Assembly polls: Punjab election, 3rd phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh today— All you need to know

While 16 districts will vote in Uttar Pradesh in the third phase, Punjab is set to witness polling on all its 117 Assembly seats.

New Delhi: Voting for the third phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and single-phase Punjab polls will take place on Sunday (February 20). 

While 16 districts will vote in UP in the third phase, Punjab is set to witness polling on all its 117 Assembly seats. Here’s everything you need to know about these polls:

The single-phase election in Punjab will seal the fate of 1,304 candidates, including 93 women.  As many as 2,14,99,804 voters, including 1,02,00,996 women will cast the vote from 8 am till 6 pm. There are 24,740 polling stations, of which 2,013 have been identified as critical, an official was cited by PTI. In Punjab’s multi-cornered fight, Congress, AAP, SAD-BSP alliance, BJP-PLC-SAD (Sanyukt) are the main players in the fray. 

Charanjit Singh Channi, Constituency: Chamkaur Sahib (SC) and Bhadaur

Incumbent CM Charanjit Singh Channi, declared as Congress’ Chief Ministerial candidate, is contesting from two seats. He was chosen for the top job last year after the exit of Amarinder Singh.