Tag: UP Assembly election

Uttar Pradesh clerk arrested for Rs 15 lakh fraud

A clerk posted at the district election office here has been arrested for alleged embezzlement of nearly Rs 15 lakh during the Uttar Pradesh assembly election earlier this year, police said today. Wasee Ahmad, a resident of Rae Bareli, was booked under relevant sections of the IPC, said the SHO of Gauriganj police station, Aniruddh...

September 22, 2017

SP, BJP workers clash at Akhilesh-Rahul’s joint roadshow

A clash broke out between SP and BJP workers during a joint roadshow of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi here on Saturday. The roadshow took off from Kutchery at around 3 PM, close on the heels of a similar 'show of strength' by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in...

March 4, 2017

UP Election 2017: 25-27% turnout till noon in phase-IV

 An estimated 25 to 27 per cent of 1.84 crore voters exercised their franchise till midday on in the fourth phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh. Polling is on for 53 Assembly constituencies spread over 12 districts, including the backward Bundelkhand region. The pace of voting was initially slow but picked up gradually as the...

February 23, 2017

UP Election 2017: 25-27% turnout till noon in phase-IV

 An estimated 25 to 27 per cent of 1.84 crore voters exercised their franchise till midday on in the fourth phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh. Polling is on for 53 Assembly constituencies spread over 12 districts, including the backward Bundelkhand region. The pace of voting was initially slow but picked up gradually as the...

February 23, 2017