Gorakhpur and Phulpur bypoll results latest updates: According to latest updates, Upendra Dutt Sharma of BJP is leading from Gorakhpur. The saffron party, reports said, is also leading in Phulpur
Counting has begun for the Phulpur Lok Sabha seat. The main contenders from this crucial constituency are Kaushalendra Singh Patel from the BJP, Nagendra Pratap Singh Patel from SP, Manish Mishra from the Congress
The announcement by the Mayawati led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) to support Samajwadi Party’s candidate has made these bypolls very interesting as the results of these polls will decide on future alliance of the arch-rivals. The arrangement between the parties has left BJP in an uneasy position and entire BJP machinery had to do a war like campaigning on both the seats. The direct fight is between SP, BSP and BJP.
The elections see a triangular contest between the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)-backed Samajwadi Party, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress which chose to fight the elections on its own. The results of the Phulpur and Gorakhpur Lok Sabha bypolls will be announced on Wednesday and the results can be significant in light of the 2019 general elections.
The bypolls were necessitated after 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 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.
The BJP, which has an overwhelming majority in the state Assembly, has nothing to lose in terms of number, but the polls can be a precursor to the general elections next year. Moreover, it will also be interesting to see whether Adityanath and Maurya, both stalwarts in their party, can transfer their support base to the new BJP candidates.
However, the stakes are also high for the Opposition after BSP chief Mayawati went out of character and announced support to the Samajwadi Party candidates.
Low voter turnout was recorded at both the constituencies. The polling was Forty-three percent voters cast their mandate in the Gorakhpur parliamentary constituency on Sunday while Phulpur recorded an even lesser 37.39 percent turnout as the crucial bypolls to the two Lok Sabha seats were held peacefully, the state election office said.
In Phulpur, the poorest polling was reported from Allahabad (East) where only 21.65 percent voters turned up to exercise their franchise, followed by Allahabad (West) with 31 percent.
Snags in the electronic voting machines (EVMs) were reported from some places. Polling was held up at Kidwai College in Allahabad (East) for some time due to a technical glitch.
In Gorakhpur, the lowest voter turnout of 33 percent was in Gorakhpur city, and the highest 47 percent in Sahjanwa and Campierganj. Both Chief Minister Adityanath and Maurya claimed victory for the BJP candidates, irrespective of the voter turnout in the two seats.
After casting his vote, a beaming Adityanath told reporters that the "BJP continues to get a groundswell of public support since they are witnessing development, peace and prosperity under its government". He also denied the influence of the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance on the bypoll results.
The Samajwadi Party (SP) has fielded Praveen Nishad in Gorakhpur. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) have extended support to the SP candidate. The Congress is fighting on its own and has named Surahita Kareem as its candidate.
With inputs from agencies
Published Date: Mar 14, 2018 08:57 AM | Updated Date: Mar 14, 2018 09:03 AM
Highlights
BJP leads in rural Gorakhpur, SP in Piprachi: BJP leading in Phulpur
According to additional commissioner of the Election Commission Ved Prakash Verma BJP is leading in Rural Gorakhpur and Samajwadi Party in Piprachi.
In Phulpur, so far, BJP is leading.
Input by Saurabh Sharma/101 Reporters
SP-BSP will win but faulty EVMs are an issue: SP candidate Praveen Nishad
Input by Gaurav Tripathi, 101, Reporters
Counting preparation underway at Phulpur counting centre
Input by Saeed Syed, 101 Reporters
Counting begins at Gorakhpur
Input by Gaurav Tripathi, 101 Reporters
Coming together of Samajwadi Party and BSP
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.
Describing it as the dress rehearsal for 2019 General Elections, Yogi Adityanath said the BSP-SP partnership is "unholy alliance" and said that the BJP is still confident of a win in both constituencies.
Mayawati and Akhilesh partnership is 'unholy alliance': Yogi Adityanath
After casting his vote in Gorakhpur, Adityanath had claimed that the BJP was getting a widespread support from the people, while Keshav Prasad 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," he had said. On the other hand, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav had said polling day was a day to "change and re-write history"
19.63 lakh voters to decide fate of 22 candidates
A total of 19.63 lakh voters will decide the fate of 22 candidates. The BJP has fielded Kaushlendra Singh Patel who is pitted against Nagendra Singh Patel of the SP. The BSP here too is supporting the SP candidate. The Congress has fielded Manish Mishra as its candidate.
Here are the main contenders for Phulpur Lok Sabha seat
Kaushalendra Singh Patel from the BJP, Nagendra Pratap Singh Patel from SP, Manish Mishra from the Congress are contesting from the Phulpur Lok Sabha seat.
Here are the main contenders for Gorakhpur seat
Upendra Shukla from the BJP, Praveen Nishad from Samajwadi Party, and Surhita Chatterjee Karim from the Congress are the main contenders for the Gorakhpur seat.
Counting for Phulpur Lok Sabha seat begins
The Phulpur seat was never a BJP bastion and the saffron party first won this seat in 2014. Experts say that BJP’s Keshav Prasad Maurya won riding on the Narendra Modi wave. The Phulpur seat has also been represented by former Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru.
Early visuals from Phulpur counting centre
Input: Mohammad Furkan, 101Reporters
Security arrangements at the Gorakhpur counting centre
Picture by Gaurav Tripathi, 101 Reporters
Counting for Phulpur bypolls to start soon
ANI tweeted out visuals from outside the counting centre in Phulpur.
Visual from outside the Deendayal University counting centre
Image by: Harikesh Singh, 101 Reporters
Bastion of Adityanath, Gorakhpur was represented thrice by his mentor Mahant Avaidyanath
Gorakhpur seat is significant because it is the bastion of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath who has represented the seat in the Lok Sabha five times. Prior to him, the seat was thrice represented in Parliament by his mentor Mahant Avaidyanath.
Gorakhpur bypoll is semi-final of the 2019 General Elections: Adityanath
The Gorakhpur seat is so crucial for the BJP that the Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has dubbed these elections as a semi final of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Mayawati-Akhilesh arrangement has left BJP uneasy
The announcement by the Mayawati led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) to support Samajwadi Party’s candidate has made these bypolls very interesting as the results of these polls will decide on future alliance of the arch-rivals.
The arrangement between the parties has left BJP in an uneasy position and entire BJP machinery had to do a war like campaigning on both the seats. The direct fight is between SP, BSP and BJP.
Almost 20 lakh residents were eligible to cast their vote in the Gorakhpur bypolls
Gorakhpur had 970 polling centres and 2,141 polling stations. There were 19.49 lakh eligible voters including over 8 lakh women.
Candidates for the Gorakhpur seat
Bharatiya Janata Party's Upendra Dutt Shukla is in the fray for the Gorakhpur seat this time.
The Samajwadi Party has fielded Praveen Nishad in Gorakhpur. The Bahujan Samaj Party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal have extended their support to the SP candidate.
The Congress is fighting on its own and has named Surahita Kareem as its candidate.
UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, who vacated Gorakhpur seat after his elevation, had held it since 1998
Counting for Gorakhpur bypolls to start at 8 am today
ANI tweeted out images from the counting centres in Uttar Pradesh. Heavy security has been deployed at Gorakhpur university where counting will be held.
Voter turnout at both seats was poor
Voter turnout, initially, was poor in the Gorakhpur and Phulpur parliamentary constituencies in Uttar Pradesh but it picked up as voters started queuing up outside polling booths, an election official said.
Till 1 pm, 30.20 percent voting had been registered in Gorakhpur. In Phulpur, the parliamentary constituency of deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, voting till 1 pm was not very impressive and only 19.20 percent votes had been cast.
Results expected by Thursday
Votes for the crucial Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha by-elections will be counted today amid tight security arrangements. An Election Commission official said all arrangements have been made for the counting of ballots and the results are expected to the declared by Wednesday afternoon.
09:03 (IST)
BJP leads in rural Gorakhpur, SP in Piprachi: BJP leading in Phulpur
According to additional commissioner of the Election Commission Ved Prakash Verma BJP is leading in Rural Gorakhpur and Samajwadi Party in Piprachi.
In Phulpur, so far, BJP is leading.
Input by Saurabh Sharma/101 Reporters
09:01 (IST)
SP-BSP will win but faulty EVMs are an issue: SP candidate Praveen Nishad
Input by Gaurav Tripathi, 101, Reporters
08:47 (IST)
Counting preparation underway at Phulpur counting centre
Input by Saeed Syed, 101 Reporters
08:46 (IST)
Counting begins at Gorakhpur
Input by Gaurav Tripathi, 101 Reporters
08:35 (IST)
Coming together of Samajwadi Party and BSP
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.
Describing it as the dress rehearsal for 2019 General Elections, Yogi Adityanath said the BSP-SP partnership is "unholy alliance" and said that the BJP is still confident of a win in both constituencies.
08:31 (IST)
Mayawati and Akhilesh partnership is 'unholy alliance': Yogi Adityanath
After casting his vote in Gorakhpur, Adityanath had claimed that the BJP was getting a widespread support from the people, while Keshav Prasad 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," he had said. On the other hand, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav had said polling day was a day to "change and re-write history"
08:29 (IST)
19.63 lakh voters to decide fate of 22 candidates
A total of 19.63 lakh voters will decide the fate of 22 candidates. The BJP has fielded Kaushlendra Singh Patel who is pitted against Nagendra Singh Patel of the SP. The BSP here too is supporting the SP candidate. The Congress has fielded Manish Mishra as its candidate.
08:26 (IST)
Here are the main contenders for Phulpur Lok Sabha seat
Kaushalendra Singh Patel from the BJP, Nagendra Pratap Singh Patel from SP, Manish Mishra from the Congress are contesting from the Phulpur Lok Sabha seat.
08:23 (IST)
Here are the main contenders for Gorakhpur seat
Upendra Shukla from the BJP, Praveen Nishad from Samajwadi Party, and Surhita Chatterjee Karim from the Congress are the main contenders for the Gorakhpur seat.
08:20 (IST)
Counting for Phulpur Lok Sabha seat begins
The Phulpur seat was never a BJP bastion and the saffron party first won this seat in 2014. Experts say that BJP’s Keshav Prasad Maurya won riding on the Narendra Modi wave. The Phulpur seat has also been represented by former Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru.
08:14 (IST)
Early visuals from Phulpur counting centre
Input: Mohammad Furkan, 101Reporters
08:11 (IST)
Security arrangements at the Gorakhpur counting centre
Picture by Gaurav Tripathi, 101 Reporters
08:06 (IST)
Counting for Phulpur bypolls to start soon
ANI tweeted out visuals from outside the counting centre in Phulpur.
08:04 (IST)
Visual from outside the Deendayal University counting centre
Image by: Harikesh Singh, 101 Reporters
07:58 (IST)
Bastion of Adityanath, Gorakhpur was represented thrice by his mentor Mahant Avaidyanath
Gorakhpur seat is significant because it is the bastion of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath who has represented the seat in the Lok Sabha five times. Prior to him, the seat was thrice represented in Parliament by his mentor Mahant Avaidyanath.
07:51 (IST)
Gorakhpur bypoll is semi-final of the 2019 General Elections: Adityanath
The Gorakhpur seat is so crucial for the BJP that the Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has dubbed these elections as a semi final of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
07:48 (IST)
Mayawati-Akhilesh arrangement has left BJP uneasy
The announcement by the Mayawati led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) to support Samajwadi Party’s candidate has made these bypolls very interesting as the results of these polls will decide on future alliance of the arch-rivals.
The arrangement between the parties has left BJP in an uneasy position and entire BJP machinery had to do a war like campaigning on both the seats. The direct fight is between SP, BSP and BJP.
07:38 (IST)
Almost 20 lakh residents were eligible to cast their vote in the Gorakhpur bypolls
Gorakhpur had 970 polling centres and 2,141 polling stations. There were 19.49 lakh eligible voters including over 8 lakh women.
07:33 (IST)
Candidates for the Gorakhpur seat
Bharatiya Janata Party's Upendra Dutt Shukla is in the fray for the Gorakhpur seat this time.
The Samajwadi Party has fielded Praveen Nishad in Gorakhpur. The Bahujan Samaj Party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal have extended their support to the SP candidate.
The Congress is fighting on its own and has named Surahita Kareem as its candidate.
07:30 (IST)
UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, who vacated Gorakhpur seat after his elevation, had held it since 1998
07:15 (IST)
Counting for Gorakhpur bypolls to start at 8 am today
ANI tweeted out images from the counting centres in Uttar Pradesh. Heavy security has been deployed at Gorakhpur university where counting will be held.
07:12 (IST)
Voter turnout at both seats was poor
Voter turnout, initially, was poor in the Gorakhpur and Phulpur parliamentary constituencies in Uttar Pradesh but it picked up as voters started queuing up outside polling booths, an election official said.
Till 1 pm, 30.20 percent voting had been registered in Gorakhpur. In Phulpur, the parliamentary constituency of deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, voting till 1 pm was not very impressive and only 19.20 percent votes had been cast.
07:03 (IST)
Results expected by Thursday
Votes for the crucial Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha by-elections will be counted today amid tight security arrangements. An Election Commission official said all arrangements have been made for the counting of ballots and the results are expected to the declared by Wednesday afternoon.