Uttar Pradesh Election 2022: 3rd phase polling concludes, Lalitpur records highest voter turnout

Polling for 59 assembly constituencies spread across 16 districts started at 7 AM and concluded at 6 PM.

By Zee Media Bureau | Last Updated: Sunday, February 20, 2022 - 19:04
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Uttar Pradesh Election 2022: Polling for 59 assembly constituencies spread across 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh started today (February 20) at 7 AM in the third phase of the polls.

The voting concluded at 6 PM and over 2.15 crore voters decided the fate of as many as 627 candidates in the fray in this phase.

According to the latest updates, an average of 57.58% of voter turnout was recorded till 5 PM. 

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The districts that voted today were Hathras, Firozabad, Etah, Kasganj, Mainpuri, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Hamirpur and Mahoba.

In the 2017 elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had won 49 of these 59 seats while the Samajwadi Party (SP) had bagged nine. Congress had settled with one seat and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was unable to open its account.

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20 February 2022, 18:26 PM

The third phase polling across 16 districts in Uttar Pradesh concluded at 6 PM with 57.58% voter turnout recorded till 5 PM. The last phase of voting will take place on March 7 and the counting of ballots will be done on March 10. 

20 February 2022, 18:23 PM

Lalitpur recorded the highest voter turnout till 5 PM with 67.38%, followed by Etah and Mahoba, respectively. 

20 February 2022, 17:56 PM

District-wise polling percentage till 5 PM

Hathras   59%

Mainpuri  60.80%

Farrukhabad  54.55%

Etah  63.58%

Auraiya  57.55%

Firozabad   57.41%

Kanpur Dehat  58.48%

Kasganj   59.11%

Kannauj   60.28%

Etawah   58.35%

Kanpur Nagar   50.76%

Jalaun  53.84%

Jhansi   57.71%

Lalitpur  67.38%

Hamirpur  57.90%

Mahoba  62.02%

20 February 2022, 16:11 PM

Voting percentage till 5 pm in the third phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh is 57.44%, ANI reported. 

20 February 2022, 15:38 PM

District-wise voter turnout till 3 pm

Hathras 50.15%

Mainpuri  52.44%

Farrukhabad  46.19%

Etah  53.23%

Auraiya  48.30%

Firozabad  51.23%

Kanpur Dehat  47.13%

Kasganj   50.75%

Kannauj  50.23%

Etawah  50.42%

Kanpur Nagar   41.15%

Jalaun  46.87%

Jhansi   48.52%

Lalitpur  59.13%

Hamirpur  50.74%

Mahoba  51.72%

20 February 2022, 15:23 PM

Voting Percentage till 3pm in Uttar Pradesh during third phase polling is 48.81%, as per ANI. 

20 February 2022, 15:22 PM

A 99-year-old voter cast her vote in Jhansi. 

20 February 2022, 13:53 PM

Over 35.88% voter turnout till 1 PM in Uttar Pradesh.

20 February 2022, 13:26 PM

Amid polling for the third phase of Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party is alleging various discrepancies in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPAT). The Akhilesh Yadav-led party has asked the Election Commission to take cognisance of the matter.

 

20 February 2022, 11:49 AM

An average voter turnout of 21.18% has been recorded till 11 am, the highest in Lalitpur and Mainpuri districts.

20 February 2022, 11:48 AM

Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav arrives at a polling booth in Jaswantnagar to cast his vote.

20 February 2022, 11:37 AM

"BJP is going to be eliminated. Farmers of UP won't forgive them. We've hit a century in the first two phases and even in this phase, SP and alliance would be ahead of everyone else," says Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav after voting in Jaswantnagar.

20 February 2022, 10:54 AM

Kanpur: FIR lodged against Kanpur mayor Pramila Pandey under relevant sections for breach of secrecy of voting at Hudson School polling station. Pramila Pandey had reportedly shared pictures from inside the polling booth showing the EVM.

20 February 2022, 10:24 AM

"We should vote for development," says Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh after voting at a polling booth in the Jalaun district.

20 February 2022, 10:23 AM

Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel have been deployed at polling booths in Uttar Pradesh to assist the elderly and differently-abled voters.

20 February 2022, 09:43 AM

Uttar Pradesh sees 8.15% voter turnout till 9 am, the highest in Mainpuri and Etah districts.

20 February 2022, 09:13 AM

The third phase of polling in 59 assembly constituencies, spread across 16 districts in Uttar Pradesh, is underway.

20 February 2022, 09:12 AM

A newly-wed bride cast her vote at a polling booth in Firozabad before leaving for her in-laws' house. 

20 February 2022, 08:51 AM

Satish Mahana, the Minister of Industrial Development in the Yogi Adityanath Government, cast his vote in Kanpur. Mahana is contesting from the Maharajpur seat in the Kanpur district and is a seven-time MLA from Kanpur Cantt. 

20 February 2022, 08:50 AM

Union Minister SP Singh Baghel, who is pitted against Akhilesh Yadav from the Karhal seat, offers prayers at a temple amid voting in the third phase.

20 February 2022, 08:24 AM

Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav's brother Abhay Ram Yadav voted during the third phase of polling in Saifai in the Etawah district.

20 February 2022, 08:18 AM

20 February 2022, 07:54 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls upon all those voting today in the third phase of the UP elections and Punjab elections to do so in large numbers, "particularly the youth as well as the first time voters".

20 February 2022, 07:49 AM

Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party President Shivpal Singh Yadav, who is contesting in the third phase of the UP polls from Jaswant Nagar in the Etawah district, offers prayers at a temple. 

20 February 2022, 07:46 AM

Going out to cast your vote today? Here’s the Election Commission's checklist of all things you should tick off before you go out to vote.

20 February 2022, 07:44 AM

Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid and his wife Louise Khurshid cast their votes at a polling booth in the Farrukhabad Sadar constituency.

Louise Khurshid is also the Congress' nominee from the Farrukhabad Sadar seat. 

20 February 2022, 07:11 AM

Earlier in the 2017 Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had won 49 of these 59 seats while the Samajwadi Party (SP) had bagged nine. Congress had settled with one seat and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was unable to open its account.

20 February 2022, 07:00 AM

Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav met Samajwadi Party Patron and his elder brother Mulayam Singh Yadav at his residence in Etawah. Shivpal is contesting in the third phase of the UP polls from Jaswant Nagar in the Etawah district.

20 February 2022, 06:58 AM

"Pehle matdaan, fir jalpaan," Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath tells voters in 59 Assembly constituencies going to polls today.

20 February 2022, 06:57 AM

Election officials conduct a mock poll at a polling booth in Farrukhabad.

20 February 2022, 06:50 AM

The districts where votes will be cast are Hathras, Firozabad, Etah, Kasganj, Mainpuri, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Hamirpur and Mahoba.

20 February 2022, 06:49 AM

Polling for 59 assembly constituencies spread across 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh will take place today (February 20, 2022) in the third phase of the polls. Over 2.15 crore voters will decide the fate of as many as 627 candidates in the fray in this phase.