Scrutiny of papers for first phase will be held on Feb 16 and last date of withdrawal is on Feb 18
The percentage of BJP candidates with criminal cases is 31% and serious criminal cases is 22%
In the 2007 polls, BJP came out as largest party with 35 seats, while the Congress won 21 seats
Rickshaw pullers, e-rickshaw and auto-rickshaw drivers have become new supporters of SP in Kanpur
Kanpur and its adjoining areas of central UP will vote in the third phase of UP elections on Feb 19
On Wednesday, the state will see its Assembly elections after a year-long political instability
Case was registered against them as their roadshow went on till late in the night on Sunday
Politicking for phase II polling witnessed top mascots of BJP, SP, BSP, Cong upping the ante
720 candidates are in the fray in this phase in Uttar Pradesh
Bhatt asked Rawat to step down as CM saying he had no moral right to continue in office
Over 1,600 motorcycle-borne activists have been tasked with the duty of delivering the PM's letter
Till date the party has made over 1.5 lakh calls to prospective voters
Centre did not use opportunities to mitigate people's 'distress'
Local party leaders had said Priyanka would start campaigning in the VVIP areas from Feb 14
He asked whether the Chief Minister would describe these as his 'work' or 'misdeeds'
The offence under is punishable by imprisonment for up to two years or fine or both
PM Modi also accused the ruling Samajwadi Party for not fulfilling its promises in the state
Apart from our elections, even the campaign machinery has also become more American
EC official says a Hindi daily published exit poll in violation of Representation of the People Act
The body of the woman, who went missing on Saturday, was found near a primary school in Jaisinghpur