Assembly elections 2022: The counting of votes in both states will take place on March 10. (File)
Punjab and 59 constituencies in 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh (Phase 3 for UP) will go to the polls today. The polls in Punjab are held from 8am to 6pm. In UP it is from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
In Uttar Pradesh, voting takes place in seven stages. In the third phase, 59 parliamentary seats from 16 districts will go to the polls, 627 candidates will compete and more than 2.15 crore people will be allowed to vote.
The districts where the election will be held are Hathras, Firozabad, Etah, Kasganj, Mainpuri, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Jalaun, Jhanshi, Lalitpur, Hamirpur and Mahoba.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is fighting from the Karhal assembly seat, who is also going to the polls today. The BJP has sacked Union minister SP Singh Baghel from the seat.
The vote counting in both states along with Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur will take place on March 10.
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The border state of Punjab, which has recently experienced a high-voltage political drama, will vote in one stage to elect 117 members to the state assembly. The latest leg of the campaign in the state saw a desperate shift in the agenda towards religious identity and separatism.
In Uttar Pradesh, voting takes place in seven stages. In the third phase, 59 parliamentary seats from 16 districts will go to the polls, 627 candidates will compete and more than 2.15 crore people will be allowed to vote.
The districts where the election will be held are Hathras, Firozabad, Etah, Kasganj, Mainpuri, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Jalaun, Jhanshi, Lalitpur, Hamirpur and Mahoba.
Punjab and 59 constituencies in 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh (Phase 3 for UP) will go to the polls today. The polls in Punjab are held from 8am to 6pm. In UP it is from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
