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UP By-Election results 2018 LIVE: BJP leads in Gorakhpur, SP in Phulpur; Adityanath sure to win

Lok Sabha by-elections in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur, Phulpur and Bihar's Araria, being viewed as yet another test for BJP ahead of 2019 general elections

BS Web Team  |  New Delhi 

Uttar Pradesh Lok sabha bypolls 2018
Voters in Phulpur. Photo: PTI

Bihar bypoll results 2018: Initial counting of votes on Wednesday showed the BJP-led NDA is leading in the Araria Lok Sabha and Jahanabad and Bhabua assembly by-elections in Bihar.   The candidates of the Grand Alliance of RJD, Congress and HAM were trailing from all three seats.   In Araria, Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate Pradip Kumar Singh is leading over RJD candidate Sarfaraz Alam.   In Bhabua, BJP's Rinki Pandey is leading over Congress' Sambhu Patel, while Janta Dal-United's Abhiram Sharma is leading from Jahanabad assembly seat over Rashtriya Janata Dal's Suday Yadav.   Though it is an early trend, there is an upbeat mood in the National Democratic Alliance camp in Patna. Phulpur bypoll results 2018: Samajwadi Party's Nagendra Pratap Singh Patel leading by 6,931 votes with 54,562 votes, BJP's Kaushlendra Singh Patel is following in with 47,631 votes. Gorakhpur bypoll results 2018: BJP has widened its lead by 4,688 votes in the seat vacated by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.  Phulpur bypoll results 2018: 'Wait and watch,' says BJP canditate Patel Even though early trends show the Samajwadi Party having an edge over the ruling BJP, Kaushlendra Singh Patel said, "BJP will win with a huge mandate, wait and watch." After the fourth round of counting, Patel is trailing SP candidate Praveen Kumar Nishad by 3,707 votes.  You can watch the preparation of vote counting for UP bypolls and Bihar bypolls below Gorakhpur bypoll results 2018: BJP's Upendra Dutt Shukla leading with 15,577 votes, SP's Praveen Kumar Nishad second with 13,911 votes.

The counting of votes for the Lok Sabha by-election 2018 for the two constituencies of Uttar Pradesh — Gorakhpur and Phulpur and Bihar's Araria will begin on Wednesday amid tight security arrangements. The results are expected to be declared by Thursday afternoon, according to an Election Commission official. 

Uttar Pradesh by-elections 2018

The voter turnout was 47.45 per cent in Gorakhpur and 37.39 per cent in Phulpur in Sunday's polling. Ten candidates were in the fray from Gorakhpur, while 22 candidates contested from Phulpur. According to the Election Commission, there are 1.96 million (19.61 lakh) voters in Phulpur parliamentary constituency, while the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat has a 1.95 million (19.49 lakh) electorate.

Uttar Pradesh by-polls 2018 were necessitated after Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya vacated the Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats, respectively, following their election to the state legislative council.


Fifty-seven per cent polling was registered in Araria, Bihar's Chief Electoral Officer Ajay V Nayak said. In the Bhabua and Jehanabad Assembly constituencies in Bihar, where by-polls were also held, the voter turnout was 54.03 per cent and 50.06 per cent respectively, he said.

Bihar by-polls 2018 for the Araria seat was necessitated by the death of RJD MP Mohd Taslimuddin.

First Published: Wed, March 14 2018. 10:18 IST
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The counting of votes for the Lok Sabha by-election 2018 for the two constituencies of Uttar Pradesh — Gorakhpur and Phulpur and Bihar's Araria will begin on Wednesday amid tight security arrangements. The results are expected to be declared by Thursday afternoon, according to an Election Commission official. 

Uttar Pradesh by-elections 2018

The voter turnout was 47.45 per cent in Gorakhpur and 37.39 per cent in Phulpur in Sunday's polling. Ten candidates were in the fray from Gorakhpur, while 22 candidates contested from Phulpur. According to the Election Commission, there are 1.96 million (19.61 lakh) voters in Phulpur parliamentary constituency, while the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat has a 1.95 million (19.49 lakh) electorate.

Uttar Pradesh by-polls 2018 were necessitated after Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya vacated the Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats, respectively, following their election to the state legislative council.


Fifty-seven per cent polling was registered in Araria, Bihar's Chief Electoral Officer Ajay V Nayak said. In the Bhabua and Jehanabad Assembly constituencies in Bihar, where by-polls were also held, the voter turnout was 54.03 per cent and 50.06 per cent respectively, he said.

Bihar by-polls 2018 for the Araria seat was necessitated by the death of RJD MP Mohd Taslimuddin.

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UP By-Election results 2018 LIVE: BJP leads in Gorakhpur, SP in Phulpur; Adityanath sure to win

Lok Sabha by-elections in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur, Phulpur and Bihar's Araria, being viewed as yet another test for BJP ahead of 2019 general elections

The counting of votes for the Lok Sabha by-election 2018 for the two constituencies of Uttar Pradesh — Gorakhpur and Phulpur and Bihar's Araria will begin on Wednesday amid tight security arrangements. The results are expected to be declared by Thursday afternoon, according to an Election Commission official. 

Uttar Pradesh by-elections 2018

The voter turnout was 47.45 per cent in Gorakhpur and 37.39 per cent in Phulpur in Sunday's polling. Ten candidates were in the fray from Gorakhpur, while 22 candidates contested from Phulpur. According to the Election Commission, there are 1.96 million (19.61 lakh) voters in Phulpur parliamentary constituency, while the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat has a 1.95 million (19.49 lakh) electorate.

Uttar Pradesh by-polls 2018 were necessitated after Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya vacated the Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats, respectively, following their election to the state legislative council.


Fifty-seven per cent polling was registered in Araria, Bihar's Chief Electoral Officer Ajay V Nayak said. In the Bhabua and Jehanabad Assembly constituencies in Bihar, where by-polls were also held, the voter turnout was 54.03 per cent and 50.06 per cent respectively, he said.

Bihar by-polls 2018 for the Araria seat was necessitated by the death of RJD MP Mohd Taslimuddin.

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