In the poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, the process of Assembly Elections is going to begin with the issuance of notification for the First Phase tomorrow. The state will go to polls in seven phases from 10th of February to 7th of March. During the First Phase, 58 Assembly Constituencies including nine reserved for the Scheduled Castes will go to polls on 10th of February.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''These constituencies are from eleven districts of Shamali (Prabuddh Nagar), Meerut, Hapur (Panchsheel Nagar), Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar, Aligarh, Agra, Gautam Buddha Nagar and Mathura. In this phase, the nominations can be filed till 21st and the scrutiny will be undertaken on 24th of February. The last date for withdrawal of candidature will be 27th of February and the picture of the electoral contests will become clear at that stage.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''The Second Phase of polling will be conducted on 14th of February in 55 Assembly Constituencies while the Third Phase polling will be held in 59 constituencies on 20th of February and Fourth Phase on 23rd of February in 59 constituencies. Fifth Phase of polling will be held on 27th of February in 61, Sixth Phase on 3rd March in 57 while Seventh and last Phase polling will be conducted on 7th of March in 54 Assembly Constituencies. The counting of votes will be taken up together along with four other states on 10th of March.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Uttar Pradesh has total 15,05,82,750 electors including 15,02,84,005 general and 2,98,745 service voters. The number of PwD voters is 10,64,266. The total number also includes 8,04,52,746 male, 6,98,22,416 female and 8,853 third gender voters. The total strength of the house is 403 out of which 84 seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and two seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes. Presently, there are nine vacancies in the house.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''In the seven-phase elections held in 2017, Bharatiya Janata Party secured a thumping majority capturing 312 seats while Samajwadi Party bagged 47, Bahujan Samaj Party 19 and Apna Dal (Sonelal) got nine seats. Indian National Congress won seven and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party took four seats while Rashtriya Lok Dal and Nirbal Indian Shoshit Aam Dal shared one seat each. Three independent candidates were also elected.&nbsp;<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">In the 2012 Assembly Elections, Samajwadi Party emerged as the single largest party with 224 seats while Bahujan Samaj Party bagged 80 and Bharatiya Janata Party 47 seats. Indian National Congress won 28, Rashtriya Lok Dal nine, Peace Party four and Quami Ekta Dal two seats. Besides, Nationalist Congress Party, Apna Dal and Ittehad-e-Millat Council shared one seat each while the independent candidates claimed the remaining six seats.&nbsp;</span><br />
News On AIR | January 13, 2022 1:57 PM
Uttar Pradesh: Assembly Elections process to begin with issuance of notification for 1st Phase tomorrow