The 2024 Lok Sabha polls kicked off on Friday with polling for the primary section in 102 seats unfold throughout 21 states and union territories. (Representational picture/PTI)
Navdeep Rinwa, chief electoral officer of UP, mentioned there have been allegations that the district administration was not permitting individuals to forged their votes in some areas, however ballot panel officers checked the polling sales space by way of the pre-installed CCTV cameras and located voting was occurring easily
About 58 per cent voter turnout was recorded within the eight seats of western Uttar Pradesh the place polling was carried out within the first section of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on Friday. In accordance with Election Fee knowledge, 63.29 per cent voting was reported in Saharanpur, 57.83 per cent in Moradabad, 60.39 per cent in Kairana, 59.17 per cent in Nagina, 60.23 per cent in Pilibhit, 54.68 per cent in Bijnor, 52.42 per cent in Rampur, and 54.91 per cent in Muzaffarnagar.
The Samajwadi Social gathering alleged EVM malfunctioning and sales space capturing by the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering in Muzaffarnagar and Kairana. Nonetheless, by and enormous polling was peaceable within the eight constituencies.
“A mean voter turnout of 57.54 per cent (until 5pm) was recorded in all eight Lok Sabha Seats of west Uttar Pradesh,” mentioned Navdeep Rinwa, chief electoral officer of UP, mentioned in a press convention on Friday night.
He additionally mentioned that the Election Fee monitored polling around the clock. Voting was carried out on 14,849 polling cubicles at 7,689 centres.
On the allegations of sales space capturing and EVM malfunctioning, Rinwa mentioned that the state election fee has sought stories from the districts. “In some instances the place there have been allegations that district administration just isn’t permitting individuals to forged their votes, we ourselves checked the polling sales space by way of the pre-installed CCTV cameras and located polling was occurring easily,” he mentioned.
Muzaffarnagar SP candidate Harendra Malik accused BJP brokers of capturing the sales space on the saffron celebration’s candidate Sanjeev Baliyan’s village Kutbi Kutba. The SP tagged the Election Fee in a submit on social media website X and claimed that polling cubicles in Muzaffarnagar and Kairana have been captured by the BJP.
Officers mentioned elaborate safety preparations have been made on the polling centres the place round 6,018 inspectors and sub-inspectors, a complete of 35,750 constables and 24,992 residence guard personnel, together with 60 firms of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) and 220 firms of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) had been deployed.
Within the 2019 normal elections, the BJP netted three of the eight seats: Pilibhit, Kairana, and Muzaffarnagar. The Samajwadi Social gathering emerged victorious in Moradabad and Rampur, whereas the Bahujan Samaj Social gathering secured Saharanpur, Bijnor, and Nagina. The BJP later wrested the Rampur seat from the SP in a June 2022 by-poll.
In Rampur, the SP has fielded Mohibullah Nadvi, the BJP has picked Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi, and the BSP has nominated Zeeshan Khan. The SP has now fielded Ruchi Veera from Moradabad, the BJP has given a ticket to Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh, and the BSP has opted for Irfan Saifi. In Kairana, the SP has fielded Iqra Hasan, the BJP has picked Pradeep Choudhary, and the BSP has given its ticket to Shripal Rana. The BJP has fielded Jitin Prasada from Pilibhit, Bhagwat Saran Gangwar is the SP candidate, and the BSP has fielded Anis Ahmed Khan. In Muzaffarnagar, the SP has fielded Harendra Singh Malik from right here, the BJP has reposed religion in Sanjeev Balyan as soon as extra, whereas the BSP has picked Dara Singh Prajapati. The BJP has fielded Raghav Lakhanpal once more, the BSP has picked Majid Ali, whereas the Congress has opted for Imran Masood in Saharanpur. The SP has now given a ticket to Deepak Saini in Bijnor, the RLD has fielded Chandan Chauhan, and the BSP has picked Chaudhary Vijendra Singh. The BJP candidate from Nagina this time is Om Kumar, the SP has nominated Manoj Kumar, whereas the BSP has fielded Surendra Raj Singh.
A complete of 80 candidates — 73 males and 7 girls — have been within the fray within the first section of polling in UP. The Election Fee (EC) mentioned 1.43 crore individuals have been eligible to forged their votes within the section. Of them, 76.23 lakh have been males, 67.14 lakh have been girls, and 824 have been transgender individuals.
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