Assembly polls 2022: PM Narendra Modi urges people to vote in record numbers in UP, Goa, Uttarakhand

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (February 14, 2022) urged voters to vote in record numbers in Goa, Uttarakhand and parts of Uttar Pradesh. A few minutes ahead of the commencement of Assembly elections in the three states, PM Modi took it to Twitter and asked the people tp strengthen the festival of democracy

“Polling will be held across Uttarakhand, Goa and in parts of Uttar Pradesh. I call upon all those who are eligible to vote today to do so in record numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy,” the Prime Minister tweeted.

Polling will be held across Uttarakhand, Goa and in parts of Uttar Pradesh. I call upon all those whose are eligible to vote today to do so in record numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 14, 2022

Voting for Assembly elections in Goa, Uttarakhand and parts of Uttar Pradesh began on Monday. The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is the incumbent government in all these states.

In Uttar Pradesh, where elections will be held to 403 assembly constituencies in seven phases, will begin voting for its second phase today. The first phase was held on February 10.

While Goa and Uttarakhand will see all of their 40 and 70 assembly seats respectively going to polls in a single phase, voting will be done at 55 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh today.

(With ANI inputs)

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