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Campaigning for second phase of UP Assembly polls ends; voting on Monday

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The high-decibel campaigning for 55 Uttar Pradesh Assembly seats which are going to the polls in the second of the seven-phase election on February 14 came to an end on Saturday evening as senior leaders made a last-minute campaign for their party candidates. As many as 586 candidates are in the fray in this phase … Read more

EC battles violations of guidelines, Opposition parties’ charges as campaigning picks up

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Complaints of leaders flouting the model code of conduct (MCC) are flying thick and fast as electioneering steps up a gear, with those related to violation of Covid-19 norms making for about a fourth of all complaints. UP’s chief electoral officer Ajay Kumar Shukla told ET that more than 130 cases have been lodged for … Read more