New Delhi: With voting underway for the fourth round in Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged people to come out and vote.
"Today is the fourth round of voting in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. I request all the voters to make their contribution in strengthening the democracy by using their valuable votes," tweeted the Prime Minister in Hindi today.
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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।
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">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, 2022उत्तर 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
Polling for the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections began in 59 constituencies at 7 AM on Wednesday. The state is witnessing a multi-cornered contest with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Samajwadi Party (SP)-Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) alliance, and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Congress as principal contenders.
The fate of 624 candidates will be sealed in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) today. 59 Assembly seats are spread across the districts of Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Hardoi, Unnao, Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Banda, and Fatehpur.
Elections in Uttar Pradesh are being held in seven phases and will conclude on March 7. Voting for the remaining three phases will take place on February 27, March 3, and 7. Besides UP, polling for assembly elections in Goa and Uttarakhand has recently concluded. Manipur will go to the polls in two phases- on February 28 and March 5. The counting of votes in Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand, Punjab, and Manipur will take place on March 10.
