UP by choice: Today, starting at 7 in the morning, voting will take place on 9 UP seats. In which the Electoral Commission has published the percentage of votes until 11 in the morning. Voting was recorded with 26.18% in Meerapur seat, 20.41% in Majhwa seat, 19.18% in Khair seat, 17.68% in Phulpur seat, a 28.4% in Kundarki seat, 20.71% in Karhal seat, 24.28% in Katehari seat, 12.87% in Ghaziabad. seat and 15.91% in Sisamau seat.
By-elections are being held for these seats.
- Katehari (Ambedkar Nagar)
- Karhal (Mainpuri)
- Mirapur (Muzaffarnagar)
- Ghaziabad
- Majhwan (Mirzapur)
- Sisamau (Kanpur)
- Khair (Aligarh)
- Phulpur (Prayagraj)
- Kundarki (Moradabad)
In total 90 candidates in the running
A total of 90 candidates are trying their luck in these by-elections. The maximum number of 14 candidates come from Ghaziabad assembly constituency while the minimum number of 5 candidates each come from Khair (reserved) and Sisamau seats. In the last assembly elections (2022), the SP won seats in Sisamau, Katehari, Karhal and Kundarki, while the BJP won seats in Phulpur, Ghaziabad, Majhwan and Khair. The Meerapur seat was held by the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), which has now become an ally of the BJP. All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has fielded its candidates for Ghaziabad, Kundarki and Meerapur seats, while Chandrashekhar’s Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) has fielded candidates for all seats except Sisamau.
