Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2017: Campaigning for fourth phase polling on Feb 23 ends

Campaigning in elections for 53 assembly seats from 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh, which will go balloting in the fourth phase on February 23, ended on Tuesday evening.

Feb 21, 2017, 19:34 PM IST

UP polls, 3rd phase: As it happened

Lucknow: The polling began at 7 AM on Sunday and will continue till 5 in the evening. Here are all the LIVE updates:-

 

Feb 19, 2017, 19:12 PM IST

UP polls 2017: Mayawati casts vote in Lucknow, claims a wave in BSP favour

As the voting for the third phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections began on Sunday, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati expressed confidence over forming the next government in the state with majority.

Feb 19, 2017, 10:32 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017: PM Narendra Modi appeals to voters to participate largely in festival of democracy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to the voters to participate and come forward in large numbers to cast their votes.

Feb 19, 2017, 09:06 AM IST

BJP will form 'majority' government in UP: Amit Shah

Shah said people in the state have "made up their mind to vote for a BJP government".

Feb 18, 2017, 18:26 PM IST

UP polls: Akhilesh takes on Shivpal in his bastion

In his 20-minute long speech, though, Akhilesh refrained from naming Shivpal, but didn't mince his words in attacking him.

Feb 16, 2017, 21:55 PM IST

Indo-Nepal border to be sealed during UP, Uttarakhand polls

The second phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly poll will be held on February 15. The assembly polls in Uttarakhand are also scheduled on the same day.

Feb 13, 2017, 17:06 PM IST

BSP main rival in first two rounds, SP in rest: Amit Shah

“In the first two phases we will be getting more than 90 seats. The main rival in these phases is BSP," Shah told reporters.

Feb 13, 2017, 00:20 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh sees 64 percent turnout in 1st phase of Assembly Elections, polling peaceful

In the 73 constituencies where polling was held, SP and BSP had bagged 24 seats each in the 2012 polls, BJP 11, RLD nine and Congress five. 

Feb 11, 2017, 22:00 PM IST

Minus + Minus = Minus: Rajnath Singh's definition of Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance

Home Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rajnath Singh on Friday took a dig at Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2017.

Feb 10, 2017, 12:04 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh elections: Rahul-Akhilesh Varanasi road show cancelled

The much-awaited road show on Friday by UP CM Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi in Varanasi has been cancelled due to the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas.

Feb 10, 2017, 11:48 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017: Imam Bukhari asks Muslims to vote against Samajwadi Party

Imam Bukhari, the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid in Delhi, on Thursday appealed to his followers in the community to vote against the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, beginning February 11.

Feb 09, 2017, 21:51 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh polls - a popularity test for GeNext scions

Many of the debutants have solid academic backgrounds and have quit promising careers to either pursue family traditions or their heart's call.

Feb 08, 2017, 10:01 AM IST

Assembly elections 2017: No winnable BJP Muslim leader in Uttar Pradesh, says Shahnawaz Hussain

BJP has not put up any Muslim candidate in Uttar Pradesh as none of them were found winnable, party leader Shahnawaz Hussain has said.

Feb 07, 2017, 20:29 PM IST

Assembly Elections 2017: BJP will form next government in Uttar Pradesh, says Amit Shah

Sounding confident of storming back to power in Uttar Pradesh, BJP president Amit Shah today said his party alone would form the next government in the state as the SP-Congress alliance would bite the dust.

Feb 05, 2017, 11:32 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017: Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi hold joint rally in Kanpur today

With an aim to drum up support for Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, UP CM Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday held a joint rally in Kanpur.

Feb 05, 2017, 09:20 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi slams SP-Congress in Aligarh rally, redefines VIKAS - 'Vidyut, Kaanoon and Sadak'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed a poll rally in Aligarh.

Feb 05, 2017, 09:06 AM IST

Two 'Shehjadas' joined hands in UP, one looted country, other plundered state: Amit Shah

“There is no law and order in UP, it is like 'take money and give order',” Shah said.  

Feb 03, 2017, 17:42 PM IST

BJP petitions poll panel, seeks derecognition of Samajwadi Party

The BJP on Tuesday petitioned the Election Commission (EC) against the ruling Samajwadi Party and sought cancellation of its recognition, alleging its leaders are trying to influence voters by offering them money and dividing them on religious lines.

Jan 31, 2017, 21:27 PM IST

UP Elections 2017: With assets worth Rs 23 crore, Aparna Yadav is richest candidate

Aparna Yadav, the Samajwadi Party candidate from Lucknow Cantt assembly constituency, is pitted against Bharatiya Janata Party`s Rita Bahuguna Joshi.

Jan 31, 2017, 11:19 AM IST