UP by electoral vote 2024: By-elections are being held today for 9 UP assembly seats. The credibility of the ruling BJP and the opposition Samajwadi Party is at stake in this vote. CM Yogi Adityanath took the lead from the BJP side while Akhilesh Yadav took the lead from the SP side.
Vacancy to become a deputy
Among them, there are eight assembly seats where by-elections are held after the MLAs win the Lok Sabha elections. In this, except Sisamau seat in Kanpur, all other seats remained vacant due to MLAs becoming MPs.
By-elections for which seats?
Starting at 7 am today in the seats of Meerapur (Muzaffarnagar), Kundarki (Moradabad), Ghaziabad, Khair Surakshit (Aligarh), Karhal (Mainpuri), Sisamau (Kanpur Nagar), Phulpur (Prayagraj), Katehari (Ambedkar Nagar ) and Majhwan (Mirzapur). Voting has begun and will continue until 5 pm.
total 3435974 voters
There are a total of 3,435,974 electors in the 9 UP Assembly seats whose voting will be held today. In total, 90 candidates are in the running, including 11 women.