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UP Assembly elections: 54.18% voter turnout recorded till 5 pm

Over 54 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 5 pm in the seventh and last phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections for 54 seats on Monday.

UP Assembly elections: 46.40% voter turnout till 3 pm in seventh phase

An average voter turnout of 46.40 per cent was recorded in the seventh and the final phase of the ongoing Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on Monday, according to the Election Commission of India.

Assembly polls: What is at stake for those who are hoping to net top job?

The Samajwadi Party has no doubts at all: If it comes to power, Akhilesh Yadav will become CM

Goa Assembly polls: Assets of 37 re-contesting MLAs up 64% in five years

In most cases, people vote for individuals rather than parties

Assembly poll results to have bearing on President's election due later

The results of assembly polls this week will not only decide who the next chief minister will be in the five states but will also have a bearing on the Presidential election expected later this year

BJP confident about forming govt in 4 states, impressive gains in Punjab

Underlining that the party ran a scientific and well-organised campaign, Shah said, "We saw Prime Minister Modi's popularity in five poll-bound states was more than that of any earlier prime minister"

76.04% voter turnout in Manipur's second and final phase of assembly poll

Polling was marred by violence in some places, as security forces deployed at Ngamju polling station in Karong assembly constituency in Senapati district allegedly shot at two people, the police said

Will not leave UP regardless of poll results, says Priyanka Gandhi

The Congress leader made the remarks while addressing an election rally here in Ghazipur which goes to the polls on March 7 in the last phase of the seven-phase UP assembly elections

Manipur 2nd phase polls: 67% turnout till 3 pm amid reports of violence

Voting began at 7 am in 1,247 polling stations across six districts amid tight security and strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols

2 killed, few hurt in Manipur polls, over 68% voting till 2 pm

The Police said that one person was killed and another injured in police firing at Karong in Senapati district while a BJP activist succumbed to his injuries in Thoubal district

Elect candidates who have values of service in their DNA: Shah in UP

The home minister said over the last five years, the BJP worked to remove criminals from politics in Uttar Pradesh and ended the criminalisation of politics in the state

Manipur Assembly polls: Over 40% voter turnout till noon

Men, women and first time voters in large numbers queued up in front of the polling stations well before the voting started at 7 a.m. in six electoral districts

Manipur polls: Vote in large numbers to mark festival of democracy, says PM

PM Modi on Saturday called upon the voters in Manipur to vote in large numbers for the second and final phase of the state Assembly elections, exhorting them to "mark the festival of democracy".

Polling begins for 22 seats in second phase of Manipur assembly elections

Polling for the second and last phase of assembly elections in Manipur began at 7 am on Saturday in 22 constituencies across six districts, an official said. A total of 8.38 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in this phase in the districts of Thoubal, Chandel, Ukhrul, Senapati, Tamenglong and Jiribam, he said. All arrangements are in place to hold voting in 1,247 polling stations adhering to COVID-19 safety protocols, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Rajesh Agarwal had said on Friday. The electoral fate of 92 candidates will be decided on Saturday, including 12 from the BJP, followed by Congress (18), National People's Party (11), Janata Dal (United) and Naga People's Front (10 each). Polling will continue till 4 pm.

Polling begins for final phase of Manipur Assembly elections amid security

The voting for the second and final phase of Manipur Assembly elections began on Saturday morning amid tight security, election officials said.

Koo issues advisory to check fake news ahead of Assembly poll results

In a statement, the micro-blogging site on Friday said it has released community guidelines for its users in the 10 languages that are operational on the platform

UP polls: Entire world passing through a delicate period, says PM Modi

PM said that thousands of students have been brought back from Ukraine safely under the ongoing Operation Ganga, and those who are still there are being evacuated

Battle for UP: Akhilesh promises ghee, milk, sugar along with free ration

Akhilesh also ridiculed the BJP by saying that those who claim to make missiles were not able to make even matchsticks.

Allies of BJP, SP on test as Uttar Pradesh polls enter last two phases

These two phases include the regions linked to Modi, Lok Sabha MP from Varanasi, and Adityanath, who is contesting the assembly poll from Gorakhpur

Able to evacuate citizens from Ukraine because of India's rising power: PM

'We're making all efforts to evacuate people stuck in Ukraine under Operation Ganga,' says PM Modi at a poll rally in Uttar Pradesh's Robertsganj