The
2024 Indian general election in
Uttar Pradesh will be held in all 7 phases from 19 April to 1 June to elect 80 members of the
18th Lok Sabha, with the results declared on 4 June.[1][2][3][4][5] Bye-polls for Dadraul, Lucknow East, Gainsari, and Duddhi assembly constituencies will be held alongside this election.[6][7][8][9]
Uttar Pradesh, along with
Bihar and
West Bengal, will be the only states where the 2024 Indian general election will be held in all 7 phases.[10]
The
UPPSC police recruitment exam was held on 17 and 18 February.[12] Some candidates and student organisations alleged that other candidates had the question paper 8-12 hours prior to the exam, and that it was available at a price between ₹50,000 (
US$603) and ₹200,000 (
US$2,413). On 19 February, the UP Police Recruitment Board chairperson Renuka Mishra said that there was no evidence to prove that there was a paper leak before the exam, while simultaneously constituting an internal committee to investigate the allegations.[13] On 23 February, a large number of students protested in
Lucknow, questioning the authenticity of the exam and demanding cancellation & re-examination. Another group protested at the UPPSC headquarters at
Prayagraj the same day. Congress leader
Priyanka Gandhi and
Samajwadi Party supremo
Akhilesh Yadav tweeted in support of the students' protest, calling for a CBI probe into the incident.[14][12] Protesting students ran the hashtag #ReExam_RO_ARO on social media.[15] On 24 February, chief minister
Yogi Adityanath announced that the exam had been cancelled and a re-exam would be conducted within the next 6 months.[16]
The
2024 Indian general election in
Uttar Pradesh will be held in all 7 phases from 19 April to 1 June to elect 80 members of the
18th Lok Sabha, with the results declared on 4 June.[1][2][3][4][5] Bye-polls for Dadraul, Lucknow East, Gainsari, and Duddhi assembly constituencies will be held alongside this election.[6][7][8][9]
Uttar Pradesh, along with
Bihar and
West Bengal, will be the only states where the 2024 Indian general election will be held in all 7 phases.[10]
The
UPPSC police recruitment exam was held on 17 and 18 February.[12] Some candidates and student organisations alleged that other candidates had the question paper 8-12 hours prior to the exam, and that it was available at a price between ₹50,000 (
US$603) and ₹200,000 (
US$2,413). On 19 February, the UP Police Recruitment Board chairperson Renuka Mishra said that there was no evidence to prove that there was a paper leak before the exam, while simultaneously constituting an internal committee to investigate the allegations.[13] On 23 February, a large number of students protested in
Lucknow, questioning the authenticity of the exam and demanding cancellation & re-examination. Another group protested at the UPPSC headquarters at
Prayagraj the same day. Congress leader
Priyanka Gandhi and
Samajwadi Party supremo
Akhilesh Yadav tweeted in support of the students' protest, calling for a CBI probe into the incident.[14][12] Protesting students ran the hashtag #ReExam_RO_ARO on social media.[15] On 24 February, chief minister
Yogi Adityanath announced that the exam had been cancelled and a re-exam would be conducted within the next 6 months.[16]