UP bypolls: Amid violence in Muzaffarnagar, 31.21% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm
Amid reports of minor violence, polling in nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh is progressing peacefully with around 31.21% voter turnout till 1 pm.
The BJP managed to retain its seat in the bypoll held for the Ward Number 5 (Lower Bazaar) Municipal Corporation Solan elections held on Sunday.
BJP candidate Amardeep Panja defeated Congress candidate Puneet Narang by a margin of 283 votes.
Of the total 765 votes cast two were invalid.
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The seat had fallen vacant after the demise of BJP councillor Kulbhushan Gupta in March this year.
Puneet Narang a nominated Councillor taking a risk had resigned to contest the by-polls from Ward number 5.
Solan civic body has total 17 Wards.
BJP retaining the seat has a strength of seven candidates in the civic body, while Congress nine and one independent.
BJP state president Rajeev Bindal said, “This victory is a proclamation of the public against the incumbent Congress government led by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.”
“The state government is taking anti-people decisions and public anger is visible in the outcome of the Solan Municipal by-poll, he claimed, adding that the people has shown trust in the BJP and approved the policies and developmental works of the BJP.
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