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Assembly elections 2022: Voting is underway in Uttarakhand, Goa, and 55 seats in Uttar Pradesh for the assembly election 2022 today (February 14). While the voting is being held in all the assembly seats in Goa and Uttarakhand, but in Uttar Pradesh, the election will take place in 55 seats only. The voting in Uttar Pradesh is divided into seven phases--from February 10 to March 7. However, the result of the aforementioned states will be declared on March 10.
In today's elections, some of the key candidates in the fray are Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, former Uttarakhand CM Harish Singh Rawat, and jailed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan.
Traditionally Goa and Uttarakhand have seen bipolar politics, but they are witnessing a multi-cornered contest this time with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) throwing its hat in the ring. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) and other smaller parties are also vying to make a mark on Goa's electoral scene.
The Election Commission of India has set up around 100 all-women booths called 'Sakhi' or 'pink booth' in each state to encourage women in the voting process. Also, some booths will be manned by differently-abled persons.
Here's all you need to know about Uttarakhand, Goa, and Uttar Pradesh-phase-2 elections 2022:
-Voter turnout
-Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Satpal Maharaj casts his vote in Chaubattakhal assembly constituency.
-Uttarakhand polls 2022: Former Union Education Minister & Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, casts his vote on Monday.
Assembly elections 2022: Voting is underway in Uttarakhand, Goa, and 55 seats in Uttar Pradesh for the assembly election 2022 today (February 14). While the voting is being held in all the assembly seats in Goa and Uttarakhand, but in Uttar Pradesh, the election will take place in 55 seats only. The voting in Uttar Pradesh is divided into seven phases--from February 10 to March 7. However, the result of the aforementioned states will be declared on March 10.
In today's elections, some of the key candidates in the fray are Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, former Uttarakhand CM Harish Singh Rawat, and jailed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan.
Traditionally Goa and Uttarakhand have seen bipolar politics, but they are witnessing a multi-cornered contest this time with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) throwing its hat in the ring. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) and other smaller parties are also vying to make a mark on Goa's electoral scene.
The Election Commission of India has set up around 100 all-women booths called 'Sakhi' or 'pink booth' in each state to encourage women in the voting process. Also, some booths will be manned by differently-abled persons.
Here's all you need to know about Uttarakhand, Goa, and Uttar Pradesh-phase-2 elections 2022:
-Uttarakhand polls 2022: Former Union Education Minister & Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, casts his vote on Monday.
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-Goa Assembly Election 2022: 11.04% voter turnout was recorded until 9 AM in the coastal state, Chief Electoral Officer, Kunal told ANI news agency.
Assembly elections 2022: Voting is underway in Uttarakhand, Goa, and 55 seats in Uttar Pradesh for the assembly election 2022 today (February 14). While the voting is being held in all the assembly seats in Goa and Uttarakhand, but in Uttar Pradesh, the election will take place in 55 seats only. The voting in Uttar Pradesh is divided into seven phases--from February 10 to March 7. However, the result of the aforementioned states will be declared on March 10.
In today's elections, some of the key candidates in the fray are Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, former Uttarakhand CM Harish Singh Rawat, and jailed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan.
Traditionally Goa and Uttarakhand have seen bipolar politics, but they are witnessing a multi-cornered contest this time with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) throwing its hat in the ring. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) and other smaller parties are also vying to make a mark on Goa's electoral scene.
The Election Commission of India has set up around 100 all-women booths called 'Sakhi' or 'pink booth' in each state to encourage women in the voting process. Also, some booths will be manned by differently-abled persons.
Here's all you need to know about Uttarakhand, Goa, and Uttar Pradesh-phase-2 elections 2022:
-Uttarakhand election 2022: AAP CM candidate Colonel Ajay Kothiyal (retd) casts his vote in Uttarkashi
-Goa, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh Assembly election 2022: Voter turnout
According to ANI news agency, the voter turnout in UP stood at 23.03%, in Goa at 26.63%, and in Uttarakhand at 18.97%, respectively, until 11 AM on Monday.
-Goa, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh Assembly election 2022: Voter turnout
According to ANI news agency, the voter turnout in UP stood at 9.45%, in Goa at 11.04%, and in Uttarakhand at 5.15%, respectively, until 9 AM on Monday.
-Goa CM Pramod Sawant casts his vote in Kothambi
-Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami casts his vote at a polling booth in the Khatima constituency.
-Utpal Parrikar, son of former Goa CM late Manohar Parrikar visits polling booths in Panaji.
- PM Modi urges voters of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Goa to turn up in record numbers to strengthen the festival of democracy.
- Goa Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai and his wife Reetha Sreedharan cast their votes at Taleigao.
State's CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, his cabinet colleagues Satpal Maharaj, Subodh Uniyal, Arvind Pandey, Dhan Singh Rawat, and Rekha Arya besides state BJP president Madan Kaushik. Prominent candidates from the Congress include former chief minister Harish Rawat, former minister Yashpal Arya, state Congress president Ganesh Godiyal and Leader of Opposition in the fourth assembly Pritam Singh.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded 11 cabinet ministers and the state unit president Madan Kaushik in the electoral arena. CM Dhami s contesting for the third time from the Khatima Assembly seat against the Congress nominee Bhuwan Chandra Kapri.
Veteran politician Harish Rawat, who is also the chairman of the Congress campaign committee, is contesting from the Lalkuwa seat against Mohan Singh Bisht of BJP.
The new entrant into Uttarakhand politics, Aam Aadmi Party has fielded candidates on all 70 Assembly seats, with its Chief Ministerial face being Ajay Kothiyal.
Kothiyal has been fielded from the Gangotri Assembly seat against Congress state vice president Vijaypal Singh Sajwan. Meanwhile, the BJP has fielded Suresh Singh Chauhan from the seat.
UTTAR PRADESH ELECTION 2022
The prominent faces in the fray in this phase in Uttar Pradesh include Dharam Singh Saini, a BJP state minister who had switched to the SP. Azam Khan has been fielded from his stronghold Rampur seat, while Saini is trying his luck from the Nakud Assembly segment.
Khan's son Abdullah Azam has been fielded from the Swar seat. He has been pitted against Haider Ali Khan, the heir of another political family, the Nawabs of Rampur, who is trying his luck on the ticket of Apna Dal (Sonelal), a BJP ally.
Outgoing Minister of State for Jal Shakti Baldev Singh Aulakh is the candidate from Bilaspur, Minister of State for Urban Development Mahesh Chandra Gupta from Badaun, and Minister of State for Secondary Education Gulab Devi from Chandausi are also in the poll fray.
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