After Punjab, Goa and parts of Uttar Pradesh, the state of Uttarakhand is going to polls on Wednesday, February 15. Voting has begun for 69 Assembly seats in Uttarakhand barring the Karnaprayag constituency.
Voting in the Karnaprayag constituency has been postponed to March 9, after BSP candidate Kuldeep Singh Kanwasi died in a road accident.
Meanwhile, the second phase of UP polls have begun and the fate of candidates in 67 contituencies will be sealed today.
Here are the live updates of the Uttarakhand and UP Assembly elections 2017.
5.55 pm IST: UP polls phase-II: Nearly 60 pc voting till 4 PM
5.49 pm IST 68% voting in Uttarakhand till 5 pm: ANI
5.47 pm IST Dimple Yadav and Aparna Yadav joint public meeting in Lucknow
Dimple Yadav and Aparna Yadav joint public meeting in Lucknow pic.twitter.com/FrQhqjQ0aR
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 15, 2017
4.25 pm IST 54.27 percent voter turnout recorded till 3 pm in second phase of polling in UP: ANI
4.18 pm IST: We are two youngsters (he and Akhilesh) who have come together to fulfill all goals of progress to the youth as well as other sections of society: Rahul Gandhi
3.49 pm IST 53% voter turnout recorded till 3 pm in Uttarakhand: ANI
3.21 pm IST UP polls second phase: Over 45 pc voting till 2 PM: PTI
3.19 pm IST Uttarakhand polls: 40 per cent voting till 1 PM: PTI.
3.05 pm IST What 'samajwad' (socialism) is this, it is nothing but betrayal of poor; even scams in orphanages in UP: PM
3.01 pm IST BSP is leading in the elections in the second phase just like it was ahead in the first phase, says BSP leader Mayawati
2.32 pm IST Central assistance for foodgrains not reaching poor as UP Govt not interested in accepting it; SP Govt is anti-poor: Modi
2.23 pm IST Earlier bribes used to be taken for class III & IV jobs; we've done away with interview processes and this has put a check on corruption: PM
Earlier bribes used to be taken for class III & IV jobs; We've done away with interview processes and this has put a check on corruption: PM pic.twitter.com/SbJ5ZndCQf
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 15, 2017
2.19 pm IST Does Akhileshji even recall that Congress attacked Mulayam Singhji back in 1984? And he has allied with them only, says PM
2.15 pm IST SP, BSP, Congress all are favouring each other in some way or the other in these elections, says Modi
1.53 pm IST 40% voting in Uttarakhand till 1 pm
1.50 pm IST Opposition played all types of games in last three months, raking up issues like demonetisation and surgical strikes, says PM
1.48 pm IST SP-Cong alliance will shatter your dreams, PM tells election rally in UP's Kannauj
1.45 pm IST I would like to thank people of Odisha for their unprecedented support during panchayat elections: PM Modi
1.44 pm IST BJP was never strong in Odisha but the results of the local-level polls show the support for BJP is increasing across the state: PM Modi
1.36 pm IST What our Isro scientists have achieved today will ensure that their names will be written in golden letters forever: PM Modi in Kannauj
What our ISRO scientists have achieved today will ensure that their names will be written in golden letters forever: PM Modi in Kannauj pic.twitter.com/CpKUq8JYe1
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 15, 2017
1.24 pm IST Allahabad High Court issues notices to BSP supremo Mayawati and her relatives for alleged manipulation of land records
1.14 pm IST UP polls: Drone camera being used at a polling booth in Budaun for surveillance
#UPPolls2017: Drone camera being used at a polling booth in Budaun for surveillance. pic.twitter.com/kFb2bPvLkm
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 15, 2017
1.02 pm IST People had spoken of achche din, but what we see is people in queues: Akhilesh at Unnao, UP
1.00 pm IST Whenever BJP people open their mouths, they only spew hatred, says Akhilesh
12.53 pm IST We have been here for a long time. The symbol of the cycle will have its impact on people, says Akhilesh Yadav
Dusre charan ka vote pad raha hai, hum to sawaray se hi khabar pa rahe hain cycle ki raftaar badh rahi hai: Akhilesh Yadav in Unnao #uppolls pic.twitter.com/jKiHxO8Pg5
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 15, 2017
12.55 pm IST UP polls 2nd phase: 115-year-old Zurriyat Hussain Kazmi, maternal grandfather of Union Min Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, casts his vote in Bareilly.
#UPPolls 2nd phase: 115-year-old Zurriyat Hussain Kazmi, maternal grandfather of Union Min Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, casts his vote in Bareilly. pic.twitter.com/AJ5Ys32lW2
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 15, 2017
12.33 pm IST Uttarakhand: CM Harish Rawat casts his vote at booth no 45 in Dharampur.
12.15 pm IST Uttarakhand IST Voter turnout recorded till 11 AM Pauri 20%, Tehri 22%, Uttarakashi 27%, RPG 25%, Almora 20%, U S Nagar 27%
12.09 pm IST 22% voter turnout recorded in Uttarakhand till 11 AM.
11.51 am IST Uttarakhand: 14 per cent polling recorded till 10 AM.
11.48 am IST 24.14% voter turnout recorded till 11 am in the second phase of Uttar Pradesh elections.
24.14% voter turnout recorded till 11 am in the second phase of Uttar Pradesh elections. pic.twitter.com/tvoSsTLweS
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 15, 2017
11.47 am IST BJP changes its Varanasi South candidate. Now Neelkanth Tiwari to contest instead of Shyamdev Rai Chaudhary
11.35 am IST UP polls: Second phase: 10.5 per cent voting recorded in first two hours.
11.33 am IST Uttarakhand: Polling underway at booth no 108 in Haldwani; Cong's Indira Hridayesh, BSP's S Ahmad & BJP's JPS Rautela contesting
10.53 am IST : Uttarakhand: Baba Ramdev casts his vote at polling booth no.106 in Haridwar, says 'Modiji poori pramanikta se apna rajdharm nibha rahe hain'
#Uttarakhand: Baba Ramdev casts his vote at polling booth no.106 in Haridwar,says 'Modiji poori pramanikta se apna rajdharm nibha rahe hain' pic.twitter.com/SV3nj5lAxV
— ANI (@ANI_news) February 15, 2017
10.51 pm IST Voter turnout recorded till 9:30 am - Almora 6%, Nainital 7.7%, Haridwar 8.9%, Champawat 7.1%, State average 7.5%
10.30 am IST Uttarakhand election: Cong's Indira Hridayesh casts her vote at booth no 17 in Haldwani. She is contesting agnst BSP's S Ahmad and JP's JPS Rautela
10.20 am IST Urdu poet Wasim Barelvi casts his vote at polling booth no. 24 in Bareilly with his wife
#UttarPradesh: Urdu poet Wasim Barelvi casts his vote at polling booth no. 24 in Bareilly with his wife pic.twitter.com/8oPU1mAIf6
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 15, 2017
#UttarPradesh: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi standing in queue to cast his vote at polling booth no. 303 in Rampur. #uppolls pic.twitter.com/HABUxNihoW
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 15, 2017
9.48 am IST: 10.75 percent voter turnout recorded in Uttar Pradesh till 9 AM.
9.44 am IST: MoS Finance Santosh Gangwar casts his vote
#UttarPradesh: MoS Finance Santosh Gangwar casts his vote at polling booth no. 60 in Bareilly with wife Saubhagya Gangwar pic.twitter.com/TIRZqe9Ikb
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 15, 2017
9.29 am IST: 6 percent polling percentage recorded in the first hour of the Uttarakhand polls.
9.20 am IST:
#UttarakhandElection2017 BJP's Uttarakhand president Ajay Bhatt casts his vote at polling booth no. 130 in Ranikhet. pic.twitter.com/g8WqvW4MXK
— ANI (@ANI_news) February 15, 2017
9.17 am IST: Polling underway at booth number 303 in Rampur
#UPelections2017: Polling underway at booth number 303 in Rampur; SP's Mohd Azam Khan, BJP's Shiv B Saxena & BSP's Dr TA Khan contesting. pic.twitter.com/lLy5vwxiMn
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 15, 2017
9.10 am IST:
#UttarakhandElection2017-Ppl queue up to cast their votes at polling booths 54 & 55 in Bajpur;BSP's Ramavatar,BJP's Yashpal Arya contesting. pic.twitter.com/y3SVJoZ3i2
— ANI (@ANI_news) February 15, 2017
9.am IST: People line up to vote in Almora
People line up outside polling booth no 223 in Amroha,Mehboob Ali of the Cong-SP alliance,BJP's Dr Kunwer Saini&BSP's Naushad Ali contesting pic.twitter.com/n8EHHDMwIf
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 15, 2017
8.20 am IST: People at a polling booth in Dehradun
#UttarakhandElection2017 People show their inked finger after casting their vote at a polling booth in Dehradun. pic.twitter.com/pQao6tlOv2
— ANI (@ANI_news) February 15, 2017
8. 10 am IST: People queue up to cast their vote in Dehradun
#UttarakhandElection2017 People queue up to cast their vote in Dehradun's Hathi Barkala pic.twitter.com/3LiBpl97Jc
— ANI (@ANI_news) February 15, 2017
8.25 am IST: Former Union Min Jitin Prasada casts his vote
#UttarPradesh: Former Union Min Jitin Prasada casts his vote at polling booth no. 162 at Shahjahanpur, Dr. Sudama Prasad Bal Vidya Mandir pic.twitter.com/XNrmtAnWx0
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 15, 2017
8.00 am IST: Voting for 69 of a total of 70 assembly seats in Uttarakhand barring Karnaprayag begins.
7.25 am IST: Voting process which had been halted at Badaun Sadar constituency's S.K.Inter College-booth no. 183, now resumes.
7.23 am IST: Glitch in EVM machine halts voting process at Badaun Sadar constituency's S.K.Inter College-booth no. 183.
7.21 am IST: I have problem in my leg, its been almost half an hour and I am still waiting,machines not working: Voter at Moradabad polling booth no. 265
7.20 am IST:
Polling had to begin at 7 AM, but they are still in process of setting up machines: Voter at Moradabad polling booth no. 265 #UttarPradesh pic.twitter.com/PXoKR5jhYQ
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 15, 2017
7.17 am IST:
Visuals from polling booth 128 in Bijnor, Ruchi Vira of the SP-Congress alliance, BJP's Suchi & BSP's Rashid Ahmed contesting from the seat pic.twitter.com/eopobB2bkP
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 15, 2017
7.15 am IST: Visuals from the polling stations
#UttarPradeshpolls2017:Visuals from polling station 265-MH Degree College in Moradabad,people queue up to cast their votes as polling begins pic.twitter.com/IyMkTrfVnX
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 15, 2017
7.10 am IST: Security arratngements in place
#UttarPradeshpolls2017:Security arrangements in place at a polling booth in Moradabad as 67 assembly constituencies will to go polls today pic.twitter.com/ltHHLQp5Qx
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 15, 2017
7.00 am IST:
Visuals from Moradabad: Polling for 67 assembly constituencies of #UttarPradesh in the second of seven phases, set to take place today. pic.twitter.com/sPfpxPKnDY
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 15, 2017
