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MLC polls: Jailed don Brijesh Singh, wife file nomination in Varanasi

VARANASI: To continue the monopoly of his family in MLC (local bodies) Varanasi constituency, maintained since 1998, jailed mafia don and MLC Brijesh Singh filed nomination for MLC polls on Wednesday. His wife and former MLC Annapurna Singh also filed papers for the same seat. Brijesh had won this election…

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Uttar Pradesh: Over 1,000 Samajwadi Party workers booked for stopping, searching govt officials before counting day

LUCKNOW: At least 1,000 members of Samajwadi Party have been booked for allegedly stopping and searching vehicles of officials, ahead of counting of votes on March 9. FIRs have been registered in districts like Varanasi, Ballia, Basti, Agra, Saharanpur and Hapur.

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh: Jailed don Brijesh Singh, wife file papers from Varanasi MLC seat

VARANASI: In a bid to retain his family’s hold over Varanasi MLC (local bodies) constituency, jailed mafia don and MLC Brijesh Singh filed his nomination on Wednesday. The seat has been with his family since 1998. The seat comprises three districts -- Varanasi, Bhadohi and Chandauli.

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U.P. Election Results 2022 live updates | BJP poised to return; Yogi Adityanath breaks the ‘Noida jinx’

Live updates on results of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, which was held in seven phases.

The Hindu

Varanasi official suspended over EVM protocol

EC deputes senior officers to oversee counting in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu

UP poll: EVMs carried in truck were marked for training, says ECI

LUCKNOW: Following reports of EVMs being carried in a vehicle in Varanasi, the Election Commission of India (ECI) issued clarification that these machines were marked for training, and rumours were spread by few political parties against the transparency of the commision.

The Times of India

Usha Mangeshkar immerses Lata Mangeshkar’s ashes in Ganga at Kashi

VARANASI: The ashes of the legendary singer Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar were immersed in the river Ganga by her family members in Varanasi on Tuesday. She breathed her last at a hospital in Mumbai on February 6.

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BJP trying to steal EVMs in Uttar Pradesh: Akhilesh Yadav

The Samajwadi Party chief also alleged that officials are directed to slow down the counting of votes

The Hindu

UP polls: 13 rural constituencies clock voter turnout of over 60%

LUCKNOW: None of districts, inlcuding Azamgarh, Mau, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra and Bhadohi, saw a jump in the polling percentage.

The Times of India

Modi’s spirited effort in Kashi evident during voting; City South seat in focus

VARANASI: On the voting day for the final phase of UP elections on Monday, the effects of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hectic and spirited campaigning in his parliamentary constituency was quite evident.

The Times of India

BJP goes hi-tech to boost voter turnout in Varanasi

LUCKNOW/VARANASI: To boost the voter turnout, the BJP distributed voter slips printed through a Bluetooth mini printer in the eight assembly constituencies of Varanasi district of which five are in the Lok Sabha constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Times of India

Another Election Show: MGKVP students discuss hijab row, corona ‘bomb’ and hate news on TV

With the last phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election coming to an end, listen to this conversation with students from Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith in Varanasi as they discuss their major issues, the party they like, and the leaders they admire. They also talk about Yogi Adityanath’s communal politics…

Newslaundry

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2022 | 57% voter turnout recorded in final phase

A total of 613 candidates are in the fray on various seats, including those falling in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Parliamentary segment Varanasi

The Hindu

UP Assembly polls last phase: Voting underway for 54 constituencies across 9 districts , know all updates

With polling in Uttar Pradesh underway for the last and seventh phase of Assembly polls on Monday, the direct fight is between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) for dominance in Varanasi and Azamgarh. Full report

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Financial Times

India’s uneven economic rebound creates winners and losers

The country has the world’s fastest-growing economy, but many aren’t seeing the rewards. Will Modi pay a political price?

Newslaundry

Another Election Show: A journey into the heartland with voters

Another Election Show took a train ride from Gorakhpur to Varanasi and spoke to passengers about the politics of Uttar Pradesh. They told us about the law and order situation, their favourite leaders, unemployment, and the crisis in Ukraine.

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Tight security arrangement for seventh phase of UP polls

40 companies of police forces and around two and a half thousand policemen have been deployed for the security of polling stations during the last phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh.

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Final phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh on Monday

Voting for the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections covering 54 seats, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency Varanasi, will be held on Monday to decide the phase of 613 candidates.

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The Times of India

Curtain comes down on over two-month-long election campaign in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW: The high-octane campaign for the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly election covering 54 assembly seats, including in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency Varanasi, ended on Saturday, with the BJP and its rival parties attacking each other on a range of issues from COVID-19 handling,…

The Hindu

Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls | PM Modi interacts with prominent personalities in Varanasi

The Prime Minister said if the BJP returns to power in Uttar Pradesh, the State will be at the forefront of economic development

The Times of India

PM Narendra Modi interacts with intellectuals in Varanasi, seeks another term for BJP government

VARANASI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with intellectuals and other prominent personalities in Varanasi and said if the BJP returns to power in Uttar Pradesh, the state will be at the forefront of economic development.

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Uttar Pradesh: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra holds roadshow, visits Kabirchaura math

VARANASI: The Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra held a road show in Varanasi on Thursday in support of the party candidates. An impressive crowd of people could be seen at the road show.

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh elections: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra holds road show in Varanasi

VARANASI: The Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra held a road show in Varanasi on Thursday in support of the party candidates. An impressive crowd of people was seen in the road show.

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh elections: Protest against me shows BJP going out of power, says Mamata Banerjee

LUCKNOW: A day after West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee was shown black flags amid slogans of "Mamata go back" on her arrival at Varanasi by right wing workers, the Trinamool Congress chief on Thursday said the "protests indicate that they (BJP) are going out of power".

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Morning Show Ep 22: Operation Ganga, or why no one has been able to clean the river

Team Newslaundry is joined by Vishwambhar Nath Mishra, a professor at Banaras Hindu University and mahant of the Sankat Mochan temple in Varanasi.

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