U.P. Election Results 2022 live updates | BJP leads in 48 seats, Samajwadi Party holds lead in 24 constituencies

Who will rule India’s most populous State? Elections to the 403-seated Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly was held in seven phases from February 10 to March 7. The Bharatiya Janata Party government, headed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, which enjoys an absolute majority, is seeking another term. The Samajwadi Party, headed by former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, the Bahujan Samaj Party headed by Mayawati are strong contenders. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who spearheaded the campaign from Congress too hopes to put an impressive show.

View detailed map of election results here

Exit polls have predicted a second term for the BJP, albeit lesser seats and the SP finishing as the runner-up.

Here are the live updates on election results of Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur.

9.30 a.m.

BJP leads in 48 seats, while Samajwadi Party holds lead in 24 constituencies

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 48 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh.

Anupriya Patel’s Apna Dal (Soneylal) is leading on four seats. The party is contesting the 2022 Assembly elections in UP in alliance with the BJP.

Samajwadi Party is leading in 24 constituencies so far, while its ally Rashtriya Lok Dal is ahead in two.

Both the Indian National Congress and Raghuraj Pratap Singh’s Jansatta Dal Loktantrik are leading in two constituencies.

9.10 a.m.

First trends in for Uttar Pradesh, BJP leads in Tindwari, Sandila and Nehtaur constituency

Early trends released by the Election Commission of India (ECI) show the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading on three seats in Uttar Pradesh.

BJP candidates Ramkesh Nishad and Alka Singh are leading in Tindwari and Sandila constituencies of UP respectively.

Omkumar of the BJP was leading from Nehtaur constituency

Counting of votes began at 8.00 a.m., with postal ballots being counted first.

In the 2017 Assembly elections, BJP won 312 of the 403 seats in the state. The majority mark is 202.

8.50 a.m.

As counting for 403 seats is under way in the State of Uttar Pradesh, scenes from outside the Samajwadi Party Office

8.20 a.m.

Counting begins amid tight security arrangements in U.P.

The counting of votes for the 403 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh began on Thursday morning with a three-layer security in place and cameras installed at all centres.

“The counting in all 75 districts of the state began at 8 am with postal ballots being counted first,” a senior election official said.

VVPAT (voter-verified paper audit trail) slips of five machines will be counted in every Assembly constituency.

The official said cameras have been installed at all counting centres.

Police said 250 CAPF companies have been deployed. A CAPF company usually has around 70-80 personnel.

As many as 625 gazetted officers of the UP Police, 1,807 inspectors, 9,598 sub-inspectors, 11,627 head constables and 48,649 constables have also been deployed, the officials added.- PTI

7.30 a.m.

Counting of votes to start from 8.00 a.m.

Counting of votes for all the five States will start from 8.00 a.m., according to the Election Commission of India’s website.

7.25 a.m.

Varanasi official suspended over EVM protocol

The Election Commission of India (EC) ordered action against an “erring official” in Varanasi for not following the protocol for transporting electronic voting machines (EVM), an EC official said on Wednesday, a day after the Samajwadi Party (SP) accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of sabotaging the mandate after its workers intercepted a truck carrying EVMs.

7.20 a.m.

Moods swing as the BJP and SP await U.P. poll results

On the eve of crucial Uttar Pradesh Assembly election results, there’s an atmosphere of distrust and doubt in the air, with Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav raising questions over the electronic voting machines (EVM) and exhorting his party workers to be alert towards any attempts to steal the mandate.