UP Assembly Elections 2022: Union Minister and BJP leader Anurag Thakur campaign in Varanasi for party candidates

Union Minister and BJP leader Anurag Thakur campaign in Varanasi Uttar Pradesh ahead of second phase assembly elections. Anurag Singh Thakur is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party and a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. He is the current Minister of Sports, Youth Affairs, and Minister of Information and Broadcasting in the Second Modi ministry. 

Union Minister and BJP leader Anurag Thakur campaigns for the candidates of his party, in Varanasi, ahead of the second phase of #UttarPradeshElection2022pic.twitter.com/4yJz4ovg7f

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The first phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections has been done successfully the district recorded a 59.87% turnout in votes.  The first phase of polls covered 58 assembly constituencies across 11 districts of the state. These districts include Shamli, Meerut, Hapur, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar, Aligarh, Agra, Gautam Buddha Nagar, and Mathura.

As many as 623 candidates were in the fray on 58 assembly seats. The main battle in this election was between BJP and Samajwadi Party. Other political parties, including the BSP and the Congress, are also expected to be in a strong position in some seats.