The voting will begin at 7 am and end at 6 pm.
The second phase of polling for the state assembly is scheduled for February 14.
Assembly Elections 2022: if you've lost your voter ID card, you can still cast your vote by submitting an alternative document. Here are the details
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh, has accused the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh of misappropriating donations contributed by the common man for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya
Citizens in Kanpur will receive a message "Kanpur Votes On 20 Feb" when they will purchase milk packets and bread packets from next week.
Apart from extra vigil by the central forces and police, round-the-clock watch will be kept on social media.
What is certain is that the centrality of UP to India's political story has been confirmed
Voting is scheduled to take place on February 14 on 55 assembly seats of the state, spanning the nine districts of western UP
Action against Jitendra Tiwari was initiated by the UPCC on the recommendations of president of Prayagraj district Congress committee
UP election 2022 LIVE updates, phase 1: Districts that go into polls today are Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Shamli, Hapur, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Agra and Mathura
As many as 623 candidates, including 73 women, are in the fray in the first phase, and around 22.8 mn voters are eligible to cast their franchise
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said "peace has replaced the 2013 situation" in Muzaffarnagar and the poll result will be different this time
Modi targeted the Samajwadi Party and its allies, termed them as "ghor- parivarvadi log"
Though jats have a population of over 2 per cent only, the community not only dominates the politics of western UP but also prevails over the farmers of other communities.
The first phase polling for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls on Thursday saw 7.95 per cent voting till 9 a.m., according to the Election Commission of India (ECI).
Voting for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections on 58 Assembly seats, covering 11 districts of the state, began on Thursday at 7 am.
Voting for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections began on Thursday at 7 am
In UP's pot boiler, will communities be united by caste or religion?
Congress general secretary also promised to waive all farm loans if her party is voted to power in the upcoming assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh
Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad expressed full support for the Samajwadi Party led by Akhilesh Yadav, to whose family one of his daughters is married