Assembly Elections 2022 Live Updates: Five states of India, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur, and Goa are all set for the upcoming Assembly Elections 2022. Following the strict Covid-19 protocols issued by the Election Commission of India, parties across these 5 states are trying hard to pursue their voters through virtual rallies.
Elections to Uttar Pradesh Assembly will be held in seven phases beginning on Feb 10, while Manipur will see two-phase elections — Feb 27 and March 3. Uttarakhand and Goa will have a single-phase election on Feb 14. The counting of votes will be on March 10.
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With Guru Ravidas Jayanti falling on 16 February, a notable sect of Punjab demanded a delay in elections as a group of approximately 20 lakh voters from their community were likely to miss polls in Punjab due to expedition to Banaras.
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Therefore, Punjab elections 2022 that were earlier scheduled on February 14 have now been extended to 20 February 2022. This decision was backed by the current Punjab government and other political parties running for assembly elections.
Assembly elections 2022 Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, and Manipur Live Updates:
15:00 pm | Congress leader Mehraj Jahan threatened to self-immolate herself after she was denied a ticket from the Muzaffarnagar district for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections and termed the decision of the party as "injustice" despite working for the party for many years.
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14:13 pm | "Do you see anyone else's face from the Congress Party in Uttar Pradesh? You can see my face everywhere," said Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on being asked about the chief ministerial face of Congress in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections 2022.
14:05 pm | Biggest problem in UP is recruitment, youth are disappointed; we have given a vision of how their problems will be solved, Priyanka Gandhi said.
13:40 pm | Priyanka Gandhi said that "Vacancies to various posts will be filled; job calendar will be created which will have specifics of recruitment process."
13:30 pm | If our govt comes to power, budget allocation for education will be increased, said Cong leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
13:16 pm | Ahead of Punjab polls, grenade, explosive material recovered in Gurdaspur's Dinanagar, sources said.
12:38 pm | Goa Public Work Department (PWD) Minister Deepak Pauskar resigned as Sanvordem MLA on Friday, will submit his resignation to State Legislature Secretary Namrata Ulman.
12:28 pm | Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi launch Uttar Pradesh's Youth Manifesto, at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) HQ in Delhi.
11:48 am | "I will hold a press conference today to announce my decision for Goa Assembly elections 2022," said Utpal Parrikar.
11:30 am | Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday virtually addressed the poll-bound state of Manipur on the occasion of their 50th statehood day and said that development is reaching every corner of Manipur.
-PTC News
