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Crime rate dropped in UP during past 5 years under Yogi-govt: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Sunday said that the crime rate has reduced in Uttar Pradesh during the past five years under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

UP Assembly polls fifth phase: 53.98% voter turnout recorded till 5 pm

A voter turnout of 53.98 per cent till 5 pm was recorded on Sunday as the polling across 61 constituencies is underway for the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh elections

UP polls 5th phase: Over 53% polling recorded in 61 assemblies till 5 pm

Around 53.93 per cent voter turnout was registered till 5 p.m. in the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, as per the Election Commission.

Affidavits reveal love for firearms among candidates across parties in UP

More and more politicians are now displaying their love for firearms. A scrutiny of affidavits filed by candidates in Lucknow and Prayagraj reveals their penchant for weapons.

UP polls 5th phase: Over 46% polling recorded in 61 assemblies till 3 pm

Over 46 per cent polling was recorded till 3 pm on Sunday in the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls for 61 seats spread across 12 districts. Polling has been peaceful so far barring in Pratapgarh's Kunda assembly seat where SP candidate Gulshan Yadav's convoy was allegedly attacked by some people, police said. Party workers claimed that Yadav sustained minor injuries in the attack. SP state president Naresh Uttam and national spokesperson Rajendra Chowdhury have given a written complaint regarding the Kunda incident to the Election Commission. According to the Election Commission of India's voter turnout app, the polling percentage till 3 pm is 46.28. The voting started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. Around 2.24 crore people are eligible to vote in this phase. While Amethi recorded 46.35 per cent voting, Ayodhya saw 50.60 per cent, Bahraich 48.66 per cent, Barabanki 45.55 per cent, Chitrakoot 51.67 per cent, Gonda 46.706 per cent, Kaushambi 48.70 per cent, Pratapga

Amethi has never been anyone's bastion, says BJP's Sanjay Sinh

Amethi has never been anyone's bastion, says BJP's Sanjay Sinh

UP polls: Voting begins for 5th phase; Deputy CM Keshav Maurya in fray

Voting for the fifth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls began on Sunday morning, with state Keshav Prasad Maurya among 692 candidates, who are contesting on 61 seats spread across 12 districts

UP elections: Send Adityanath to his mutt, says Mayawati to voters

Mayawati alleged that the BJP is only working on "narrow-minded" schemes of the RSS

Akhilesh Yadav made terrorist friends for vote bank politics, says JP Nadda

The BJP president said that 200 riots happened under SP chief Akhilesh Yadav's regime in Uttar Pradesh while not a single riot happened in the last five years of Yogi Adityanath

This election is for saving democracy, constitution: Akhilesh on UP polls

Attacking ruling party over law and order, Yadav said the maximum custodial deaths have taken place under their government

UP not developed because you vote for caste, religion: Priyanka to voters

The Congress leader took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying how he could remain ignorant to the raging stray cattle menace faced by the farmers of the state

UP polls: Only Saifai family flourishes in SP, says CM Adityanath

Saifai in the native place of Akhilesh Yadav, who heads the party

UP polls: Swami Prasad Maurya faces stiff challenge in Fazilnagar seat

With BJP nominee Surendra Singh Kushwaha being a fellow caste man and since RPN Singh could rally Kurmi-Sainthwars with him, Maurya's bet rests on how Yadavs and Muslims vote

UP polls: Fifth phase of voting on Sunday; 692 candidates in fray

Polling to decide the fate of 692 candidates in the fray for 61 assembly seats across 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh will take place in the fifth phase of the state assembly elections on Sunday. Campaigning for the fifth phase ended on Friday evening, and all necessary arrangements have been completed, state Chief Election Officer Ajay Kumar Shukla said here on Saturday. Polling will start at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm, he said. Around 2.24 crore voters will exercise their franchise in this phase in the districts of Sultanpur, Chitrakoot, Pratapgarh, Kaushambi, Prayagraj, Barabanki, Bahraich, Shravasti and Gonda. Amethi and Raebareli, once considered Congress bastions, and Ayodhya, the epicentre of the Ram temple movement, will too vote on Sunday. Prominent faces in the fray for the fifth phase include Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, who is contesting from the Sirathu assembly seat in Kaushambi district. He is facing Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) candidate Pallavi ...

UP polls: Yogi distributes laptops but can't operate one, says Akhilesh

Akhilesh said that Yogi has only cheated the public in the state and added that he would wipe out the BJP and save save the mixed culture of Uttar Pradesh

PM Modi, his friends 'broke backbone' of employment sector: Rahul Gandhi

The fifth phase of voting in Uttar Pradesh will take place on February 27 when 60 assembly constituencies will go to the polls

Non-Congress govts kept UP backward, forced people to migrate: Rahul Gandhi

Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi said he has been working only for the billionaires, who do not give employment

Uttar Pradesh polls: OBC leadership on test in the remaining phases

Almost all parties have put OBC leaders at the helm of their campaigns and the last three phases will test their popularity

Battle for Uttar Pradesh: 1,137 cases of poll violence in 4 phases

Meerut tops the list among the districts with 51 cases of poll code violation followed by 45 in Jhansi

Mayawati rejects speculation over BSP-BJP tie-up, says she's nobody B team

The speculation was triggered by a recent remark by Union Home Minister that Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party remained relevant in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls and will get Dalit votes