Today is the third phase of polling in UP and today is the day of polling in Punjab. A total of 176 assembly seats are going to the polls. If we talk about UP, voting has started in Hathras, Firozabad, Etah, Kasganj, Mainpuri, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Hamirpur and Mahoba districts. With this, voting in Punjab has started from 8 am. Let us tell you all that a total of 24,740 polling stations have been set up for 117 assembly seats. In such a situation, voting is taking place in the third phase today (February 20) in Uttar Pradesh. Amidst the ongoing polling in 59 seats spread over 16 districts, a Samajwadi Party delegation reached the office of the Chief Electoral Officer.
Led by former party minister and state spokesperson Abhishek Mishra, they complained about the removal of Laxmi Singh, wife of BJP candidate Rajeshwar Singh from the Sarojini Nagar assembly seat. Abhishek Mishra also questioned the functioning of the Election Commission. During this time, he said that the Commission is not working impartially. Let us tell you that today for the fourth time, IG Range (Lucknow) has complained about the removal of Laxmi Singh.
Abhishek Mishra is the SP candidate from the Sarojini Nagar seat. On the other hand, the Election Commission has barred actor Sonu Sood from going to polling stations in Moga. In fact, his sister is contesting from here on a Congress ticket. At the same time, there are allegations that Sonu Sood was trying to influence the voters and a complaint was made by the Shiromani Akali Dal in this regard. Let us tell you all that Sonu Sood's car has also been seized. At the same time, Sonu Sood has denied these allegations and he was only visiting the Congress booths outside the polling booths.
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