punjab

At women-managed pink polling booths in Punjab, enthusiasm was seen among voters, especially those voting for the first time. There are 196 pink polling stations for women while 70 polling stations are being managed by persons with disabilities (PwD).

Feb 20, 2022, 4:32 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh

An Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) commando center will be established in Deoband, Kanpur, Bahraich, Rampur, Azamgarh… let jail people stay in jails & send people on bail to jail: BJP president JP Nadda addressing a public meeting in Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh

Feb 20, 2022, 4:27 PM IST

Punjab

AAP is betraying Delhi and through the Delhi model, they are now trying to betray Punjab. What work have they done other than betraying the people and putting up advertisements worth Rs.524 crores in Delhi, says Meenakashi Lekhi.

Feb 20, 2022, 4:21 PM IST

Punjab

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, says BJP's Meenakashi Lekhi.

Feb 20, 2022, 4:17 PM IST

Punjab

With 42 per cent voting, Mohali district has recorded lowest polling percentage till 3 pm.

Feb 20, 2022, 4:13 PM IST

Punjab

With 57.07 per cent voting, Malerkotla district has recorded highest polling percentage so far.

Feb 20, 2022, 12:06 am IST

Uttar Pradesh

Districts where third phase polling being held: Hathras, Firozabad, Etah, Kasganj, Mainpuri, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Hamirpur and Mahoba.

Feb 20, 2022, 12:12 am IST

Punjab

The ruling Congress, which is seeking to retain power, has come under severe attack from its political opponents over various issues, including drug menace and corruption.

Feb 20, 2022, 12:19 am IST

Punjab

The Congress is banking on decisions like reducing electricity tariff and fuel prices, taken during current CM Charanjit Singh Channi’s 111-day tenure.

Feb 20, 2022, 12:29 am IST

Punjab

The Aam Aadmi Party, which has emerged as a major contender, is eyeing to wrest power while projecting the Delhi model of governance.

Feb 20, 2022, 12:38 am IST

Uttar Pradesh

The Karhal assembly seat, from where Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is contesting, will also go to the polls in the third phase on Sunday.

Feb 20, 2022, 12:38 am IST

Uttar Pradesh

The BJP has fielded Union minister S P Singh Baghel from the Karhal seat.

Feb 20, 2022, 12:58 am IST

Uttar Pradesh

Among the prominent faces in the fray in this phase are BJP's Satish Mahana (Maharajpur in Kanpur) and Ramvir Upadhaya (Sadabad in Hathras) and Louise Khurshid, who is contesting on the Congress' ticket from Farrukhabad Sadar.

Feb 20, 2022, 12:59 am IST

Uttar Pradesh

Louise Khurshid is the wife of senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid.

Feb 20, 2022, 1:06 am IST

Punjab

The stakes are also high for the Shiromani Akali Dal which is contesting the polls in alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party after breaking ties with the BJP in 2020 over the farm laws issue.

Feb 20, 2022, 1:08 am IST

Punjab

With Sukhbir Singh Badal in the driving seat, the SAD called itself “Punjab’s own party” and promised all-round development of the state.

Feb 20, 2022, 1:13 am IST

Punjab

The BJP, which used to be a junior partner during its previous alliance with the SAD, is fighting the elections as a major partner.

Feb 20, 2022, 1:18 am IST

Entering into an alliance with Amarinder Singh-led Punjab Lok Congress and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa-led SAD (Sanyukt), the saffron party has asked voters to go for a “double-engine government” for “Nawan” (new) Punjab.

Feb 20, 2022, 1:19 am IST

Punjab

In Punjab, there are a total of 2,14,99,804 voters, including 1,02,00,996 women.

Feb 20, 2022, 6:46 am IST

Punjab

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

Feb 20, 2022, 6:46 am IST

Uttar Pradesh

Election officials conduct mock poll at polling booth number 295 in Farrukhabad

#UttarPradeshElections2022: Election officials conduct mock poll at polling booth number 295 in Farrukhabad

Voting for the third phase of UP Assembly elections will start at 7 am. pic.twitter.com/gN1SHsiGBS
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 20, 2022

Feb 20, 2022, 6:49 am IST

Uttar Pradesh

In the poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, all the necessary preparations have been made for the Third of the Seven-Phase polling of Assembly Elections tomorrow.

Feb 20, 2022, 6:50 am IST

Punjab

The Single-Phase polling for Assembly Elections in Punjab will also be conducted simultaneously.

Feb 20, 2022, 6:50 am IST

The polling will be conducted from 7.00 A.M. to 6.00 P.M. in Uttar Pradesh while the polling time in Punjab will be 8.00 A.M. to 6.00 P.M.

Feb 20, 2022, 6:50 am IST

Uttar Pradesh

Third Phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh

The Third Phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh will be conducted in 59 Assembly Constituencies including 15 ACs reserved for the Scheduled Castes from 16 districts. These districts include Hathras, Kanshiram Nagar (Kasganj), Etah, Mainpuri, Firozabad, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Jhansi and Lalitpur district.

Feb 20, 2022, 6:51 am IST

Uttar Pradesh

How Parties Performed in Last Election

During the 2017 Assembly Elections, BJP bagged 49 out of the 59 seats going to polls today, while Samajwadi Party won eight and Congress and BSP got one seat each.

Feb 20, 2022, 6:51 am IST

Uttar Pradesh

There are 627 candidates including 97 women in fray for 59 seats included in this phase. Maximum 15 candidates each are vying for three seats including Etah, Mehroni and Mahoba while minimum three candidates are in the fray for Karhal seat. The total number of eligible electors for this phase is 2.16 crore including 1.16 crore male, 99.90 lakh female and 1,060 third gender voters. In all, 25,794 Polling Stations have been set up in the concerned constituencies for their convenience.

Feb 20, 2022, 6:52 am IST

Uttar Pradesh

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has formed an alliance with Anupriya Patel’s Apna Dal (Sonelal) and NISHAD Party-led by Sanjay Nishad. The Samajwadi Party has entered into an alliance with the Rashtriya Lok Dal, Shivpal Yadav's Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia), Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party-led by Om Prakash Rajbhar, Janvadi Party (Socialist) and Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) led by Krishna Patel and Mahan Dal.

Feb 20, 2022, 6:52 am IST

All India Trinamool Congress has announced support to the SP, but decided not to field its candidates in the polls. Meanwhile, the Congress and Bahujan Samaj Party have announced to go in for the upcoming polls without any alliance. Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen has formed an alliance with Babu Singh Kushwaha’s Jan Adhikar Party and Bharat Mukti Morcha.

Feb 20, 2022, 6:52 am IST

Uttar Pradesh

Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad’s Azad Samaj Party has also floated an alliance with over 30 regional parties. The alliance is named Samajik Parivartan Morcha. The Janta Dal (United) is contesting the polls independently in the state.

Feb 20, 2022, 6:53 am IST

Uttar Pradesh

Prominent BJP candidates

The prominent BJP candidates participating in this phase include Ministers Satish Mahana, Ajeet Pal Singh, Jaiveer Singh, Ram Naresh Agnihotri, Lakhan Singh Rajpoot, Manohar Lal and Neelima Katiyar, Union Minister Professor S. P. Singh Baghel, former Minister Manoj Prajapati along with Hariom Yadav while the partner NISHAD Party has fielded Chhote Singh and Apna Dal (S) has fielded Saroj Kureel and Rashmi Arya. Samajwadi Party President and former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, former Minister Alok Shakya along with Jitendra Yadav, Saifurrahman, Arshad Jamal Siddiqui, Brajmohan Rahi, Arvind Singh Yadav, Pradeep Kumar Yadav, Anil Kumar Dube, Satish Nigam and Suman Maurya Shakya and Rekha Verma are also participating from the party while alliance partner Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party Chief Shivpal Singh Yadav along with Pradeep Chaudhari from Rashtrya Lok Dal are in fray.

Feb 20, 2022, 6:53 am IST

Uttar Pradesh

The BSP has fielded Pankaj Mishra, Alok Verma, Arun Kumar, Prashant Ahirwar, Lalji Shukla, Avdhesh Kumar Singh, Arun Mishra, Junaid Khan, Rajneesh Tiwari, Ramphool Nishad, Chandra Bhushan Singh Bundela and Shazia Hasan during this phase while Naresh Katiyar, Manoj Kumar, Mathura Prasad, Sohel Akhtar Ansari, Rahul Richharia, Kuldeep Singh, Haji Suhel, Brij Lal and Urmila Khaabri, Luis Khursheed, Vineeta Devi, Dr. Chhavi Varshneya, Umakanti and Pratima Pal from Congress are also in the fray. Suneel Kumar is representing AIMIM while former Minister Narendra Yadav is contesting as an independent candidate.

Feb 20, 2022, 6:58 am IST

Punjab

During the Single-Phase polling in Punjab, total 1,304 candidates including 93 women are in fray for 117 seats. Maximum 19 candidates each are vying for Sahnewal and Patiala Rural seats while minimum five candidates are in the fray for Dinnagar seat. The total number of eligible electors for this phase is 2,13,19,804 including 1,12,98,081 male, 1,00,20,996 female and 727 third gender voters. In all, 24,740 Polling Stations have been set up across the state for polling.

Feb 20, 2022, 6:58 am IST

Punjab

While the ruling Congress and Aam Aadmi Party is contesting in Punjab on its own strength, Bharatiya Janata Party has formed alliance with former Chief Minister Captain Amrinder Singh's Punjab Lok Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt). Shiromani Akali Dal and Bahujan Samaj Party have also come together to fight these elections.

Feb 20, 2022, 6:59 am IST

Punjab

Prominent candidates from Congress

Apart from Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi contesting from two seats, other prominent candidates from Congress include State Unit Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, Deputy Chief Ministers Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Om Parkash Soni. From Shiroman Akali Dal, Five-time Chief Minister Parkash Sigh Badal and Party Chief Sukhbir Singh Badal along with the first woman President of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee and three-time MLA Bibi Jagir Kaur and former Minister Bikram Singh Majithia are main contestants.

Feb 20, 2022, 7:00 am IST

Punjab

Two-time Chief Minister Captain Amrinder Singh is leading the group of Punjab Lok Congress while BJP State Unit President Ashwani Sharma and former Union Minister Vijay Sampla are among prominent faces of the party while Parminder Singh Dhindsa and Paramjit Kaur Gulshan are taking part from Shromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt). Aam Aadmi Party's Chief Ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann, Leader of Opposition Harpal Singh Cheema and Kulwant Singh are major candidates from the party while Founder of Bharatiya Kisan Union and Sanyukt Samaj Morcha leader Balbir Singh Rajewal and BSP State Unit Chief Jasvir Singh Garhi are also in fray.