UP records 49.3% polling in by-elections; exit polls predict BJP to win maximum seats
An estimated 49.3% of the 34.35 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the by-elections for the nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.
An estimated 49.3% of the 34.35 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the by-elections for the nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.
Except for a few stray incidents, by-elections in six Assembly constituencies passed off peacefully today.
Voting for the by-elections in six key assembly constituencies across the North East began on Wednesday, marking a crucial political event that will decide the fate of 34 candidates, many of whom are first-time contenders.
He said that the government has become "a U-turn expert".
A total of 15 contestants have withdrawn their nominations across seven poll-bound assembly segments in Rajasthan, leaving 69 candidates in the fray for the November 13 by-elections.
The four LS seats being contested are Mandi, Hamirpur, Kangra, and Shimla, while the six assembly constituencies include Sujanpur, Dharamshala, Barsar, Lahaul-Spiti, Gagret and Kutlehar.
He appealed to the public to vote for a double engine government.
The BJP and the SP are in the fray for the Suar seat while BJP has given ticket to Apna Dal candidate for Chanbey seat.
While both Mr Mandal and Mr Guho are confident of winning the by-polls, political observers predict the results in favour of the AITC as it has come to power in the state, and three party candidates, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, have won by-elections recently.
Eight Assembly seats are up for polls in Gujarat, seven in Uttar Pradesh, two each in Odisha, Nagaland, Karnataka, and Jharkhand; and one seat each in Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Haryana.
