Election and Voting festival begins in world’s largest democracy
Voting has started on Friday in eight seats in Uttar Pradesh in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024, and with this, the grandeur of elections has also started in our country, India, the world’s largest democracy. All necessary preparations for voting have been completed. In the first phase, voting is to be held on 21 state seats, including eight in UP and 102 parliamentary seats in Union Territories.
Prominent candidates in this phase include Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Sarbananda Sonowal, and Upendra Yadav, Congress’s Gaurav Gogoi, and DMK’s Kanimozhi. In Uttar Pradesh, the reputations of the BJP’s Sanjeev Balyan, Pradeep Kumar, and Cabinet Minister Jatin Prasad are at stake.
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The Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh, Navdeep Ridwa, gave information about the preparations for voting last Thursday. He said that voting will start at 7:00 am and continue until 6:00 pm. In the first phase, maximum voters are in Moradabad and least in Nagina reserved seat. 80 candidates are in the fray for 8 seats. A maximum of 15 candidates are on the Kairana seat, and at least 5 candidates are on the Nagina reserved seat.
Voters will vote in pleasant weather
During the first phase of voting in Uttar Pradesh, voters will not be troubled by the scorching sun and heat. In the areas where voting is to be held, the weather will be good, with light rain and a cloudy and cool breeze. Atul Kumar Singh, scientist of the Zonal Meteorological Center, said that except for Pilibhit and Rampur, it will be cloudy in the Saharanpur, Shamli, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, and Moradabad areas on Friday. There are chances of light rain or a shower, along with thunder. Strong winds can also blow during this period.
In this phase, 8 general observers, 5 police observers, and 10 expenditure observers have been deployed to keep an eye on the voting. Apart from these, 1772 sector magistrates, 150 zonal magistrates, and 103 static magistrates have been deployed. Any complaint related to voting can be lodged at the toll-free number 18001801950.
Employees of factories working day and night will also get the opportunity to vote in the by-elections of Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies to be held in Uttar Pradesh. For this, they will get leave on the day of voting. In return, they will not be asked to work on the next weekly holiday. There is an order to provide suitable opportunities to all the employees working in factories running day and night and to declare the voting day a public holiday in other factories. In this regard, necessary guidelines have been issued by Principal Secretary Labor Anil Kumar to all district magistrates and district election officers.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said not to worry about sunlight for voting
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reached Jhanjhar village in Secunderabad area in Bulandshahr on Thursday afternoon in his first public meeting. While addressing in support of BJP candidate Dr. Mahesh Sharma from Gautam Buddha Nagar Lok Sabha seat, he tried to woo youth, farmers, women and businessmen. He said that there was an atmosphere of insecurity, terrorism and fear during the rule of Congress, SP and BSP.
The district with the most improved economy in developed India will be Gautam Buddha Nagar. Asia’s largest airport is being built in Jewar. He said that Lord Shri Ram’s Surya Tilak has been done in Ayodhya. Could the people of Congress, SP, and the BSP have done this? The Chief Minister said that one should not worry about heat, sun and heat. Vote 50% in the first 3 hours.
The second public meeting of the Chief Minister was held at Sisauli PRD ground of Kithore assembly constituency of Meerut-Lok Sabha. Here he said that those who want family first may be talking about Congress, BSP, and SP, but those who want nation first are with BJP.
Now the poor get free ration
In Sisauli, the Chief Minister asked the people whether the people of Congress, SP and BSP could have done the foundation stone laying, consecration and Surya Abhishek of Ram temple that you saw. After 500 years in Ayodhya, Suryavanshi Lord Shri Ram was given tilak by the Sun God with rays. He said that those who saw the Surya Abhishek of Ramlala, only one thing was coming out of their mouth: ‘We will bring back those who have brought Ram.’
In a public meeting in Pilkhua, Hapur, in support of BJP candidate and MLA Ghaziabad Atulgarg from the Ghaziabad Lok Sabha seat, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that if India is to be developed, Uttar Pradesh is necessary. Yogi said that India is giving free ration to 80 crore people. Before 2014, there were reports of deaths due to hunger here too.
‘To hoist tricolor on PoK, 400 marks should be crossed’
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya fiercely attacked the SP and Congress. He said that these parties do dynasty politics. He appealed to hoist the tricolor on PoK and take the BJP beyond 400 for the interests of farmers and women in the One Nation, One Election. He said that the country has to be made Congress free and the state made SP, BSP free. He was addressing a public meeting in Bahjoi on Thursday. At the same time, in the Gandhi Bhawan complex in Hardoi, the Deputy CM said that the party’s target is to empower 3 crore women. One crore Nari Shakti Bandhans have been made; the target is to make 2 crore more.
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