Assembly Elections 2022 Highlights: Congress releases 3rd list of UP candidates; includes 37 women out of 89 candidates

Congress, on Wednesday, released the third list of candidates for Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. Earlier today, the BJP also released the second list of six candidates for the Goa Assembly polls. With the names of six candidates in the second list, the BJP has announced the names of all 40 candidates for the state polls. Stay tuned to DH for more updates.

BSP sold out Dalit interests to SAD, accuses Charanjit Singh Channi

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday said the Bahujan Samaj Party has sold out the interests of the Dalits to the Shiromani Akali Dal, with which it has forged an alliance for next month’s Assembly polls.

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Amit Shah meets Jat leaders as BJP extends olive branch to RLD

Facing farmers' backlash in the Jatlands of Uttar Pradesh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was successful in winning over angry Jat voters in 2019, made a strong outreach to the community, reminding them of how they had "fought against Mughals" while maintaining that the BJP's doors are open for RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary, even post-elections, on Wednesday.

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Congress is considering reworking its list of candidates already announced for Uttarakhand Assembly elections. Harish Rawat is likely to contest from Lal Kuan seat, not Ramnagar: Sources

Former Uttarakhand Congress chief Kishore Upadhyaya is likely to join BJP tomorrow: BJP sources

Former Uttarakhand Congress chief Kishore Upadhyaya is likely to join BJP tomorrow. He could contest the Assembly polls from Tehri constituency: BJP sources

Congress releases third list of 89 candidates for Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls

After Utpal Parrikar, Union MoS Shripad Naik's son denied ticket

Afterformer Chief Minister late ManoharParrikar'ssonUtpalParrikaron Wednesday, it was the turn ofUnionMinister of State for TourismShripadNaik'sson, Siddesh, to be denied a ticket to contest from the Cumbharjua assembly seat in North Goa.

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Bikram Singh Majithia will contest against Navjot Singh Sidhu to dismantle his arrogance in this Assembly elections: SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal

SAD's Parkash Badal to contest Punjab Assembly polls from Lambi constituency

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patron Parkash Singh Badal to contest the Punjab Assembly election from Lambi constituency and Bikram Singh Majithia to contest from Amritsar East: SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal

Utpal Parrikar to file his nomination papers from Panaji Assembly tomorrow

Former Goa CM Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal Parrikar will file his nomination papers from Panaji Assembly constituency tomorrow, he says

On (RLD chief) Jayant Chaudhary, he (HM Amit Shah) said that there are many possibilities after the polls. For now, he has chosen a party. People of the Jat community will speak to Jayant. BJP's doors are always open for him: BJP MP Parvesh Verma after a meeting with Jat leaders

UP polls: Congress candidate carries deity's idol while filing nomination

Congress candidate from Budaun Sadar Rajni Singh Baaghi on Wednesday carried with her an idol of ‘Laddu Gopal’ as she filed her nomination papers for the upcoming Assembly polls.

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Trinamool leader resigns from Goa, says party lacks principles

Former Congress General Secretary Yatish Naik, who was one of the first crop of local politicians to join the Trinamool Congress in Goa, on Wednesday resigned from the party accusing the party of being bereft of principles.

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Convinced Akhilesh in 'three minutes', says Samajwadi Party candidate with grudge to settle with BJP nominee

It took Roopali Dixit just three minutes to convince the Samajwadi Party chief to give her the ticket to fight the assembly elections from Fatehabad. Or so she says.

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BJP announces list of 6 candidates for the upcoming Goa Elections

BJP has more criminal candidates, says Akhilesh

Even as the ruling BJP continues to attack the Samajwadi Party over its affinity for criminals, the Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has now accused the BJP of fielding candidates with criminal background.

Yadav said the ruling party's captain, vice-captain and 82 of the 195 candidates declared, so far, have criminal background.

Without taking names, Akhilesh went on to say that in BJP's Delhi team, things are no different.

Bhagwant Mann says AAP's to focus on Punjab's internal security, have already prepared roadmap

Bhagwant Mann promises a drug task force to aid Punjab police to make the state addiction free, if AAP wins

Trinamool leader resigns from Goa; says party lacks principles

Former Congress General Secretary Yatish Naik, who was one of the first crop of local politicians to join the Trinamool Congress in Goa on Wednesday resigned from the party accusing the party of being bereft of principles.

"With the kind of politics at work, I am pained beyond measure and I would simply prefer to keep myself completely aloof from all this at least till theelections.

BJP CEC finalises candidates for remaining seats of UP

The BJP CentralelectionCommittee (CEC) has finalised names of party candidates for all the remaining seats of Uttar Pradesh. Till now, the BJP has announced names of 204 candidates for Uttar Pradesh polls. Names of finalised candidates will be announced soon.

A well placed source in the party said that CEC met on Tuesday to discuss the names of party candidates for Uttar Pradesh and after long deliberation names for remaining seats were finalised. "Names for all the remaining seats of Uttar Pradesh from where the BJP will be contesting have been finalised. About two dozen seats have been shared with our alliance partners Apna Dal and Nishad Party," he said.

Ahead of Uttar Pradesh polls, resignations begin from RPN Singh's district

The Congress candidate from Padrauna, Manish Jaiswal, has resigned from the party. He has also returned the Assembly ticket also.

He is the sixth Congress candidate to quit after his candidature was declared.

Kushinagar Congress president Raj Kumar Singh has also quit the party.

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In Uttar Pradesh polls, Kafeel Khan may also contest against Yogi Adityanath

Dr Kafeel Khan, the Gorakhpur paediatrician who was sacked from his job by the Yogi Adityanath government, may contest the upcoming elections against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

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9 polling booths in Lucknow to have special staff

At least nine polling booths in the Lucknow will be operated by staff with physical disabilities.

This is being done to motivate and increase the participation of physically challenged voters, the district election officer (DEO) said.
Besides, Covid positive patients would be allowed to vote in the final hour of voting on their respective booths. Elderly or physically disabled voters who wish to avail postal ballot facility have to contact their returning officer or booth level officer by January 30.
A total of 4,018 booths at 1,526 polling stations have been built under nine constituencies of Lucknow district. Of these, 41 booths would be operated by all women staff, while one booth will be green -- facilitated with solar power.

Each polling booth would have four staff to ensure hassle-free polling for 11 hours.

According to the DEO office, there are a total of 23,050 persons with disabilities registered as voters in the nine constituencies.

Battle for UP: SP fields jailed ex-minister's wife

The Samajwadi Party has announced Maharaji Prajapati, the wife of jailed former minister Gayatri Prajapati, as its candidate from Amethi.
Gayatri Prajapati, an influential minister in the Akhilesh regime, was arrested in March 2017 on charges of corruption and rape. He is still in jail.
In its list of 39 candidates released on Tuesday night, the SP has given over 39 per cent tickets to Dalits and women.

Hindu-Muslim narrative being kept for UP Polls, says Rakesh Tikait

Bharatiya Kisan Union National Spokesperson, Rakesh Tikait has said that the ""Hindu-Muslim" and "Jinnah" rhetoric will be kept alive in the state only till the state Assembly elections."

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Stones hurled at BJP candidate Manindar Pal Singh's convoy in Uttar Pradesh's Chur village

Stones were hurled at the convoy of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Manindar Pal Singh at Chur village in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district during campaigning. He is the saffron party candidate from Siwalkhas constituency. The attack left the window panes of his car broken.

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RPN Singh jolts Congress, but BJP's gain or SP's loss?

The switching of loyalties by senior Congressman RPN Singh to the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) barely a month before the state assembly election in Uttar Pradesh has created waves in political circles of the country's most populous state.

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Congress leader Harish Rawat will file nomination from Ramnagar Assembly seat on January 28. He will undertake 'padyatra' in Ramnagar on January 27

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami will file his nomination from Khatima on January 27

UP polls: Two women among 8 more candidates declared by BJP

The BJP on Tuesday declared names of eight more candidates including two women --- Gudiya Katheriya from Auraiya and Poonam Sankhwar from Rasulabad in Kanpur Dehat.

ECI to send coloured voter ID Cards, Bengal officials awarded for conduct of elections

TheElectionCommission of India(ECI) has decided to courier coloured Elector Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) to newly enrolled voters via post, a senior official said on Tuesday. The service was launched on January 25 which is celebrated as National Voters’ Day. “We will start sending the voter cards directly to recipients by post. The service will be officially launched on National Voters’ Day,” he said.

Congress announces 23 more candidates for Punjab assembly polls

The Congress on Tuesday released its second list of 23 candidates for Punjab assembly elections, fielding former chief minister Harcharan Singh Brar's daughter-in-law Karan Brar from Muktsar.

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