Lucknow: Voting for the fourth phase of the elections in Uttar Pradesh (UP) is taking place on February 23, where 59 assembly constituencies from nine districts are going to the polls. Ahead of the election, campaigning for the fourth phase came to an end on February 21, 48 hours ahead of the big day.
In the fourth phase of UP Election 2022, 624 candidates are in the fray, of which maximum of 15 candidates are vying for the Sawayajpur assembly seat, while a minimum of six candidates are contesting from Palia Kalan and Sevata assembly seats.
Among the prominent candidates in this phase are Uttar Pradesh Law Minister Brijesh Pathak, SP’s national spokesperson Anurag Bhadauria, former SP minister Abhishek Mishra, former Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly deputy speaker Nitin Agarwal and Aditi Singh.
UP Polls Phase 4 highlights:
17:59 (IST)
Voting ends for 9 district in UP phase 4 polls
Total voter turnout till 5 PM: 57.45%
15:57 (IST)
49.89% voters turnout recorded till 3 pm.
#UttarPradeshElections | 49.89% voters turnout recorded till 3 pm. pic.twitter.com/qauVKnxs4v
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 23, 2022
13:50 (IST)
37.45% voters turnout recorded till 1 pm.
#UttarPradeshElections | 37.45% voters turnout recorded till 1 pm. pic.twitter.com/gqHl0Sv2GM
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 23, 2022
13:16 (IST)
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra offers prayers at Mari Mata Temple in Lucknow.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra offers prayers at Mari Mata Temple in Lucknow. pic.twitter.com/iUVwmEcREd
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 23, 2022
12:36 (IST)
MoS Home Ajay Mishra Teni leaves from a polling booth in Banbirpur of Lakhimpur Kheri.
#WATCH | MoS Home Ajay Mishra Teni leaves from a polling booth in Banbirpur of Lakhimpur Kheri, after casting his vote for the fourth phase of #UttarPradeshElections2022 pic.twitter.com/kgRpdoC9GP
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 23, 2022
12:35 (IST)
22.62% voters turnout till 11 am
उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा सामान्य निर्वाचन-2022
चौथे चरण के अंतर्गत 09 जनपदों में पूर्वाह्न 11 बजे तक कुल औसतन मतदान 22.62% रहा।#ECI#विधानसभाचुनाव2022#AssemblyElections2022 #GoVote #GoVoteUP #GoVoteUP_Phase4 pic.twitter.com/1NGRKRjnJS
— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) February 23, 2022
11:04 (IST)
UP Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma casts his vote at a polling booth in Lucknow.
UP Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma casts his vote at a polling booth in Lucknow
“After the 4th phase, BJP will hit a double century and will march ahead to break its previous records. Development works done by PM Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath has reached everyone’s house,” he says pic.twitter.com/bUnMjW8qm0
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 23, 2022
10:42 (IST)
Defence Minister and BJP leader Rajnath Singh cast his vote at a polling booth in Lucknow.
Defence Minister and BJP leader Rajnath Singh cast his vote at a polling booth in Lucknow. #UttarPradeshElection2022 pic.twitter.com/sWZSi2yTnz
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 23, 2022
10:32 (IST)
Multiple EVMs in Lucknow, Banda districts malfunctioning, alleges SP
बांदा जिले की नरैनी विधानसभा-234 के बूथ संख्या 191, 189, 141, 261, 263, 242, 322, 171, 174 पर ईवीएम खराब है जिससे मतदान कार्य बाधित है जिला प्रशासन और चुनाव आयोग कृपया संज्ञान लेते हुए मतदान कार्य शुरू कराने की कृपा करें @ECISVEEP @ceoup @DM_Banda1
— Samajwadi Party (@samajwadiparty) February 23, 2022
10:07 (IST)
“If we see the voter percentage of the third round, it is the same as last time. So, it is a good voter percentage. UP has had good percentage. It is our appeal to all voters to cast their vote,” said Awanish Awasthi, Addl Chief Secy, Home Dept, UP Govt.
If we see the voter percentage of the third round, it is the same as last time. So, it is a good voter percentage. UP has had good percentage. It is our appeal to all voters to cast their vote: Awanish Awasthi, Addl Chief Secy, Home Dept, UP Govt#UttarPradeshElections2022 pic.twitter.com/QC8qlKwIdL
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 23, 2022
09:41 (IST)
9.10% voters turnout recorded till 9 am.
#UttarPradeshElections | 9.10% voters turnout recorded till 9 am. pic.twitter.com/3sznX2DRF9
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 23, 2022
09:26 (IST)
School children knock on the doors of people urging them to cast their votes.
#WATCH | School children knock on the doors of people urging them to cast their votes in the fourth phase of #UttarPradeshElections, under an initiative by DM Anurag Patel pic.twitter.com/7jhuPpauUN
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 23, 2022
08:30 (IST)
“BJP will win all six seats in Unnao with a majority. On the basis of all campaigning I did, I can say that CM Yogi will form Govt again by breaking his own 2017 record. I think the numbers may go up to 35,” says BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj after voting at Gadan Khera Primary School in Unnao.
BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj cast his vote at Gadan Khera Primary School in Unnao.
“BJP will win all 6 seats in Unnao with majority. On the basis of all campaigning I did, I can say that CM Yogi will form Govt again by breaking his own 2017 record. I think the numbers may go up to 350” pic.twitter.com/UVsp22yIZr
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 23, 2022
07:28 (IST)
People queue up to cast their votes at a polling booth in Banbirpur of Lakhimpur Kheri district.
Polling underway for the fourth phase of #UttarPradeshElections2022 today. People queue up to cast their votes at a polling booth in Banbirpur of Lakhimpur Kheri district. pic.twitter.com/BHsWieQy1J
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 23, 2022
07:11 (IST)
BSP chief Mayawati casts her vote at Municipal Nursery School polling booth in Lucknow.
BSP chief Mayawati casts her vote at Municipal Nursery School polling booth in Lucknow #UttarPradeshElections2022 pic.twitter.com/kev8eHhsHz
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 23, 2022
07:03 (IST)
Voting begins for Uttar Pradesh Assembl Elections 2022, Phase-4.
Voting for the fourth phase of #UttarPradeshElections begins; 624 candidates in 59 Assembly seats across 9 districts in fray.
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 23, 2022
| List of assembly constituencies going to Poll in 4th phase | ||||
Serial No. | Constituencies | Districts | ||
1 | Pilibhit | Pilibhit | ||
2 | Barkhera | Pilibhit | ||
3 | Puranpur | Pilibhit | ||
4 | Bisalpur | Pilibhit | ||
5 | Palia | Kheri | ||
6 | Nighasan | Kheri | ||
7 | Gola Gokrannath | Kheri | ||
8 | Sri Nagar | Kheri | ||
9 | Dhaurahra | Kheri | ||
10 | Lakhimpur | Kheri | ||
11 | Kasta | Kheri | ||
12 | Mohammdi | Kheri | ||
13 | Maholi | Sitapur | ||
14 | Sitapur | Sitapur | ||
15 | Hargaon | Sitapur | ||
16 | Laharpur | Sitapur | ||
17 | Biswan | Sitapur | ||
18 | Sevata | Sitapur | ||
19 | Mahmoodabad | Sitapur | ||
20 | Sidhauli | Sitapur | ||
21 | Misrikh | Sitapur | ||
22 | Sawaijpur | Hardoi | ||
23 | Shahabad | Hardoi | ||
24 | Hardoi | Hardoi | ||
25 | Gopamau | Hardoi | ||
26 | Sandi | Hardoi | ||
27 | Bilgram-Mallanwan | Hardoi | ||
28 | Balamau | Hardoi | ||
29 | Sandila | Hardoi | ||
30 | Bangermau | Unnao | ||
31 | Safipur | Unnao | ||
32 | Mohan | Unnao | ||
33 | Unnao | Unnao | ||
34 | Bhagwantnagar | Unnao | ||
35 | Purwa | Unnao | ||
36 | Malihabad | Lucknow | ||
37 | Bakshi Kaa Talab | Lucknow | ||
38 | Sarojini Nagar | Lucknow | ||
39 | Lucknow West | Lucknow | ||
40 | Lucknow North | Lucknow | ||
41 | Lucknow East | Lucknow | ||
42 | Lucknow Central | Lucknow | ||
43 | Lucknow Cantt. | Lucknow | ||
44 | Mohanlalganj | Lucknow | ||
45 | Bachhrawan | Rae Bareli | ||
46 | Harchandpur | Rae Bareli | ||
47 | Rae Bareli | Banda | ||
48 | Sareni | Banda | ||
49 | Unchahar | Banda | ||
50 | Tindwari | Banda | ||
51 | Baberu | Banda | ||
52 | Naraini | Banda | ||
53 | Banda | Banda | ||
54 | Jahanabad | Fatehpur | ||
55 | Bindki | Fatehpur | ||
56 | Fatehpur | Fatehpur | ||
57 | Ayah Shah | Fatehpur | ||
58 | Husainganj | Fatehpur | ||
59 | Khaga | Fatehpur | ||
Voting will be held at 13,813 polling stations and 24,580 polling booths in 208 police station areas. According to the Election Commission, 2.3 crore people, including 1.14 crore men and 99.3 lakh women, are eligible to vote, for which 24,643 polling booths and 13,817 poling centres have been set up in this phase. A total of 137 ‘pink booths’ have been made to specially motivate women for voting. At these pink booths, 36 women inspectors and sub-inspectors, and 277 women constables and chief constables have been deployed.
Three assembly constituencies — Hussainganj, Bindki and Fatehpur — have been kept in the ‘sensitive’ category. A total of 3,393 polling booths are being considered as ‘critical’.
Security has been tightened in Lakhimpur Kheri for the fourth phase of polling. “104 companies of CAPF, 10,000 Civil Police personnel and Home Guards have been deployed on the Nepal Border. The borders have been sealed,” Sanjeev Suman, Superintendent of Police of Kheri said.
As per the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a total of 27% of candidates contesting in the fourth phase of UP assembly elections are facing criminal cases, while 37 % have declared assets valued at more than Rs 1 crore.
Among the major parties, 31 out of 58 candidates from Congress, 26 out of 59 candidates from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), 30 out of 57 candidates from Samajwadi Party (SP), 23 out of 57 candidates from BJP, and 11 out of 45 candidates from AAP have declared criminal cases against them. Whereas, the average of assets per candidate contesting in the UP Assembly Elections 2022 Phase 4 is Rs 2.46 crore.
Just like the previous phases, the polling will begin at 7 am and continue till 6 pm.
