UP Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates: 21% Voter Turnout Till 11 am, EVM Problem Recorded In Some Places

UP Assembly Elections Updates: UP is voting in seven rounds. Results will be declared on March 10.

The Phase 5 of Uttar Pradesh assembly election, in which voting was held in 61 constituencies including Ayodhya today, recorded 21 per cent average turnout till 11 am, as per the revised figure.

This phase is crucial for the BJP as the party and its allies won 50 of the 61 seats here in the 2017 elections. A resurgent Samajwadi Party led by Akhilesh Yadav is the BJP's biggest challenger here.

The districts going to the polls today include Sultanpur, Chitrakoot, Pratapgarh, Kaushambi, Prayagraj, Barabaki, Bahraich, Shravasti and Gonda.

Here are the LIVE Updates on Uttar Pradesh Election 2022 5th Phase Voting:

Feb 27, 2022 11:46 (IST)

Feb 27, 2022 09:18 (IST)

Mahant Gyan Das, the head priest of Hanumangarhi Temple in Ayodhya, and other seers cast their votes at a polling booth in the constituency.

Feb 27, 2022 08:40 (IST)

BJP MP from Prayagaraj Rita Bahuguna Joshi casts her vote in the 5th phase of UP Election2022, says,  "We are expecting 70% voters' turnout (in this phase), will win it big. Hoping to form govt with 300+ seats."

Feb 27, 2022 08:40 (IST)

Deputy Chief Minister and BJP candidate from Sirathu, Keshav Prasad Maurya visits a polling booth in the constituency as voting for the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Elections continues.

Feb 27, 2022 08:39 (IST)

People queue up outside a polling booth to cast their votes in the 5th phase of UP Election 2022 

Visual from a primary school in Matera.

Feb 27, 2022 08:39 (IST)

Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader and party's candidate from Rampur Khas, Aradhana Misra casts her vote at a polling station in Sangramgarh

She says, "Biggest power in a democracy is your vote. Vote for the country and  your own future".

Feb 27, 2022 08:38 (IST)

UP minister Sidharth Nath Singh and BJP candidate from Allahabad West constituency casts his vote at Jwala Devi Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College.

He says, "We'll cross 300-mark & form govt again. People have to make a decision & they'll vote for development works".

Feb 27, 2022 08:37 (IST)

BJP candidate from Amethi Sanjay Singh casts his vote in the 5th phase of UP Elections2022, says, "Amethi has never been anyone's bastion, be it Gandhis or anyone else. It has always belogned to the people...This is war against oppressors."

Feb 27, 2022 08:14 (IST)

UP minister Sidharth Nath Singh and his family offer prayers at Sai Baba Mandir in Prayagraj as voting in the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Elections gets underway

Mr Singh is contesting as BJP candidate from Allahabad West constituency, polling on which is being held today.

Feb 27, 2022 08:00 (IST)

Feb 27, 2022 07:24 (IST)

Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya offers prayers at his residence as voting in the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Elections gets underway. 

Keshav Prasad Maurya is contesting as a BJP candidate from Sirathu constituency, polling on which is being held today.

Feb 27, 2022 07:14 (IST)

People cast their votes in the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Elections. Visual from Jwala Devi Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College - designated as a polling booth.

Feb 27, 2022 07:10 (IST)