UP elections 2017

Congress is taking advantage of Akhilesh Yadav: PM Modi

Akhilesh doesn't even listen to his father, said PM Modi.  

Feb 15, 2017, 14:28 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi urges UP, Uttarakhand voters to exercise their franchise

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appealed the voters in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand to exercise their franchise and participate in the "festival of democracy".

Feb 15, 2017, 12:17 PM IST

Shivpal Yadav ploughing lonely furrow in native place

Once calling the shots as the most powerful minister in Uttar Pradesh, Shivpal Singh Yadav is today ploughing a lonely furrow.

Feb 14, 2017, 14:20 PM IST

Blazing guns fall silent as campaign ends for UP phase-2 polls

Blazing guns fell silent as campaigning drew to a close this evening in 67 constituencies of western Uttar Pradesh figuring in the second phase of the seven-phase Assembly election in the state on February 15.

Feb 13, 2017, 17:06 PM IST

Modi challenges Akhilesh on 'Kaam Bolta Hai', says let's take a ride on Lucknow Metro

“Give us one chance to serve you, within six months we will send all criminals behind the bars."

Feb 13, 2017, 14:52 PM IST

Woman, who accused SP MLA Arun Verma of rape, found dead; police suspect strangulation

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had kicked off Samajwadi Party's election campaign in January with a rally in Sultanpur.

Feb 13, 2017, 12:15 PM IST

UP Assembly Elections 2017: Campaigning for Phase 2 ends today

The first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections passed off "peacefully" on Saturday with over 64 percent polling recorded.

Feb 13, 2017, 09:24 AM IST

Campaign for phase-II of UP Assembly polls ends tomorrow

Hectic campaigning for the second phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections will come to an end tomorrow in 67 Assembly constituencies spread over 11 districts.

Feb 12, 2017, 12:53 PM IST

First phase UP Elections 2017: As it happened

In the first of the seven-phased staggered elections in Uttar Pradesh, a total of 839 candidates are in the fray.

Feb 11, 2017, 17:47 PM IST

People know real faces of Congress, SP and BJP: Mayawati

Expressing confidence over sweeping the Uttar Pradesh elections, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday said the people of the state know the real faces of the Congress, Samajwadi Party and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Feb 11, 2017, 14:03 PM IST

Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi release Common Minimum Programme – Here are the SP-Congress alliance's 10 commitments

In a joint press conference in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi released a list of 10 commitments to the people of the state.

Feb 11, 2017, 13:51 PM IST

UP polls: 25.71% voting recorded in Ghaziabad till 11:00 am

Ghaziabad district witnessed 25.71 per cent voter turnout in five assembly constituencies till 11 am

Feb 11, 2017, 13:41 PM IST

98-year-old woman cast vote in Baghpat's Chhaprauli

The voting for the politically crucial state Uttar Pradesh has begun on Saturday.

Feb 11, 2017, 13:16 PM IST

BJP MP Sanjeev Balyan casts vote in Muzaffarnagar

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sanjeev Balyan casted his vote in Muzaffarnagar on Saturday.

Feb 11, 2017, 13:07 PM IST

BJP records huge victory, wins all three MLC seats in Uttar Pradesh

The three seats won by BJP are graduate MLC seats.

Feb 11, 2017, 13:01 PM IST

UP polls: Voting picks up within hours

Voting picked up in the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections within hours of its start at 7 am

Feb 11, 2017, 11:02 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi retorts, says PM Narendra Modi `likes peeping into bathrooms`

Compulsions of realpolitik made Samajwadi Party and Congress seal a pre-poll pact last month to contest the UP Assembly Elections together.

Feb 11, 2017, 10:44 AM IST

UP polls: Queues grow longer in Noida

Queues at polling booths in Noida grew longer as the day progressed during the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls on Saturday.

Feb 11, 2017, 10:42 AM IST

BJP MLA kin held with pistol in polling booth

Gagan Som, brother of senior BJP leader and Sardhana legislator Sangeet Som was detained on Saturday after a pistol was recovered from him

Feb 11, 2017, 10:39 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2017: 8 interesting facts

Etah's Jalesar is the smallest constituency in terms of electorate, and Ghaziabad's Sahibabad is the largest.

Feb 11, 2017, 10:16 AM IST