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Phulpur Bypoll | Samajwadi Party's Nagendra Pratap Singh Patel leading by 1437 votes with 7600 votes, BJP's Kaushlendra Singh Patel 6163 votes after round 3.
Samajwadi Party candidate for Gorakhpur, Praveen Nishad, has raised questions over EVMS. Gorakhpur Lok Sabha constituency witnessed a polling percentage of 47.45 percent while Phulpur saw a turnout of only 37.39 percent at the close of the voting on Sunday, the Election Commission said.
Bihar Bypolls | In Jehanabad, RJD's Suday Yadav, the son of leader Kumar Krishna Mohan, is ahead in the seat by 347 votes. The seat fell vacant after the death of RJD leader Mundrika Yadav. This is the first electoral battle in the state since Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who also heads the JD(U), walked out of the alliance with the RJD and the Congress and joined the BJP-led NDA last year.
Bhabua Bypoll | BJP's Rani Rinki Pandey is leading in the seat with 1200+ votes. Re-polling was completed on 27 booths in Bhabua constituency on Tuesday which was necessitated due to malfunctioning of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the poll on March 11. The seat saw 54 percent polling.
Bihar Bypolls | After first round of counting BJP is leading in Kaimur and RJD is leading in Jehanabad.
Samajwadi Party is leading with 3,472 votes in Phulpur assembly, reports CNN News18.
Araria Lok Sabha Bypoll | BJP is leading after first round of counting.
Phulpur Bypoll | Samajwadi Party's Nagendra Singh Patel leading by 1399 votes, BJP's Kaushlendra Singh Patel second.
For the first time in 25 years, arch-rivals — Akhilesh and Mayawati — have teamed up to take on the BJP. The saffron party had steamrolled the regional parties in last year's Assembly elections.
I am confident of my victory and that is what people are saying that Samajwadi Party's grand alliance will win this seat but there is a doubt in everyone's mind regarding EVM machines. Govt can do anything using state administration: Praveen Kumar Nishad, SP candidate from Gorakhpur, told ANI.
Ten nominees were in the fray from Gorakhpur, while 22 candidates contested from Phulpur.
Bihar Bypolls | BJP leads in Bhabhua and RJD leads in Jehanabad assembly seats.
Early trends show BJP candidates leading in Gorakhpur and Phulphur bypoll elections. Kaushalendra Singh Patel is leading in Phulpur and Upendra Dutt Shukla is leading in Gorakhpur.
According to the Election Commission, there 19.61 lakh voters in Phulpur parliamentary constituency, while there are 19.49 lakh electorate for Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat.
Termed by Adityanath a rehearsal for the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the bye-elections are witnessing a triangular contest involving the ruling BJP, the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress.
Here are the candidates fielding from different parties:
The saffron party had fielded Kaushalendra Singh Patel from Phulpur and Upendra Dutt Shukla from Gorakhpur. The SP had fielded Pravin Nishad from Gorakhpur and Nagendra Pratap Singh Patel from Phulpur. The Congress had nominated Sureetha Kareem for Gorakhpur and Manish Mishra for Phulpur.
The counting for Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats has begun.
On the other hand, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav had said it (polling day) was a day to "change and re-write history". Termed by Adityanath a "rehearsal" for the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the bypolls saw a triangular contest involving the ruling BJP, the SP and the Congress.
Gorakhpur Bypolls
Gorakhpur is significant for the BJP as it is the bastion of the chief minister, who represented the seat in the Lok Sabha five times.
Prior to Adityanath, the seat was thrice represented in Parliament by his mentor, Yogi Avaidyanath. Phulpur, once represented by the country's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, witnessed a saffron surge in the 2014 Lok Sabha election when Maurya won the seat. Meanwhile, in Gorakhpur, District Magistrate Rajiv Routela said as per EC instructions, there will be restriction on victory processions after the results.
The bypolls were necessitated after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya vacated the Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats respectively, following their election to the state legislative council.
After casting his vote in Gorakhpur, Adityanath had claimed that the BJP was getting a widespread support from the people, while Maurya had said his party would win both the seats. Adityanath had also called the BSP-SP partnership for the bypolls an "unholy alliance".
"The voters will reject this opportunistic, unethical and unholy alliance," Adityanath had said.
The voter turnout was 47.45 percent in Gorakhpur and 37.39 percent in Phulpur in Sunday's polling. Ten nominees were in the fray from Gorakhpur, while 22 candidates contested from Phulpur. According to the EC, there are 19.61 lakh voters in the Phulpur Parliamentary constituency, while the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat has 19.49 lakh voters.
Lok Sabha bypolls in Uttar Pradesh: Counting of votes
Counting of votes for the Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha bye-elections will start today amid tight security arrangements. An Election Commission (EC) official said all arrangements had been made for the counting of ballots and the results were expected to be declared by today afternoon.
Good morning readers, the counting for the by-elections to Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats will start today. Stay tuned for live updates.