The polling for the Assembly Elections 2022 in Punjab and the third phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh is underway. Voting is being held on all 117 seats in Punjab and 59 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh.

In Uttar Pradesh, polling is being held in seven-phases on February 10, February 14, February 20, the fourth phase on February 23, the fifth phase on February 27, the sixth phase on March 3, and the seventh phase on March 7. In the third phase, 59 assembly seats across 16 districts will vote. As many as 627 candidates are in the fray in the phase, in which over 2.15 crore people are eligible to vote.

The districts where polling will be held are Hathras, Firozabad, Etah, Kasganj, Mainpuri, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Hamirpur, and Mahoba. The Karhal Assembly seat, from where Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is contesting, will also go to the polls in this phase on Sunday. The BJP has fielded Union minister S P Singh Baghel from the seat.  

The voting percentage till 5 pm in the third phase assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh was 57.44 percent, 63.44 percent in Punjab.

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The voting percentage till 3 pm in the third phase assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh was 48.81 percent, 49.81 percent in Punjab.

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The voting percentage till 1 pm in the third phase assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh was 35.88 percent, 34.10 percent in Punjab.

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The voting percentage till 11 am in the third phase assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh was 21.18 percent, 17.77 percent in Punjab.

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The voting percentage till 9 am in the third phase assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh was 8.15 percent, 4.80 percent in Punjab.

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Voting for the third phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections began at 7 am on Sunday, while polling in Punjab started at 8 am.

In Punjab congress is fighting anti-incumbency and a resurgent Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) and is banking on Charanjit Singh Channi to emerge victorious whereas the BJP is looking to continue its dominance in the politics of Uttar Pradesh considering its importance ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections in 2024.

The Election Commission had earlier rescheduled the dates for the two-phase assembly elections in Manipur, which would now be held on February 28 and March 5, instead of February 27 and March 3. The results of all the assembly elections will be declared on March 10.

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