Assembly Elections

Punjab election 2022 highlights: Over 63% voter turnout recorded

Fazilka recorded a turnout of 70.70 per cent, Sangrur 70.43 per cent and Muktsar 72.01 per cent. Amritsar recorded 57.74 per cent voter turnout while Mohali recorded the lowest turnout at 53.10 per cent.

Feb 20, 2022, 06:34 AM IST

UP Assembly elections: From Akhilesh Yadav to Asim Arun, check key candidates in Phase 3

More than 600 candidates are in the fray in the third phase.

Feb 19, 2022, 11:42 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi promises to free Punjab from sand and drug mafia, says 'Congress always betrayed farmers'

"History is witness that Congress always betrayed farmers. There was long pending demand to implement recommendations of Swaminathan Commission. They sat on those files but kept lying. When we formed our Govt at the Centre, we implemented those recommendations," said PM Modi. 

Feb 17, 2022, 13:10 PM IST

PM Modi addresses rally in Pathankot, asks people to establish BJP in Punjab, give farewell to Congress

He hit out at Congress and said that wherever the BJP established itself, the "remote control family" from Delhi was wiped out.

Feb 16, 2022, 12:59 PM IST

UP Election 2022: Of 623 candidates in third phase, 135 have criminal cases, most in Samajwadi Party

21 candidates of SP, 20 of BJP, 18 of BSP, 10 of Congress and 11 of AAP have declared 'serious criminal cases' against themselves.

Feb 16, 2022, 11:36 AM IST

Congress has lost touch with the ground, says former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar after quitting party

Kumar, who left Congress ahead of the assembly election in Punjab, the state he represented in Rajya Sabha twice, claimed that the party is going to lose in the February 20 polls.

Feb 16, 2022, 07:04 AM IST

'Yogi Ji wants to get me killed': Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party chief Om Prakash Rajbhar makes shocking allegations

Rajbhar alleged that he was attacked during the filing of the nomination of a party candidate from Varanasi's Shivpur constituency on Monday.

Feb 15, 2022, 10:57 AM IST

UP Election 2022: People have cooled down Yogi Adityanath's 'garmi' in first two phases, says Akhilesh Yadav

The Samajwadi Party chief claimed that the BJP is heading toward defeat and said it was "evident from the changing language".

Feb 15, 2022, 08:26 AM IST

UP CM is not a 'yogi' but a 'bhogi', Mamata Banerjee hits out at Adityanath

"Women are burnt alive and peasants get murdered in that state. If India has to be saved, UP will have to be saved first," the West Bengal Chief Minister said.

Feb 15, 2022, 06:58 AM IST

Road, rail and air connectivity in the region has improved during Modi govt, says Rajnath Singh in Manipur

The Defence Minister said that Manipur witnessed development after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in the state.

Feb 14, 2022, 14:46 PM IST

Tanzeem Fatima, wife of Azam Khan, flays CM Yogi Adityanath for making 'wrong statements'

Azam Khan`s wife further expressed confidence in her husband`s victory and said, "He is not here but the people of Rampur are with him. He will win with more votes than earlier."

Feb 14, 2022, 14:20 PM IST

Kanpur Dehat, surrounding areas are going to bless BJP yet again: PM Narendra Modi

"BJP government is inevitable, Yogi is coming back strongly. Secondly, all castes, voters of all sections without getting divided in villages and cities are voting for development and the BJP," said PM Modi. 

Feb 14, 2022, 12:59 PM IST

SP-RLD alliance hopes on farmers support to challenge ruling BJP in Phase 2 of UP Assembly polls

Areas going to the polls in the second phase have a sizeable Muslim population, who are known to be influenced by religious leaders of the Barelvi and Deoband. The Samajwadi Party reportedly has a larger following among the Muslim electorate in the region.

Feb 14, 2022, 12:44 PM IST

Assembly polls 2022: PM Narendra Modi urges people to vote in record numbers in UP, Goa, Uttarakhand

"Polling will be held across Uttarakhand, Goa and in parts of Uttar Pradesh. I call upon all those who are eligible to vote today to do so in record numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy," the Prime Minister tweeted. 

Feb 14, 2022, 08:02 AM IST

Assembly Election 2022: Here’s how to download your Voter ID card

A voter ID card is a very important document to cast your valuable vote, but even if a voter has misplaced their voter ID card, they can download the elector's photo identity card (e-EPIC) online.

Feb 14, 2022, 07:39 AM IST

UP Election 2022: 2nd phase polling concludes with over 61% voter turnout

Voting continued till 6 pm across 55 Assembly constituencies of Amroha, Budaun, Bareilly, Bijnor, Moradabad, Rampur, Saharanpur, Sambhal and Shahjahanpur.

Feb 14, 2022, 06:16 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Election 2022 Phase 2 Voting: Here's a look at key Ministers contesting today

Around two crore voters will decide the fate of 586 candidates in the second phase of the seven-phase election today.

Feb 13, 2022, 15:16 PM IST

UP polls: Richest candidate in phase 2 has assets worth Rs 296 cr, poorest just Rs 6,700

Congress' Nawab Kazim Ali Khan is the richest candidate. Overall, 260 (or 45 per cent) out of the 584 candidates in the fray during the second phase of polls are crorepatis.

Feb 13, 2022, 14:06 PM IST

UP Assembly polls phase 2: Of 584 candidates in fray, 12 are 'illiterate', 114 educated till Class 8

Voting is scheduled for February 14 on 55 assembly seats spanning nine districts in western Uttar Pradesh.

Feb 13, 2022, 12:43 PM IST

UP Election 2022 Phase 2 Voting: Key candidates whose fate will be decided today

There are 586 candidates in the fray in this phase with as many as five Ministers. 

Feb 13, 2022, 11:05 AM IST