UP elections 2022: Rahul Gandhi urges voters to come out and vote and ‘free country from fear’

Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday asked the people of the country to vote to free the country from “fear” as polling began at 7 am today for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022. The voters spread across 58 Assembly constituencies in 11 districts are casting their vote. 

In a tweet, Rahul Gandhi said, “Free the country from every fear- Come out, vote!”

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In the first phase, voters from the Jat-dominant belt of western Uttar Pradesh are choosing their representatives in the 403-member Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. 

Districts which are witnessing polling today include Shamli, Meerut, Hapur, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar, Aligarh, Agra, Gautam Buddha Nagar and Mathura. 

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It is reported that a total of 25,849 polling stations and 10,766 polling centres have been set up in these districts for the voting which will conclude at 6 pm. A total of 623 candidates are in the fray in the first phase of UP elections 2022. 

The campaigning for the first phase of the UP polls had concluded at 6 pm on Tuesday. 

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The Uttar Pradesh elections are being held in seven phases on February 10, 14, 20, 23, 27, March 3 and 7. The results will be announced on March 10.