Uttar Pradesh Assembly Polls 2022
7 phases polls in UP: Model Code of Conduct enforced
Lucknow/UNI: With the announcement of dates for the much-awaited Assembly elections, the Model Code of Conduct has come into effect immediately in all poll-bound states, including Uttar Pradesh.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced a seven-phase UP polls.
In 2017, the poll date was announced on January 4 and results were declared on March 11. Voting was held in seven phases last time also in the state.
The MCC is a set of rules laid down by the ECI to ensue free and fair polls. It is a set of norms that have evolved with political parties consenting to abide by the principles embodied in the code.
But this time, the polls were announced on January 8 and results would be declared on March 10.
The poll process will commence from January 14, with issuance of notification for the first phase starting from western UP where polling will be held on February10 in the first phase.
The elections in Uttar Pradesh will take place on February 10, 14 , 20, 23, 27, March 3 and 7.
The counting of votes for all 403 seats will be held on March 10.
In the first phase polling will be be held on February 10. The filing of nominations will commence from January 14 and last date for filing of nominations is January 21; scrutiny on January 24 and last date for withdrawal of candidature is January 27.
A total of 58 seats will go to polls in the first phase of 11 districts of Shamli, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Meerut Hapur, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Mathura, Agra and Aligarh.
In the second phase polling which will be held on February 14, filing of nominations will begin from January 21 and last date for filing of nominations is January 28. The scrutiny of papers will be done on January 29 and last date for withdrawal is January 31.
Altogether 55 assembly segments will go to polls in the second phase covering 9 districts of Saharanpur, Bijnor, Amroha, Sambhal, Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly, Badaun and Shahjahanpur.
In the third phase polling to be held on February 20, filing of nominations will commence from January 25, last date for filing of nominations is February 1, scrutiny on February 2 and last date for withdrawal is February 4.
A total of 59 assembly segments will go to polls in the third phase in 16 districts which are Kasganj, Hathras, Firozabad, Etah, Mainpuri, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Jhansi and Lalitpur.
In the fourth phase polling to be held on February 23, filing of nominations will commence from January 27, last date for filing of nominations is February 3, scrutiny on February 4 and last date for withdrawal is February 7.
A total of 60 assembly segments of Awadh region will go to polls in this phase covering 9 districts including Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Hardoi, Lucknow, Unnao, Rae Bareli, Fatehpur and Banda.
In the fifth phase polling to be held on February 27, filing of nominations will commence from February 1, last date for filing of nominations is February 8, scrutiny on February 9 and last date for withdrawal is February 11.
A total of 60 assembly seats will go to polls in the fifth phase covering 11 districts of Shravasti, Bahraich, Barabanki, Gonda, Ayodhya, Amethi, Sultanpur, Pratapgarh, Kaushambi, Chitrakoot and Prayagraj.
In the sixth phase polling to be held on March 3, filing of nominations will commence from February 4, last date for filing of nominations is February 11, scrutiny on February 14 and last date for withdrawal is February 14.
In the sixth phase, 57 assembles seats will go to polls in 10 districts of Balrampur, Siddharthnagar, Maharajganj, Kushinagar, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar, Gorakhpur, Deoria and Ballia.
In the seventh and last phase polling to be held on March 7, filing of nominations will commence from February10, last date for filing of nominations is February 17, scrutiny on February 18 and last date for withdrawal is February 21.
A total of 54 Assembly seats in 10 districts, covering Azamgarh, Mau, Ghazipur, Jaunpur, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Ghazipur, Chandauli and Sonbhadra, will go to polls in seven phases.
The results will be announced on March 10.
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