State-wise updates: Uttar Pradesh | Punjab | Manipur | Uttarakhand | Goa
The counting of votes for Assembly Elections 2017 started at 8 in the morning today, wrapping up a staggered poll process in five states - Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Punjab, Manipur and Uttarakhand - in what is largely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation move.
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Last Updated: 11 Mar 2017, 11:02:45 AM
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LIVE UPDATES OF UP, PUNJAB, GOA, UTTARKHAND AND MANIPUR COUNTING: WILL IT BE MODI'S SATURDAY
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11.02 AM | #Uttarakhandresults: Nine Congress turncoats who joined BJP last year are leading in their respective seats. Former chief minister Vijay Bahuguna's son Saket Bahuguna was leading by 10,000 votes in Sitarganj seat. Ritu Khanduri, daughter of former CM BC Khanduri is leading by 2000 votes from Chaubattakhal seat. Sanjeev Arya, son of former minister Yashpal Arya leading from Nainital. Interestingly, chief minister Harish Rawat and his all 11 ministers trailing from respective seats. CM Rawat contesting from two seats. 
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10.53 AM | #Manipurresults in brief Congress wins a seat as three times CM Okram Ibobi Singh wins from Thoubal constituency. Congress leads in other 11 seats. On the other hand, BJP opens it account in the north eastern Indian state as its Konthoujam constituency candidate Dr Sapam Ranjan Singh wins and leads in other 13 seats. Apart from the two major parties, independent candidate Nasir Ahmed Sheikh wins from Lilong constituency. LDF leads 2 seats and Others leading in 5 seats.
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10.37 AM | Celebrations in BJP Leaders and supporters hugged each other, broke into brief jigs and raised victory slogans in the BJP office in UP as counting trends indicated a comfortable victory for the party "It was 14 years of 'vanvas' for us, which is now coming to an end," this is how the BJP workers referred to their victory after the party showed a lead on more than 300 seats. Last time the party was in power in Uttar Pradesh was in 2002, when Rajnath Singh was the Chief Minister. 
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10.34 AM | #Manipurresults BJP wins one seat and independent candidate Y Antas Khan wins from Lilong constituency. Latest trends: Congress - 10 BJP - 12 Others - 7
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10.19 AM | #UPresults favour Modi's BJP: Trends for all 403 seats have arrived in UP, and shows BJP ahead on more than 290 seats. SP and Congress alliance follows on more than 80 seats, while BSP remains at number 3 with showing a forward trend on about 20 seats. This is against all predictions of BSP displaying remarkable numbers. BJP office has already wore a festive environment. Workers have gathered with Lotus in their hands. All leaders have gathered to watch their probable victory.
The party state president Keshav Prasad Maurya has thanked the people of UP for showing faith in BJP, and acknowledged that it is the victory of the party workers who worked hard. |
10.16 AM | Latest trends from #Goaresults: Congress-7 BJP-5, MAG-2 NCP-1 Others-2
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10.06 AM | #Justin In the Manipur assembly elections, three times Congress CM Ibobi Singh won from the Thoubal constituency. Latest trends: BJP: 11 Congress: 11 Others: 5
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09.59 AM | #BreakingNews: Narendra Modi's BJP bags majority in Uttar Pradesh (a target of 202 would bring a a party to power in the state) BJP-274 SP+ 79 BSP-25 Others-12
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09.51 AM | Congress in UP Congress leader Jitin Prasada is lagging behind from Tilhar constituency. As a Petroleum Minister in the UPA government, Prasada had been involved in several controversies and had been shifted out from the ministry. However, Aditi Singh, who is contesting on Congress ticket from Rae Bareli Sadar constituency, is trending ahead. Aditi is the daughter of influential leader Akhilesh Singh, who had been winning this seat unopposed as an independent candidate, in the past.
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09.49 AM | #Punjabresults latest trends: Congress- 55 SAD+BJP- 26 AAP- 25 Others- 1
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09.47 AM | #Uttarakhandresults update: Chief Minister Harish Rawat continues to trail from Haridwar rural seat by a margin from 6,000 votes. BJP sitting MLA Swami Yatesawaranand leads here. Overall BJP leads on 44 seats while Congress on 22 seats. BJP candidate Ganesh Joshi who became infamous for hitting a horse named Shaktiman also leads from Mussoorie. The trends seem on the line of exit polls which predicted a clean sweep for BJP in the hill state. The BJP meanwhile will meet on today noon to discuss poll results. The party MP Ramesh Pokhriyal said the trends indicates that people have voted for a clean system.
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09.45 AM | #Goaresults latest trends: Congress-5 BJP-3 MAG-1 Others 2
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09.39 AM | SP leader Shivpal Yadav on #UPresults: "SP-Congress alliance will win with a huge margin. People have supported us," Yadav told reporters. Asked about Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's statement that he was open to alliances to keep the BJP out of Uttar Pradesh, he said: "Wait for sometime. You'll get to know."
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09.32 AM | #UPresults: Setback for SP? For SP, the results may be a bit shocking as Shivpal Yadav is running behind at Jaswantnagar constituency. Yadav had been winning from the constituency with practically no opposition in the past. This election, he was the centre of a major tussle within the party, especially with Akhilesh yadav.
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09.24 AM | BJP leads in UP: The moment BJP crossed the trend on 202 seats, BJP workers in UP started celebrating its victory. Although these are only trends and the real picture can change also. In the assembly of 403 members, any party would require 202 seats to get a majority.
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09.19 AM | UP: Rita Bahuguna Joshi, a former Congress leader, who defected to BJP this time, is running ahead from Cantt constituency in Lucknow. This seat is important because Mulayam Singh Yadav's daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav is contesting her maiden election from the seat.
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09.14 AM | #Uttarakhand: Chief Minister Harish Rawat is trailing from Haridwar rural seat after the first round of counting of votes, Congress chief Kishore Upadhyay leading at Haridwar rural seat. The trends suggest BJP leading in 10 seats and Congress in 4. Upadhyay hoped that party will be able to form government.
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09.10 AM | #Punjabresults: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal trailed from the Jalalabad assembly seat. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann was leading, officials said. The other candidate in the race is Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu.
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09.09 AM | #UPresults: Home Minister Rajnath Singh's son, Pankaj Singh is running ahead in the race from NOIDA constituency. On the other hand, tainted minister of SP government, Gayatri Prajapati is ahead from Amethi constituency. Trouble is looming on Mukhtar Ansari's son from Ghosi constituency from where BJP candidate is trending ahead.
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09.01 AM | #UP results update in the first hour: BJP: 116 SP+ Congress: 24 BSP: 16 Others: 7 Meanwhile, there is one district in the BUndelkhand area of Uttar Pradesh (UP), named Banda, where counting has not even begin at 09:00 AM.
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08.58 AM | #Justin: BJP crosses the mark of 100 seats in Uttar Pradesh BJP: 104 SP+ Congress: 20 BSP: 15 Others: 6
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08.57 AM | #Manipur results update: BJP: 2 Congress: 4 Others: 2
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08.54 AM | #Uttarakhand early leads: BJP: 6 Congress: 5 CM Harish Rawat is now leading in the Haridwar rural seat
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08.53 AM | #UPresults latest: BJP: 90 SP+ Congress: 19
BSP: 17
Others: 6 |
08.52 AM | Political analyst Yogendra Yadav shares his expectations about the Assembly Elections Results 2017
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08.47 AM | #Manipur: CM Okaram Ibobi Singh of Congress leads in the Thoubal constituency with Irom Chanu Sharmila trailing behind him.
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08.45 AM | #Punjab leads/trends: BJP/SAD: 3 Congress: 17 AAP: 6 Others: 0
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08.43 AM | #UPresults: Latest trends/leads in first 45 minutes BJP - 47 SP+ Congress - 15 BSP - 9 Others - 4
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08.40 AM | SP looking for an alliance in Uttar Pradesh? A day before the results, the UP Chief Minister Akhilesh had mentioned that he would mind joining hands with BSP. Now, while the result trends have begun, another SP leader Kironmay Nanda has stated that doors for alliance are always open in politics.
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08.34 AM | #UP vote count: In the first half hour of counting, BJP is ahead on 20 seats followed by SP on 9 seats and BSP on 2. In UP, having the biggest assembly of 403 constituencies, counting is taking place under strict three-level security
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08.33 AM | #Uttarakhandresults: Counting begins for the 70 assembly seats of Uttarakhand. 637 candidates are in the fray including 61 women. Out of 95 postal ballots, the counting is going on for around 60,000 ballot votes. The ballot votes play a crucial role in particularly in those seats where the contest in close.
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08.28 AM | #Manipur initial trends: BJP - 3 Congress - 1 Naga Peoples Front (NPF) - 1 Peoples' Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA) - 1
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08.25 AM | #JustIn: As the counting for UP elections began after 08:00 AM, trends have begun to emerge. In the first 15 minutes of counting, BJP is ahead on 5 seats whereas SP on 3, and BSP on 1 seat. The Mafia turned politician, Mukhtar Ansari, on whom Mayawati betted this time, is running ahead in the race from his constituency, Mau.
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08.21 AM | #UPresults: Even though during the election campaigning, all parties in UP had claimed to get 300 seats, sections of political Pundits are now predicting a fractured mandate. UP Legislative Assembly has 403 seats and a clear majority requires 202 seats. Considering the possibility, the existing Chief Minister of UP, Akhilesh Yadav, who had been claiming to be winning a majority, has started talking of shaking hands with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati. Speculations are making rounds of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) tying up with its old partner BSP. However, as the day will unfold, the reality behind all claims and speculations will also surface.
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08.20 AM | #Goaresults: Vote count underway in Goa assembly. The votes logged in nearly 2,500 EVMs are being counted at the Bal Bhavan in Panaji and the Government College of Commerce and Economics in Margao.. For the 40 seats in the state, the BJP fielded candidates in 36 seats, the AAP in 39, Congress in 37 and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party in 25.
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08.15 AM | #ManipurResults: Counting begins in Manipur amid security. 40 para-military companies deployed at different counting halls across the states. Fate of 266 candidates in 60 seats will be decided today. |
08.08 AM | #Punjabresults: Counting of votes for 117 assembly seats begins across Punjab amid tight security. The counting, which started at 8 AM, is taking place at 54 centres in 27 locations. Early trends are likely to emerge within the first couple of hours. The fate of 1,145 candidates, including 81 women, will be known on Saturday. A total of 77.4 per cent of the 1.98 crore electors in Punjab voted on February 4. 
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08.04 AM | Key candidates of Manipur: Okram Ibobi Singh (INC, Thoubal constituency, present CM), Irom Chanu Sharmila (PRJA, Thoubal), Surajkumar Okram (INC, Khangabok, Son of Okram Ibobi Singh), Nongthombam Biren Singh (BJP, Heingang, Spokesperson and Co-convenor of BJP election management), Erendro Leichombam (PRJA, Thangmeiband, Convenor of PRJA), Okram Henry (INC, Wangkhei, Nephew of Okram Ibobi Singh), Thounaojam Chaoba Singh (BJP, Nambol, State President and former Union minister), Lokeshwar Singh (INC, Khumndrakpam, Speaker of Manipur assembly), Govindas Konthoujam (INC, Bishnupur, Sitting MLA and Minister of Commerce & Industries), Yumkham Erabot Singh (BJP, Wangkhei, former Congress minister & present state BJP leader, one of the front runners for the BJP's CM candidate), Moirangthem Okendro (INC, Heirok, Education minister), Somatai Shaiza (BJP, Ukhrul, former National level footballer), Gaikhangam Gangmei (INC, Nungba, Deputy Chief Minister), T N Haokip (INC, Saikot, Former minister and Present Manipur Congress unit President).
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07.39 AM | #UPresults: Waiting for their fate with baited breath, the politicians have started their day by worshipping their favourite deities. This was true in the case of candidates of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), who have defected from other parties, such as Rita Bahuguna Joshi, who came from Congress and Brijesh Pathak who defected from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Even the first-timer Swati Singh, the wife of the expelled BJP leader Daya Shankar Singh, visited a temple early morning. All three are contesting from the assembly constituencies located in Lucknow.
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07.27 AM | #UPvotecount: In UP, having the biggest assembly of 403 constituencies, counting will take place under strict three-level security. The local police, armed police, and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have been deployed for the purpose. According to the Election Commission directives, no mobile phones will be allowed inside the counting centres. Arrangements have also been made for video recording of counting centres. In UP, 78 counting centres have been set up, where Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) counting will take place after postal ballets. Of 75 districts, 72 districts have 1 counting centre each, whereas Amethi, Azamgarh, and Kushinagar districts have 2 centres each. The result trends are expected to start after at least 3 hours of counting.
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07.25 AM | Counting of votes for Assembly Elections 2017 in the 5 Indian states, Manipur, Goa, Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh (UP), which took place in the month of February and March, will start from 08:00 AM today.
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21.34 PM | An interesting insight from Uttar Pradesh, which as we all know is the biggest prize of 'em all for all parties, shared by Shekhar Gupta.
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21.34 PM | It is the first big elections after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's unprecedented Demonetisation exercise. Can BJP wrest Uttar Pradesh for the first time in 25 years? Will Punjab see the AAP make a spectacular debut? What of Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa? Questions, questions, questions. The exit polls have attempted to find an answer, but then the real deal awaits us on Saturday morning. Will our PM be smiling at the end of it all? The indicators seem to point to that. Join us on Saturday and stay with our live updates from across all the five battleground states to see if what is expected comes to pass. Or if there are big surprises in store for all of us.
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