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Lucknow: The results of the by-elections held for nine seats in Uttar Pradesh will be announced on Saturday. The counting of votes will begin at 8:00 a.m. Trends will start to emerge after some time. You will continuously get information related to latest trends and vote counting on India TV. Security measures will be strict at the counting site.
Elections were held in these seats.
By-elections were held on November 20 for Meerapur, Kundarki, Sisamau, Katehari, Phulpur, Majhwan, Ghaziabad, Karhal and Khair seats in UP. The results of the by-election will not have any impact on the government, but this contest is considered the first major contest between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its political rivals after the Lok Sabha elections. BJP and SP accuse each other of irregularities in the elections.
The head of the SP sent this message to candidates and workers
Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav has expressed confidence that the by-election results will favor his party. The SP chief tweeted and said that there is an appeal to the Election Commission and the candidates of the 9 India-SP Alliance seats in Pachnaav to ensure that postal votes are counted first as per rules tomorrow morning. and then according to the rules. The votes of the EVM machines are counted. Everyone must be fully alert and immediately inform the Election Commission and us in case of any irregularity or suspicion thereof. An assurance has been received from the Election Commission that there will be no irregularities. Remain fully alert, alert and cautious until you receive the certificate of victory.
BJP and SP had won these seats in 2022
In the 2022 assembly elections, the BJP won seats in Phulpur, Ghaziabad, Majhwan and Khair. While the SP had won in Sisamau, Katehari, Karhal and Kundarki. Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), which was then an ally of the SP, won the Meerapur seat. The party later switched sides and is now part of the BJP-led NDA.
These parties also presented candidates
The Congress did not contest the by-elections, but supported the SP. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) contested all nine seats, while Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) fielded candidates in Ghaziabad, Kundarki and Mirapur. The Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram), led by Chandrashekhar Azad, also contested all seats except Sisamau.
