Uttar Pradesh Elections 2022: The many moods, colours and voices behind the votes

Ahead of the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh state elections, Consulting Editor (Photo) Madhu Kapparath captures some of the action and colour on the campaign and voting trail since it began on February 10
Published: Mar 4, 2022
Stray cattle

Image by : Madhu Kapparath

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  • Uttar Pradesh Elections 2022: The many moods, colours and voices behind the votes
  • Voter list
  • Voter list UP
  • Polling official
  • Sikar mela
  • jaggery making
  • Harvesting
  • 8.20220210Baghpat UP376
  • 9.20220212Gorakhpur UP062
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  • Jaunpur
  • Akhilesh Yadav
  • Azamgarh
  • BSP Supporter
  • Gorakhnath Math
  • 16.20220212Varanasi048
  • Baghpat UP
  • massage on the ghats
  • Stray cattle
  • Cow Shed
  • BJP Workers
  • door to door campaign
  • Kashi Vishwanath
  • Dasaswamedh Ghat
  • Baghpat UP (2)
  • Varanasi UP
  • Priyanka Gandhi
  • Weavers in Varanasi

A persistent, pressing problem in village after village is the issue of stray cattle, ambling about in plain sight, and whose numbers have been rising since the BJP government put curbs on slaughter. Mohammadpur Kuchariya, Rae Bareli, February 20, 2022