UP Elections 2022 Phase 1 Voting Updates: Date, time, schedule and all you need to know

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Feb 10, 2022, 02:29 PM IST

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Phase 1 of the UP elections 2022 voting cycle is set to commence from today, and here are all the important details you need to know.

The Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2022 are commencing and the UP elections 2022 phase 1 of voting is set to start today, as per the official election schedule. The voting for the UP elections 2022 will kick off tomorrow, February 10, in a total of 58 constituencies.

The polling process in Uttar Pradesh will be conducted in seven phases from February 10 to March 7, with the first phase commencing from tomorrow. According to the schedule, the timings for citizens to cast their votes are 7 am to 6 pm on February 10.

Some of the most notable constituencies which will be part of the UP elections 2022 phase 1 are Aligarh, Agra, Noida, Ghaziabad, Mathura, Meerut, Hapur, Gautam Budh Nagar, Bulandhshahr, Muzzafarnagar, Dadri, and several others.

Check out all the important polling information for the UP elections 2022 Phase 1 voting.

UP assembly elections 2022 schedule

  1. First phase: February 10, 58 constituencies
  2. Second phase: February 14, 55 constituencies
  3. Third phase: February 20, 59 constituencies
  4. Fourth phase: February 23, 60 constituencies
  5. Fifth phase: February 27, 60 constituencies
  6. Sixth phase: March 3, 57 constituencies
  7. Seventh phase: March 7, 54 constituencies

UP Elections 2022: Important dates and timing

  • Start date – February 10
  • Last date of polling – March 7
  • Counting of votes – March 10
  • Voting timings – 7 am to 6 pm

UP Elections 2022: Covid-19 protocols for voters

  • Electors should wear mask, gloves and sanitize hands
  • If temperature of an elector is above set norms in two measurements, then the they will be given a token/certificate to come and vote at last hour of poll, as per Covid-19 preventive measures.
  • No gadgets will be allowed.
  • Voters will stand in queue maintaining 6-ft physical distance
  • Glove will be provided to the voter
  • 1st Polling officer will check the name on voter list and ID proof. Voter will lower facemask for identification.
  • 2nd Polling officer will mark finger nail with indelible ink, give a slip and take elector’s signature
  • 3rd Polling officer takes the slip and checks the mark on your finger nail
  • Voter will press button against chosen candidate to vote on the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM); a red light will glow with a beep sound. Voters can check the printed paper slip through glass on VVPAT window.

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