New Delhi: The first phase of polling for 58 constituencies spread across 11 districts of Uttar Pradesh were completed today. The 11 districts where the polling is held are Shamli, Meerut, Hapur, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Agra, Gautam Buddha Nagar, and Mathura.
Lot many politicians & activists encouarged citizens to cast votes for respective parties. But, what grabbed the attention of people was of a bridegroom in Muzaffarnagar hitting the polling booth in his wedding costume, before proceeding to his baarat.
Identified as Ankur Balyan, he said to the media, “Pehle matadaan, uske baad bahu, uske baad sab kaam (first voting, then anything else),” while standing outside the polling booth. He also added, “I also told my wife to be to cast her vote before the wedding.” He was dressed in suit and pagdi.
Watch the video here:
#WATCH | “Pehle matdaan, uske baad bahu, uske baad sab kaam,” says Ankur Balyan, a bridegroom who had come to cast his vote at a polling booth in Muzaffarnagar ahead of his wedding today.#UttarPradeshElections2022 pic.twitter.com/KaYsv5s2Bb
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 10, 2022
Many times, several brides, grooms, and newly married couples during the voting season have directly come to the polling booth to cast their votes. Many users commented that prospective brides and grooms do such stunts every election to gain publicity.
One of the users commented, “No Election is complete without the bride & bridegroom casting their vote in their wedding dress,” while another wrote, “Agar shaadi thi to sabah subah tayyar hokar kyon aa gaya. Ye sab tv par aane ke drama ka hota hai. He could have come in normal clothes, vote & then get ready & then married. What is intent of coming in dressed as “groom” instead of dressed as “normal clothes” to polling station.”
Here are some of the reactions of the netizens:
ये भी gazab है
माना के शादी है तो कोई zaruri है के सेहरा बंध के ही वोट डालो
Sabko footage chahiye https://t.co/XEubznHvLH— Nikhil (@nikhilsureka) February 10, 2022
No Election is complete without the bride & bridegroom casting their vote in their wedding dress. ? https://t.co/shGGVUgzOF
— Sumit (@_RKSumit) February 10, 2022
Election ke anokhe ranghttps://t.co/W6INSVqdqg
— Indian Political Report (@IPR_IND) February 10, 2022
Har election mei dulha dulhan ki entry polling booth pr mandatory hai#UttarPradeshElections2022 https://t.co/EvfJ7GhSGt
— ShaiL (@maukaterian) February 10, 2022
Main bhi rajasthan election December 2023 me shadi krunga … Media aa jayegi kya???? https://t.co/zw4yLXJlSv
— Phenomenal (@yashh_parashar) February 10, 2022
I love his sentiment but this shit need to be stopped https://t.co/9MJKLyY9oP
— krishnaDeVotee (@ashokkumar_777) February 10, 2022
Pehle election ka result dekhne de https://t.co/Kod3DU5GNR pic.twitter.com/ngCvD0M35s
— Strider (@rohitky77) February 10, 2022
Since I’ve spent a huge chunk of my life growing up in the most diverse regions of UP, I can relate with this groom and the importance of India’s swing state: Uttar Pradesh, and it’s assembly elections. “Pehle matdaan, uske baad kaam” ??
Phase-I begins. Vote wisely. https://t.co/6zkPEbTM5R
— Sahiba Chawdhary (@SahibaChawdhary) February 10, 2022
New Fad ..
Dressed as bride write exam.
Dressed as groom vote. पगड़ी उतर के भी वोट डाल सकते हैं। But then who would have take note of it. https://t.co/4wKY9ZcVv4— जादू (@introvertJaadu) February 10, 2022
This is must in every election ?? https://t.co/f9Znd2Pt51
— saved a planet today ? (@save_planet_ear) February 10, 2022
arey bhai subah kaun si shadi hoti hai..
Bina nahaye jayega kya barat me https://t.co/LxI3dWMQcK— Anurag Tripathi (@cdsjourney_) February 10, 2022
Bhai ne apne suhaag raat delay kar de vote ke liye. Aur aap abhi bhi kambal mai bhaite hai . Go and vote first phase walo . #UPElections2022 #UttarPradeshElections2022 https://t.co/PX8VDGyl1G
— PS (@pushkalsachdev1) February 10, 2022
