Polling for the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections began in 61 constituencies at 7 am today. Marking the event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath have urged voters to exercise their franchise.
“Today is the fifth phase of the celebration of democracy in Uttar Pradesh. I request all the voters to exercise their franchise and cast their valuable vote,” PM Modi tweeted in Hindi.
उत्तर प्रदेश में लोकतंत्र के उत्सव का आज पांचवां चरण है। सभी मतदाताओं से मेरा निवेदन है कि वे अपने मताधिकार का प्रयोग करें और अपना कीमती वोट अवश्य दें।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 27, 2022
Yogi Adityanath asked voters to vote for the “upliftment of the state, for achieving good governance, security and respect, for fear-free, riot-free and crime-free environment”.
उत्तर प्रदेश विधान सभा चुनाव-2022 का आज पंचम चरण है।
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) February 27, 2022
अपने प्रदेश के उत्थान के लिए, सुशासन, सुरक्षा व सम्मान की प्राप्ति के लिए, भय मुक्त, दंगा मुक्त, अपराध मुक्त परिवेश के लिए सभी सम्मानित मतदाता गण अपने वोट का प्रयोग अवश्य करें।
अतः संकल्प करें कि पहले मतदान फिर जलपान…
A total of 61 Assembly constituencies spread across 12 districts, including Ayodhya, Sultanpur, Chitrakoot, Pratapgarh, Kaushambi, Prayagraj, Barabaki, Bahraich, Shrawasti, Gonda, Amethi and Raebareli, are going to polls on Sunday. Voters will decide the fate of Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya, Minister Sidharth Nath Singh, Congress Legislature Party leader Aradhana Mishra and others today.
As many as 692 candidates are in the fray in the fifth phase whose political fate will be decided by around 2.24 crore electorates. The polling will conclude at 6 pm today.
