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The sixth phase of elections in UP has been completed. Voting was held in 57 seats in 10 districts on Thursday. 54.67% voting has taken place in the sixth phase. In all the phases till now, Purvanchal has been laggy in the matter of voting. The least voting has taken place here as compared to the five phases held so far.
In 58 seats in the first phase, 62.4% voting was recorded, which was 1.2% less than 2017. In the second phase 55 seats saw 64.42% voting, which was 1.1% less than 2017. In the third phase, 59 seats saw 61% voting, a decrease of 1.21% from 2017. In the fourth phase, 59 seats saw 61.65% voting, which was about 1% less than the last election. In the fifth phase, the votes were 1.1 percent less than in 2017.
The fate of a total of 676 candidates, including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, his 5 ministers, was sealed in the EVMs. Most of the complaints related to EVMs were there in this phase. Chandrashekhar, who is contesting against Yogi in Gorakhpur, alleges fake voting.
On the other hand, BJP candidate Ketki Singh from Ballia’s Bansdih had a clash and scuffle outside the booth between SP-SubhSP supporters. The dispute arose over the conduct of fake voting. This created a stampede-like situation there. Leader of Opposition Ram Govind Chaudhary is contesting from here. Now the last seventh phase of elections in UP is to be held on March 7. In this, voting is to be held in 54 seats.
Yogi Adityanath recited Shiv Chalisa in the temple in the morning. After that he went to cast his vote.
Yogi went to cast his vote after reciting Shiv Chalisa
Yogi Adityanath, who is contesting the legislative election for the first time, recited Shiv Chalisa in the temple in the morning. After that he went to cast his vote. Talking to the media, he claimed to get 275-300 seats for the BJP by the sixth phase. On the other hand, in Gorakhpur itself, BJP MP Ravi Kishan said that neither bicycle, nor elephant nor hand, only Baba Adityanath in UP. After casting his vote, Yogi left for Ghazipur for campaigning.
Chandrashekhar alleges fake voting
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar alleges bogus voting in Gorakhpur. The woman who came to cast her vote in Shivpur Sahbazganj was told that her vote had already been cast. On seeing Chandrashekhar, who reached the booth with the woman, the workers of the opposition parties created a ruckus. He said that the face on whom the state has misunderstood victory, they have come down on dishonesty fearing to be defeated in their own seat. Read full news here
Dr. Kafeel Khan, accused of Gorakhpur oxygen incident, cast his vote along with his family at Basantpur booth.
big voting tips
- DM has ordered RO to take action in the case of viral photo of casting vote in Alapur, Ambedkar Nagar. Here in a WhatsApp group, a video of a person named Shivpal Yadav voting was viral.
- In Ambedkar’s Alapur, the SP alleged that the BJP leaders were domineering. Threatening to kill the presiding officer.
- Sanjay Nishad of BJP’s ally Nishad Party said on a question related to the possibilities of getting a cabinet minister post when the BJP government comes, that if a tea vendor can become PM in BJP, then the party can make Nishad’s son too.
- Mahant Mahendra Das of Hanumangarhi temple could not cast his vote in Balrampur. They could not get the voting slip.
- EVM glitches have come to the fore at more than 200 places. Maximum complaints have come from Gorakhpur, Maharajganj, Basti.
- SubhaSP President OP Rajbhar said after casting his vote – We are winning 18 seats in Gorakhpur division.
Dual Responsibility: The woman reached Ambedkar to cast her vote with an 11-day-old girl in her lap.
BJP candidate Dayashankar attacked in Ballia
A few hours before the voting, the convoy of BJP leader Dayashankar Singh was attacked in Ballia. The attack took place around 12:30 pm on Wednesday night in Akhar village of Dubahar police station area. Dayashankar Singh alleged, the manner in which Krishnanand Rai was murdered, a conspiracy was hatched to kill me. The car of BJP leader Tunji Pathak, who was accompanying him in the attack, was damaged. At the same time, a vehicle and its driver were caught. read full news here
Sitting in the police station for 8 hours, then took Swami Prasad’s son out of the district
After staying in the police station for 8 hours in Kushinagar, the police released Swami Prasad Maurya’s son Ashok at 3 am on Thursday. It was discussed that he was detained for distributing money before voting. Late on Wednesday night, the police had made his son sit in the police station. A case of violation of the code of conduct has been registered against him. Police put Ashok out of the district limits and instructed not to enter till the election process is over. read full news here
In Maharajganj, relatives take a 95-year-old old man on a bike to cast his vote.
54.67% polling in UP
| District | voting percentage |
| Gorakhpur | 54.92% |
| kushinagar | 56.08% |
| ambedkarnagar | 62.22% |
| Baliya | 53.93% |
| Balrampur | 48.64% |
| colony | 56.81% |
| Deoria | 52.04% |
| Maharajganj | 59.28% |
| Sant Kabir Nagar | 54.39% |
| Siddharthnagar | 50.19% |
These figures are up to 10 pm.
Voting continued, politics also continued
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Akhilesh Yadav and Mamta Banerjee held election meetings in the middle of voting on Thursday.
Mamta said- Hobe played in UP
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee holds the first election rally in Varanasi. He said that Hobe played in UP. On showing black flags on Wednesday, Mamta said that I am not afraid. I’m a fighter Read full news here
Villagers reached the polling station by boat to cast their vote.
Yogi said in Ghazipur – SP-BSP made the boundary of the bus gravestan
In Ghazipur, Yogi Adityanath said that if you ask SP-BSP what work they have done during their tenure, they will say only one thing, we have built the boundary wall of the graveyard. Yogi said that I see that bulldozer is also standing in my meeting. This is the same bulldozer which has connected Ghazipur to Lucknow through expressway.
PM said in Jaunpur – five years ago my letter used to disappear
In Jaunpur, PM Modi attacked Akhilesh Yadav. Targeting Akhilesh, he said, ‘Five years ago I used to send letters to him because he had a government in UP. I repeatedly told that do something to get the houses built for the people of UP, but my letters used to disappear. I asked him about how many houses would be built, he did not answer. Read full news here
This photo is of a booth in Gorakhpur. Here a tongawala is getting the people who come to cast their votes to get a trip for free.
CM Yogi’s exam in Gorakhpur
The battle of the sixth and seventh stages is quite interesting. There are three reasons for this. First, now a total of 111 seats are left on which voting is to be held. That is, the more seats he wins, the more sure he reaches Lucknow. In such a situation, all the parties have given full strength.
Second, for the first time after 18 years, a Chief Minister is contesting an assembly election. Yogi himself is in the fray from Gorakhpur city seat. Earlier, Mulayam Singh had contested the elections as CM. Third, in the districts where voting is going on in this phase, except Ambedkar Nagar, the rest of the districts are considered to be areas of Yogi’s influence. That is, in Mahant Yogi’s Gorakhpur, CM Yogi’s exam is held.
BJP won 46 seats in 2017
In the 2017 election, out of these 57 seats, the BJP had won 46. Then Yogi was not the face of CM post? He was not even contesting the assembly elections. In such a situation, this phase is being considered very important not only for the reputation of CM Yogi, but also for his political future. At the same time, if we talk about 2012, then SP had got 32 seats. At the same time, BJP got 8, Congress 5, NCP 1 and Peace Party got 2 seats. At the same time, in 2007, BSP won 21, SP 19, BJP 10, Congress 5 and other parties won two seats.
the maze of ethnic mobilization
These seats of Purvanchal are such a maze of caste mobilization, which is not easy to break. There are small parties like SubhaSP, Nishad Dal, Apna Dal (S), Apna Dal (Communist), Peace Party, who are holding hands of BJP-SP. These parties are claiming to get votes of their castes. Dalit, OBC and Brahmin voters are the deciding factor in the sixth phase.
Dalit voters are around 22% to 25% in these 57 seats. At the same time, Yadav community is the largest among OBCs. It is followed by Kurmi, Nishad, Rajbhar and Chauhan voters. There is also an influence of Brahmin voters from Deoria to Sant Kabir Nagar, Siddharthnagar, Ballia and Gorakhpur.
Not only this, due to Muslim-Yadav and caste factionalism, there is a triangular contest in many seats. On the other hand, along with cultivating castes, BJP is vigorously promoting schemes like free ration, home to the poor. This is also the reason that the number of people taking benefits of government schemes in these areas is more than in West and Oudh. CM Yogi is constantly saying in his rallies that if the government is formed, then the distribution of free food grains will continue.
4 seats, on which everyone’s eyes
1- Yogi VS Shukla in Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur Sadar is the hottest seat. CM Yogi himself is contesting from here. He is pitted against Subhavati Shukla of SP. Subhavati, who had been the regional president of the BJP, Mr. Upendra is the wife of Shukla. At the same time, BSP has given ticket to Khwaja Shamshuddin and Congress has given ticket to Chetna Pandey, who was the president of Gorakhpur University. Chandrashekhar of Azad Samaj Party is also pitching against Yogi. There are 9 seats in Gorakhpur district, out of which 8 seats were won by BJP last time.
2- Who is the owner of Fazilnagar?
Swami Prasad Maurya, who joined the SP after resigning from the post of BJP minister from Fazilnagar of Kushinagar, is contesting the elections. The BJP has fielded Surendra Kushwaha in front of him. BSP has made Ilyas and Congress Sunil Manoj Singh as the candidate. Maurya’s convoy was attacked here two days ago. Due to this this seat came under discussion in the entire state. BJP candidate Ganga Singh Kushwaha won this seat last time.
3- State President of Congress in Tamkuhiraj
The reputation of Congress state president Ajay Kumar Lallu is at stake in Tamkuhiraj of Kushinagar. He is pitted against Asim Kumar of BJP. Last time also Ajay Lallu had won this seat. SP has fielded Uday Narayan and BSP has fielded Sanjay. This seat is very important for the Congress.
4-Reputation of two giants in Etawah
Basic Education Minister Dr. Satish Chandra Dwivedi and former SP Speaker Mata Prasad are face to face in Etawa seat of Siddharthnagar. This seat remains a question of nose for both the parties. At the same time, BJP rebel Harishankar Singh is in the fray on a BSP ticket. Congress has given ticket to Arshad Khurshid. Harishankar, BJP and Arshad are spoiling the equation of SP. Last time also Dr. Satish Chandra Dwivedi had won this seat.