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In poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, the
high-pitch electoral campaign is going on in full swing for the Second
Phase polling and Single-Phase polls in Goa and Uttarakhand as the state
gears up for polling in the First of the Seven-Phase Assembly Elections
scheduled for tomorrow.
The Star Campaigners and prominent leaders of various political parties
engaged in public rallies after finalisation of the candidates for the
first two phases.
The door-to-door canvassing and virtual appeals to the voters also
continue. The political activities are picking up momentum in other
poll-bound states as well including Punjab and Manipur with the party
leaders deliberating in marathon meetings to finalise their electoral
strategies and formations.
The process of filing nominations for the Seventh and Last Phase of
Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh will begin with the issuance of
notification tomorrow. The state is going to polls in seven phases from
10th of February to 7th of March.
The Seventh Phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh will be conducted on 7th
of March in 54 Assembly Constituencies from nine districts including 11
ACs reserved for the Scheduled Castes and two for the Scheduled Tribes.
They include Mau, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Varanasi, Chandauli,
Mirzapur, Sonbhadra and Bhadohi (Sant Ravidas Nagar) district.
During the Seventh and Last Phase polling in Uttar Pradesh, the
nominations can be filed till 17th and the scrutiny will be undertaken
on 18th of February. The last date for withdrawal of candidature will be
21st of February. Total 2,05,51,521 electors will be eligible to
exercise their franchise during the Seventh Phase. They include
1,09,01,009 male, 96,49,495 female and 1,017 third gender voters.
Meanwhile, the picture of the electoral battle in the Fourth Phase of
Assembly Elections in Uttar Pradesh became clear with mostly
multi-cornered contests on cards after withdrawal of candidature last
evening. There are total 624 candidates in fray for 59 Assembly seats.
Maximum 15 candidates are vying for Sawayazpur while minimum six
candidates each are contesting for two seats including Palia and Sevata
seat.
The electoral contests in the Third Phase of Assembly Elections in the
state also indicate mostly multi-cornered fixtures. There are 627
candidates in fray for 59 seats included in this phase. Maximum 15
candidates each are vying for three seats including Etah, Mehroni and
Mahoba while minimum three candidates are in the fray for Karhal seat.
During the Single-Phase polling in Punjab, total 1,304 candidates are
in fray for 117 seats after the withdrawal of candidature. Maximum 19
candidates each are vying for Sahnewal and Patiala seats while minimum
five candidates are in the fray for Dinnagar seat.
The filing of nominations is going on for the UP Fifth Phase along with
the First of the Two-Phase polling in Manipur. In all, 965 nominations
were filed in Uttar Pradesh while 176 nominations were filed in Manipur
for this phase till the last evening. The scrutiny of nominations will
be undertaken today. The last date for withdrawal of candidature will be
11th of February.
The process of filing nominations for the Sixth of the Seven-Phase
Assembly Elections in Uttar Pradesh as well as the Second and Last Phase
polling in Manipur is also underway.
In all, 149 nominations were filed in Uttar Pradesh while around 13
nominations were filed in Manipur for this phase till the last evening.
The nominations can be filed till Friday and the scrutiny will be
undertaken on Monday. The last date for withdrawal of candidature will
be 16th of February.
During the First of Seven-Phase Assembly Elections in Uttar Pradesh,
mostly multi-cornered contests are on cards and there are 623 candidates
in fray for 58 seats included in this phase.
In the initial phase, 58 Assembly Constituencies including nine
reserved for the Scheduled Castes will go to polls on 10th of February.
These constituencies are from eleven districts of Shamli (Prabuddh
Nagar), Meerut, Hapur (Panchsheel Nagar), Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat,
Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar, Aligarh, Agra, Gautam Buddha Nagar and Mathura.
During the Second Phase of polls in Uttar Pradesh, 586 candidates are
in fray for 55 Assembly seats while 301 candidates are contesting for 40
seats in the Single-Phase polls in Goa and 632 candidates are vying for
70 seats in Uttarakhand.
The Second Phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh will be conducted on 14th
of February in 55 Assembly Constituencies including nine ACs reserved
for the Scheduled Castes from nine districts.
These districts include Saharanpur, Bijnor, Amroha (J.P. Nagar),
Moradabad, Bareilly, Rampur, Sambhal (Bhim Nagar), Budaun and
Shahjahanpur district. In addition, the Single-Phase polling in two
states Goa and Uttarakhand will be held simultaneously. Forty seats in
Goa and 70 seats in Uttarakhand will go to polls together in this phase.
The Third Phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh will be conducted on 20th
of February in 59 Assembly Constituencies from 16 districts including 15
ACs reserved for the Scheduled Castes.
These districts include Hathras, Kanshiram Nagar (Kasganj), Etah,
Mainpuri, Firozabad, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur
Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Jhansi and Lalitpur
district. In addition, the Single-Phase polling in Punjab will be held
simultaneously. All the 117 Assembly Constituencies in the state will go
to polls together in this phase.
The Fourth Phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh will be conducted on 23rd
of February in 59 Assembly Constituencies from nine districts including
16 ACs reserved for the Scheduled Castes. These districts include
Pilibhit, Lakhimpur - Kheri, Sitapur, Lucknow, Hardoi, Unnao, Rae
Bareli, Fatehpur and Banda district.
The Fifth Phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh will be conducted on 27th
of February in 61 Assembly Constituencies from 12 districts including
nine ACs reserved for the Scheduled Castes.
They include Shravasti, Bahraich, Barabanki, Ayodhya, Amethi
(Chatrapati Sahuji Mahraj Nagar), Raebareilly, Sultanpur, Gonda,
Pratapgarh, Kaushambi, Prayagraj and Chitrakoot district. In addition,
the First of the Two-Phase polling in Manipur will be held
simultaneously.
Thirty eight seats from six districts will go to polls out of which one
seat is reserved for the Scheduled Castes and eight seats are reserved
for the Scheduled Tribes. These districts include Imphal East and West,
Bishnupur, Pherzawl, Churchandpur and Kangpokpi district.
The Sixth Phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh will be conducted on 3rd of
March in 57 Assembly Constituencies from 10 districts including 11 ACs
reserved for the Scheduled Castes. They include Balrampur, Siddharth
Nagar, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar, Ballia, Maharajganj,
Kushinagar (Padrauna), Gorakhpur and Deoria district. In addition, the
Second and Last Phase polling in Manipur will be held simultaneously.
Twenty-two Assembly seats in Manipur will go to polls in this phase.
In the Second Phase of Assembly Elections in Manipur, 22 seats spread
over ten districts will go to polls out of which eleven seats are
reserved for the Scheduled Tribes. These districts include Thoubal,
Kakching, Jiribam, Chandel, Tengnoupal, Kamjong, Ukhrul, Senapati,
Tamenglong and Noney district.
In view of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic and rising cases of Omicron
variant across the country, the Election Commission has laid focus on
COVID-safe elections with maximum participation. It is going to ensure
the safety of vote and voters as both are equally and critically
important in the democracy.
The Election Commission has decided to continue with the ban on road
shows, Pad-Yatras, cycle or vehicle rallies and processions during the
election period. The ban on campaign between 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. will also
continue.
After taking a comprehensive review of the prevailing situation with
respect to status and projected trends of COVID pandemic in the five
poll-bound states, the commission has decided to relax restrictions and
allow indoor or outdoor public meetings of Political parties or
contesting candidates in designated spaces subject to condition that the
number of persons attending will be limited to a maximum of 50 per
cent of the capacity of indoor halls and 30 per cent of the open ground
capacity or the prescribed limit set by State Disaster Management
Authorities, whichever is lesser, for all phases.
The Commission has also kept the limit for door to door campaigns.
Instead of 10 persons, now 20 persons, excluding security personnel,
will be allowed for door to door campaigns.
The political parties and contesting candidates will have to ensure the
compliance of COVID Appropriate Behaviour and guidelines and Model Code
of Conduct at all occasions during the activities connected with
elections. All concerned State and District Authorities will ensure full
compliance of these instructions.
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