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Assembly Polls 2022 Highlights: EC revises dates for Manipur polls, phase 1 on Feb 28 & phase 2 on March 5

Amid reports of technical snag in EVMs at some places, polling is going on peacefully in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday with an average of over 35 per cent votes being cast till 1 pm, Election Commission officials said. Of the total 403 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, voting for 58 seats of phase I of the seven-phase elections is being held. There are a total of 634 candidates in fray, 73 of them women.
Last Updated : 11 February 2022, 02:06 IST

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“The double engine government in Uttar Pradesh has brought double corruption. Therefore, vote to remove corruption from the state so that baba ji (Adityanath) returns to his home after the results (of elections) are declared,” Yadav said while addressing a joint rally with alliance partner Jayant Chaudhary of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD).

The term "double engine" is used by BJP leaders to refer to the party being in power at the Centre as well as in a state.

Reaching out to the farmers of the region, Yadav said, “We will set up a corpus fund of Rs 10,000 crores after coming to power to ensure timely payment to farmers,” he said.

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Election Commission revises dates for Manipur Assembly elections

Election Commission on Thursday revised the dates for the Manipur Assembly elections, with phase 1 now to be held on February 28 and phase 2 is scheduled for March 5.

Earlier, phase 1 and phase 2 were set to be held on February 27 and March 3, respectively.

Published 10 February 2022, 00:47 IST

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