UP Assembly election results: Counting of votes began at 8 am.
The BJP is heading for a big win in Uttar Pradesh and has crossed the 270 mark in latest trends. The party is firmly ahead of Samajwadi Party and seems set for a second consecutive term. Among those leading are Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur, Samajwadi chief Akhilesh Yadav from Karhal, Shivpal Yadav from Jaswant Nagar, and Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya from Sirathu. The majority mark in the 403-member legislative assembly is 202.
In the latest trends, the ruling party was ahead in 271 seats, comfortably over the halfway mark, while the Samajwadi Party, whose leader Akhilesh Yadav attracted huge crowds at his campaign rallies, was trailing behind with leads in 124 seats.
The counting of votes started at 8 am with postal ballots. The counting of electronic voting machines (EVM) will begin at 8.30 am.
The UP polls are being seen are an indicator of the national mood ahead of the 2024 general elections.
Along with Uttar Pradesh, votes are being counted in four other states - Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand.
Here are the LIVE updates on Uttar Pradesh Election Results:
The BJP is heading for a big win in Uttar Pradesh and has crossed the 270 mark in latest trends. The party is firmly ahead of Samajwadi Party and seems set for a second consecutive term.
Election Results 2022: Advantage BJP In Goa, Manipur, Spectacular Performance In UPThe elections in five states -- regarded as semi-finals before the 2024 general elections -- are largely going in favour of BJP.
BJP's Pankaj Singh is leading from Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh by nearly 60,000 votes, according to poll trends.Singh, the son of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, was leading over his nearest rival Samajwadi Party's Sunil Chaudhary by 59,387 votes at 12.15 pm.
The Election Commission today lifted the ban on victory processions during the counting of votes and declaration of results in the five states where elections were held recently.
In a statement, the poll panel said keeping in mind the current status of COVID-19 in these states, it has "decided to relax the guidelines on victory processions during and after the counting and has withdrawn the blanket ban on victory procession."
#ResultsWithNDTV | UP Election Results: BJP Wipes Akhilesh Yadav's Hopes, Well Above 250 https://t.co/54ygqARzhzpic.twitter.com/jlOAoyksOX
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With the BJP leaving its rivals comfortably behind in states like Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in the initial rounds of vote counting, its leaders credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's governance model for the expected win and said "new history" is being created in UP.
Party general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi asserted that people have expressed their faith in the policies ushered in by PM Modi.
In the latest trends, the ruling party was ahead in 270 seats, comfortably over the halfway mark, while the Samajwadi Party, whose leader Akhilesh Yadav attracted huge crowds at his campaign rallies, was trailing behind with leads in 123 seats.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav maintained his lead from Karhal constituency of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, according to latest poll trends. Mr Yadav secured 29,708 votes so far while his nearest rival Union Minister SP Singh Baghel got 10,763 votes.
UP Assembly Elections 2022: Samajwadi Party Says Early Trends "Not Authentic"The Samajwadi Party asked its workers to stay put at local assembly election offices till the counting of votes ends.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is leading from Gorakhpur Urban Assembly constituency. Mr Adityanath ahead of Samajwadi Party candidate Subhawati Upendra Dutt Shukla by over 8,000 votes.
Uttar Pradesh Minister Satish Mahana on Thursday said the BJP's landslide win in the state elections showed the party's appeal went beyond its vote base of the Hindu majority and that its schemes had worked for all communities regardless of their rel
The BJP is heading for a big win in Uttar Pradesh in mega elections seen as the semi-final before the 2024 national election.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya is leading from Sirathu seat by over 800 votes on Thursday, according to poll trends.
#ResultsWithNDTV | Uttar Pradesh Election trends at 10:46 am. https://t.co/QZmvOvcNwc#ElectionResults Health Warning: based on postal votes pic.twitter.com/Y9yKuXpJaK
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Senior Samajwadi Party leader Mohd Azam Khan is leading in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur constituency by about 4000 votes, according to poll trends.
After the initial round of counting, Azam got 5,090 votes while his BJP rival Akash Saxena got 1,006 votes, according to the EC.
Shivpal Yadav, who has been given ticket by Samajwadi Party, trails from Jaswantnagar Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh, as per EC trends
The BJP is looking at a 250-plus tally in 403-seat Uttar Pradesh, with the Samajwadi Party, its main challenger, a distant second.
The BJP appeared to take an unassailable lead over rivals in Uttar Pradesh, firming up its lead comfortably above the majority mark of 202, as counting of votes entered its third hour on Thursday.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav is leading from Karhal constituency of Uttar Pradesh, according to initial poll trends.
Mr Yadav has secured 7,298 votes so far while his nearest rival Union Minister SP Singh Baghel has got 504 votes, according to the Election Commission.
Karhal seat is considered as a stronghold of the SP.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is currently leading from the Gorakhpur Urban seat.
The results of the 2022 Legislative Assembly elections in Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Punjab and Uttarakhand are set to be declared on March 10.
UP Election Results 2022: After EVM Row, Akhilesh Yadav's Message To Party On UP Counting DaySamajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has thanked party workers as counting is underway in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2022. Early leads show the BJP is ahead in UP.
The BJP is ahead of the Samajwadi Party according to early trends. The Bharatiya Janata Party currenty has a lead on 45 seats, while the Samajwadi Party is ahead on 21.
"Public is winning, hooliganism is losing," Deputy Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya tweeted today.
Uttar Pradesh Election trends at 8:35 am. https://t.co/QZmvOvcNwc#AssemblyElections2022 Health Warning: based on postal votes pic.twitter.com/MJ8H0ouIAn
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A three-layer security has been set up in Uttar Pradesh, officials said. This includes the central police forces, provincial armed constabulary and the state police. the official said.
Police said 250 CAPF companies have been deployed. A CAPF company usually has around 70-80 personnel.
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As the counting of votes began in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP is ahead on 6 seats, while Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party is leading on two.
Uttar Pradesh election results: The results for the Uttar Pradesh elections 2022 - which were held in seven phases starting February 10 - are being declared today. The polling dates in the states were February 10, 14, 20, 23, 27, March 3 and 7.
The counting of votes has started with postal ballots. The counting of electronic voting machines (EVM) will begin at 8.30 am.
The BJP is hoping to retain power in four states - Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. In Punjab, the ruling Congress faces a big test.
Election results for five states, including Uttar Pradesh, will be declared today. Exit polls have predicted a BJP landslide in UP, an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) sweep in Punjab and a tight race in 3 other states. Counting begins at 8 am.
The exit polls have predicted a second consecutive term for the Bharatiya Janata Party with most of them stating that the party's tally would be less than that in 2017 elections when it registered a landslide win.
The majority mark in the 403-member Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly is 202.
Uttar Pradesh is witnessing a multi-cornered contest with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Samajwadi Party (SP), Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) as prime contenders.
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