UP Election 4th Phase Highlights: Polling ends, over 57 per cent voter turnout

By Anuj Cariappa

Updated: Thursday, February 24, 2022, 0:05 [IST]

Lucknow, Feb 23: Uttar Pradesh recorded an average voter turnout of 57.45 per cent till 5 pm in the fourth phase of the ongoing Assembly elections on Wednesday.

UP Election 4th Phase Live Updates: Voting in 59 constituencies across 9 districts today

Feb 23, 2022, 9:45 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer Ajay Kumar Shukla said poll authorities had seized Rs 6.85 crore cash and 3.76 lakh litres of liquor in nine districts that voted in the fourth phase of the assembly elections today. He added that a total of 503 incidences of poll code violation were noted and necessary action was taken. Uttar Pradesh fifth phase will be held on February 27. ANI

Feb 23, 2022, 7:45 PM IST

voter turn out till 5 pm

57.45% with Kheri (Lakhimpur Kheri) recording highest turnout at 62.42%, followed by Pilbhit 61.33% and Raebareili 58.40%

Feb 23, 2022, 6:50 PM IST

Polling officials seal Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) & VVPATs, post the conclusion of the 4th phase of Uttar Pradesh Elections 2022

Lucknow: Polling officials seal Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) & VVPATs, post the conclusion of the 4th phase of #UttarPradeshElections2022

Visuals from Lalbagh Nagar Nigam booth pic.twitter.com/6pVhQ4laVN
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 23, 2022

Feb 23, 2022, 6:34 PM IST

WATCH | PM Modi greets BJP Supporters at Barabanki rally

#WATCH | PM Narendra Modi greets people gathered for a public rally in Barabanki. Visuals from earlier today.#UttarPradeshElections pic.twitter.com/f6cosY3kPT
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 23, 2022

Feb 23, 2022, 5:58 PM IST

Over 57 per cent voting recorded till 5 pm.

Banda – 57.48%, Fatehpur – 56.96%, Hardoi – 55.40%, Kheri – 62.45%, Lucknow – 54.98%, Pilibhit – 61.42%, Rae Bareli – 58.32%, Sitapur – 58.30% and Unnao – 54.12%.

Feb 23, 2022, 5:55 PM IST

Voter turnout till 5 pm- 57.45 per cent

Feb 23, 2022, 5:44 PM IST

This election is meant to end the shroud of black clouds that are lingering in the form of Akhilesh Yadav and his gang of 'gundas' (goons): BJP chief in Prayagraj

Feb 23, 2022, 5:26 PM IST

Samajwadi Party's efforts are to connect more & more people with us. I cannot comment (on whether Rita Bahuguna Joshi will join SP) but her son (Mayank Joshi) met with us: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, in Gonda

Feb 23, 2022, 5:26 PM IST

Rahul, Akhilesh, and Priyanka who were born with a silver spoon used to make fun of Jan Dhan scheme, they have never seen poverty. Now, Modiji is giving Rs.2000 every month to the farmers: BJP chief JP Nadda at a rally in Prayagraj

Feb 23, 2022, 5:14 PM IST

UP| If BJP is scared of someone, it brings agencies (ED) to defame them (Nawab Malik) &sends them to prison after false trials. We've seen this multiple times, BJP once said it's in danger after a pouch was found in the Assembly, which actually was sawdust:SP chief Akhilesh Yadav

Feb 23, 2022, 4:56 PM IST

Samajwadi Party, Congress, BSP did politics in the name of caste and religion, BJP government changed the political agenda of the country. We have completely stopped illegal slaughterhouses. I promise that we will not let ‘Gaumata’ be slaughtered while we’ll also protect fields of farmers from stray cattle: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Amethi.

Feb 23, 2022, 4:26 PM IST

In his speech at Kaushambi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also mentioned “mausami” (seasonal) political leaders. He said these leaders disappeared during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic and reappeared once the infection was brought under control through vaccinations. “You got to see mausami (seasonal) leaders in Covid, who disappeared during peak and reappeared when it was controlled. They instigated people against the vaccine but got themselves vaccinated. People of UP are well aware of seasonal leaders,” he said. ANI

Feb 23, 2022, 4:19 PM IST

Constituency Wise Voting Percentage till 3 PM

Pilibhit: 54.83 per cent Kheri 52.92 per cent Sitapur: 50.33 per cent Hardoi: 46.29 per cent Unnao: 47.29 per cent Lucknow: 47.62 per cent Rae Bareli: 50.84 per cent Banda: 50.08 per cent Fatehpur: 52.60 per cent

Feb 23, 2022, 4:12 PM IST

In the fourth phase, Hardoi has registered lowest number of voters turn out at 46.29 per cent till 3 pm.

Feb 23, 2022, 4:04 PM IST

In the fourth phase, Pilibhit has registered the highest number of voters turn out at 54.83 % till 3 pm.

Feb 23, 2022, 3:55 PM IST

UP 4th Phase of Assembly Election

Uttar Pradesh has recorded 49.89 per cent voter turnout till 3 pm in the ongoing fourth phase of the assembly elections today.

#UttarPradeshElections | 49.89% voters turnout recorded till 3 pm. pic.twitter.com/qauVKnxs4v
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 23, 2022

Feb 23, 2022, 3:46 PM IST

According to the Election Commission of India, the Pilibhit constituency recorded the highest voter turnout of 41.21 per cent till 1 pm, followed by Lakhimpur Kheri (40.97 per cent) and Fatehpur (40.17 per cent).

Feb 23, 2022, 3:35 PM IST

Elderly voters of the state became a source of inspiration for the younger generation.

आपके उत्साह को नमन...

प्रदेश के सम्मानित बुजुर्ग मतदाता युवा पीढ़ी के लिए प्रेरणा का स्रोत हैं।

'आपका मत, आपका अधिकार है', सभी को लोकतंत्र के प्रति अपना कर्तव्य जरूर निभाना चाहिए@ECISVEEP @SpokespersonECI #ECI #AssemblyElections2022 #GoVote #GoVoteUP_Phase4 pic.twitter.com/Gl2LWhBBQN
— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) February 23, 2022

Feb 23, 2022, 3:22 PM IST

"This is an insult to the crores of people belonging to the Hindu community. BJP MLA Raghvendra Singh should be banned from contesting the elections. He has insulted the Hindu voter base in the country," AAP's Sanjay Singh in the letter.

Feb 23, 2022, 3:18 PM IST

AAP's Sanjay Singh requests EC to ban BJP's Raghvendra Singh from contesting elections

Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday requested the Election Commission of India to ban BJP MLA Raghvendra Singh from contesting elections in Uttar Pradesh for speaking against the Hindu community. In his letter, Singh wrote that some objectionable words have been hurled by BJP MLA Raghvendra Singh against the Hindu community in the public sphere.

Feb 23, 2022, 3:07 PM IST

Watch this video of Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh, where voters are voting while maintaining social distancing.

मतदान केंद्रों पर कोविड सुरक्षित चुनाव के लिए सभी प्रोटोकॉल का पूरी तरह से ध्यान रखा जा रहा है। देखिये, उत्तर प्रदेश के जनपद सीतापुर का यह वीडियो, जहाँ मतदाता उचित दूरी बनाये रखते हुये मतदान कर रहे हैं।

आप भी पहुंचिए अपने मतदान केंद्र पर और वोट कीजिये। #CovidSafeElections pic.twitter.com/51g6hm3l90
— Election Commission of India #SVEEP (@ECISVEEP) February 23, 2022

Feb 23, 2022, 2:58 PM IST

Couples of all ages reached the polling stations with enthusiasm and voted for the progress of the state.

उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा सामान्य निर्वाचन-2022

'लोकतंत्र में हमारी हिस्सेदारी,
वोट देकर निभाई जिम्मेदारी'

चतुर्थ चरण के अंतर्गत मतदान केंद्रों पर उत्साह के साथ हर उम्र के दंपतियों ने पहुंचकर प्रदेश की उन्नति के लिए मतदान किया।#ECI #AssemblyElections2022 #GoVote #GoVoteUP_Phase4 pic.twitter.com/G7PJnI850s
— CEO UP #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ceoup) February 23, 2022

Feb 23, 2022, 2:53 PM IST

"The four phases of Uttar Pradesh elections have been held so far, the people have come and cast their vote. The positive thing is that there is a wave going on in Uttar Pradesh against the Yogi Adityanath government," Brinda Karat.

Feb 23, 2022, 2:45 PM IST

Communist Party of India (Marxist) senior leader and Politburo Member Brinda Karat on Wednesday slammed BSP Chief Mayawati's comments on 'Muslims', saying she is speaking the langauage of the BJP. "She is speaking the language of BJP by targeting a particular community in this way, it is not appropriate at all. I understand the language of the BJP. The language of BJP has been abusive language in this election," Karat told the ANI.

Feb 23, 2022, 2:38 PM IST

Lakhimpur Kheri SP candidate Utkarsh Verma alleged that unidentified miscreants poured fevikwik on an EVM at a polling booth in the Kadipur Saani area.

Feb 23, 2022, 2:28 PM IST

From 1st to 4th phase of the elections, Samajwadi Party's list included rioters, criminals and mafia but now their connections with terrorists can also be seen: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Uttar Pradesh polls in Lucknow

Feb 23, 2022, 2:19 PM IST

We are not 'parivaar wala' but we identify the pain of all families because entire India is our family, entire Uttar Pradesh is my family. All of you are members of my family: PM Narendra Modi in Barabanki

Feb 23, 2022, 2:10 PM IST

The polling results will be out on March 10 and CM Yogi Adityanath has booked a plane ticket from Lucknow to Gorakhpur for March 11... The public has a 440-volt current against them (BJP): SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, in Bahraich

Feb 23, 2022, 2:05 PM IST

Previous govts had closed their eyes from needs & problems of our daughters. If they had even a little empathy, would they have given freedom to goons who used to molest our school-going daughters? Today goons know that if they cross boundaries, strict action will be taken: PM

Feb 23, 2022, 1:58 PM IST

Dynasts want the poor to be always at their feet and keep revolving around them. We care for the poor and we are working to bring down the problems of their lives. That is why, today the poor of UP is standing with BJP & is blessing BJP in all phases: PM

Feb 23, 2022, 12:48 am IST

The fourth phase of polling for the UP Assembly on February 23 will decide the fate of 624 candidates in 59 Assembly constituencies. BJP had won 51 out of 59 of these constituencies in the 2017 Assembly elections.

Feb 23, 2022, 12:51 am IST

As many as 800 companies of paramilitary forces and over 60,000 policemen will provide security across 59 assembly seats of Uttar Pradesh, where elections will be held in the fourth phase on Wednesday, according to officials.

Feb 23, 2022, 12:51 am IST

Voting will be held at 13,813 polling stations and 24,580 polling booths in 208 police station areas, from 7 am till 6 pm, across the nine districts of Fatehpur, Banda, Pilibhit, Hardoi, Kheri, Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Sitapur and Unnao, the state police said.

Feb 23, 2022, 12:52 am IST

Of the 59 assembly constituencies, three have been categorised as “sensitive” and 590 localities marked as “vulnerable”, according to the police.

Feb 23, 2022, 12:52 am IST

In the fourth phase, according to the instructions of the Election Commission, a total of 137 'pink booths' have been made to specially motivate women for voting, the UP police said in a statement.

Feb 23, 2022, 12:52 am IST

At these pink booths, 36 women inspectors and sub-inspectors, and 277 women constables and chief constables have been deployed, it added. “Three assembly constituencies -- Hussainganj, Bindki and Fatehpur -- have been kept in the 'sensitive' category in the fourth phase, while a total of 590 majras and localities have been marked as 'vulnerable' and 3,393 polling booths considered as 'critical',” the police said.

Feb 23, 2022, 12:52 am IST

. As many as 624 candidates are in fray during the fourth phase of elections across the 59 seats, of which the BJP had won 51 seats in 2017 polls. Election results will be declared on March 10.

Feb 23, 2022, 12:53 am IST

Uttar Pradesh assembly elections are being held in a total of 7 phases and results will be declared on March 10. Voting for the first three phases had already concluded on February 10, 14, and 20.

Feb 23, 2022, 1:00 am IST

A maximum of 15 candidates are vying for the Sawayajpur assembly seat, while a minimum of six candidates are contesting from Palia Kalan and Sevata assembly seats.

Feb 23, 2022, 1:01 am IST

According to Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a total of 27% of candidates contesting in the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections are facing criminal cases, while 37 percent have declared assets valued at more than Rs 1 crore.

Feb 23, 2022, 1:04 am IST

In 2017, the BJP had won 50 of these 59 seats, the Samajwadi Party had bagged four and the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Congress had won two seats each. The BJP’s ally Apna Dal (Sonelal) had wrested the Jahanabad seat in the Fatehpur district.

Feb 23, 2022, 1:07 am IST

Prominent leaders in the fray today include Uttar Pradesh Law Minister Brajesh Pathak who is facing Samajwadi Party candidate and two-time Corporator Surendra Singh Gandhi in the Lucknow Cantonment seat and he Sarojini Nagar seat in Lucknow where the former joint director of Enforcement Directorate, Rajeshwar Singh, is pitted against a former IIM professor and a close aide of the former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Abhishek Mishra.

Feb 23, 2022, 1:07 am IST

In Raebareli Sadar sitting Congress MLA Aditi Singh is now a BJP nominee. Polling will also take place in Lakhimpur Kheri - a place that had come under national scrutiny after eight people, including four farmers, were killed during a protest. The BJP's Yogesh Verma had won the Lakhimpur seat in the 2017 Assembly polls by defeating Samajwadi Party's Utkarsh Verma Madhur with a formidable margin of more than 37,000 votes. The prestige of the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni will also be at stake in the Lakhimpur Kheri constituency. Both the BJP and the SP have repeated their candidates.

Feb 23, 2022, 1:08 am IST

The election commission (EC) on Tuesday claimed to have made elaborate arrangements to hold fair, safe and peaceful polls in nine districts where voting will take place on Wednesday.

Feb 23, 2022, 6:50 am IST

The stage is now set for the fourth phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh in which 59 Assembly constituencies, spread across nine districts, will go to polls today.

Feb 23, 2022, 6:52 am IST

Lucknow

Feb 23, 2022, 7:00 am IST

The election in Lakhimpur Kheri is seen as a prestige battle for Union minister Ajay Mishra, whose son Ashish Mishra is a murder accused in the case involving the death of four farmers during a protest in October.

Feb 23, 2022, 7:05 am IST

Polling begins across 59 Assembly seats. It will conclude at 6 pm.

Feb 23, 2022, 7:10 am IST

A total of 624 candidates from 59 Assembly seats across nine districts are in the fray.

Feb 23, 2022, 7:12 am IST

A total of 137 'pink booths' have been made to specially motivate women for voting.

Feb 23, 2022, 7:14 am IST

Lucknow East Assembly seat

Feb 23, 2022, 7:19 am IST

The Sarojininagar assembly constituency in Lucknow is set for a close contest between the BJP and the Samajwadi Party which has emerged as a strong challenger to the ruling party amid an apparent anti-incumbency wave.

Feb 23, 2022, 7:20 am IST

BSP chief Mayawati casts her vote at Municipal Nursery School polling booth in Lucknow

Feb 23, 2022, 7:25 am IST

PM Modi urges people to vote in large numbers

उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा चुनाव में आज वोटिंग का चौथा दौर है। सभी मतदाताओं से मेरा आग्रह है कि वे अपने बहुमूल्य वोट का प्रयोग कर लोकतंत्र को मजबूत करने में अपना योगदान करें।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 23, 2022

Feb 23, 2022, 7:31 am IST

People queue up to cast their votes at a polling booth in Banbirpur of Lakhimpur Kheri district.

Polling underway for the fourth phase of #UttarPradeshElections2022 today. People queue up to cast their votes at a polling booth in Banbirpur of Lakhimpur Kheri district. pic.twitter.com/BHsWieQy1J
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 23, 2022

Feb 23, 2022, 7:34 am IST

The Sarojininagar assembly constituency, located in south Lucknow, has a mix of urban and rural voters and over 50 village panchayats fall under it. While the urban voters usually align with the BJP, the rural voters are reluctant in showing their support to any specific party.

Feb 23, 2022, 7:36 am IST

Historically, Sarojininagar has never been the home turf of BJP despite falling under urban area. The party won the seat for the first time in 2017 under a strong Modi wave in the state.

Feb 23, 2022, 7:45 am IST

BJP candidate from Raebareli Sadar seat, Aditi Singh casts her vote at a polling booth in Lalpur Chauhan, Raebareli I want people to vote and make the voting percentage high. Congress is nowhere in the race, she says

Feb 23, 2022, 7:49 am IST

Raebareli assembly seat

Feb 23, 2022, 7:53 am IST

The Samajwadi Party raises EVM malfunction at multiple polling booths in Lucknow and Raebareli holding up the voting exercise.

लखनऊ जिले की सरोजिनी नगर विधानसभा 170 के बूथ नंबर 578 पर ईवीएम खराब होने से मतदान बाधित।

संज्ञान लेकर शीघ्र कार्रवाई कर निष्पक्ष एवं सुचारु मतदान सुनिश्चित करे चुनाव आयोग।#UttarPradeshElections2022 @ECISVEEP @ceoup @AdminLKO
— Samajwadi Party (@samajwadiparty) February 23, 2022