Polling concluded peacefully yesterday for the second phase of elections
in Uttar Pradesh. With 55 seats of nine districts of the State going to
polls. According to the Election Commission over 61 per cent polling
has been recorded in this phase.
In the wake of the COVID pandemic all necessary arrangements were made.
The districts where polling took place yesterday are Saharanpur, Bijnor,
Amroha, Moradabad, Rampur and Bareilly. Barring few sporadic incidents
voting was peaceful in the second phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh.
Voters came out in large numbers to exercise their franchise which is a
good sign for democracy.
First time voters and women voters were quite enthusiastic to cast their
votes. Second phase will decide the political fate of 586 candidates
including 69 women candidates.
The prominent faces in the fray in this phase include senior Samajwadi
Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan, former minister in UP government Dharam
Pal Singh Ministers in state government Suresh Khanna, Baldev aulakh,
Gulab Devi and former mayor of Bareilly, Supriya Aron.
In Uttarakhand, around 65.1 per cent polling was recorded in the
assembly elections seats held yesterday. Chief Electoral Officer
Saujanya informed that polling was held peacefully and no untoward
incident was reported from any of the 11,697 polling stations across the
state. Ms. Saujanya said that final polling figures will be released
after the return of the polling parties to the collection centres.
She said that about 80,000 officers/workers, and about 40,000 security
personnel, including central paramilitary forces, were deployed in the
state for various election-related duties. Ms Saujanya said that all
EVMS will be put in strong room in three layer security.
In Goa, 79 percent polling was recorded in assembly elections yesterday.
Chief Electoral Officer Kunal said the highest polling percentage was
registered in Sanquelim constituency where the turnout was 90 percent,
while the lowest polling was recorded in Benaulim assembly segment where
it was over 70 percent.
AIR correspondent reports, Assembly constituencies falling under the
North Goa district recorded a polling percentage of 80 percent while
constituencies in South Goa witnessed a total turnout of over 78
percent.
This elections voting percentage is four percentage less than 2017
assembly elections.Political fortune of 301 candidates including, 26
women have been sealed in EVMs.
Important candidates whose fate will be decided are Chief Minister
Pramod Sawant, Deputy Chief Minister Chandrakant Kavlekar, Opposition
leader Digambar Kamat, Aam Aadmi Party Chief Ministerial candidate Amit
Palekar and independent candidate Utpal Parikar.
All parties including BJP, Congress TMC and AAP are claiming to get full
mandate to form the new government.Now all eyes are on March 10 when
counting will be held.
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