UP Bypolls

A total of 86 state government employees here have been issued show-cause notices by authorities for being absent from election duty during the recent by-polls in Khatauli. On December 5, voting took place in the Khatauli Assembly constituencies and the results were declared on December 8. Sandeep Bhagiya, the Chief Development Officer (CDO), who was also the in-charge of the election duty told reporters on Wednesday that the show cause notices have been issued against 86 employees who were found absent from the poll duty. They have been asked to respond for the same till December 21. The employees were found absent at the time of dispatching of the polling parties on December 4, a day before polling. "Departmental action, including adverse entry and salary deduction, will be ordered against them in absence of suitable response," the CDO said.

Samajwadi Party candidate Dimple Yadav is leading in the Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency, while RLD and BJP candidates are leading in the Khatauli and the Rampur Sadar seats respectively, according to trends for the bypolls in Uttar Pradesh. While in Mainpuri, Yadav has taken a lead of over 15,000 votes over her nearest rival BJP candidate Raghuraj Singh Shakya, RLD candidate Madan Bhaiya is leading by over 1,000 votes in Khatauli over BJP's Rajkumar Saini, the Election Commission website showed. Samajwadi Party candidate Asim Raja is leading from Rampur Sadar, while BJP's Akash Saxena his trailing, source said. The bypoll on these seats were held on Dec 5.

Bypolls to one Lok Sabha and two assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh saw moderate voting till 1 pm, even as the two main contenders Samajwadi Party (SP) and the BJP accused each other of disrupting the electoral process. The SP, through its official Twitter handle, alleged use of police force and also said officials on election duty were preventing people from casting their votes. It also posted a video accusing the BJP agents of distributing money in Mainpuri's Bhogaon area. On the other hand, the BJP too alleged on Twitter that in some booths, "unscrupulous elements of the SP" were preventing people from casting their votes and sought the Election Commission's intervention. A party delegation also met the state chief electoral officer and handed over a memorandum. When asked about the allegation, BJP state president Bhupinder Singh Chaudhary said, "The SP is making baseless allegations as it is going to taste defeat in all the three seats." Meanwhile, the EC said in a ...

Ahead of the December 5 bypolls in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party on Saturday submitted a memorandum to the state chief electoral officer seeking action to stop fake voting, while the BJP has approached the official, alleging that its rival is "threatening" people. While the Samajwadi Party (SP) in a memorandum has sought concrete action to safeguard against fake voting in the Rampur Sadar assembly segment, the BJP has urged the chief electoral officer (CEO) to put a check on "anarchic elements" of its rivals in the Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency. The Uttar Pradesh BJP in a statement said the party's state general secretary JPS Rathore has written to the CEO mentioning a "list of miscreants in the Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency and demanded strict action against them". In its letter, the ruling party in the state has also demanded tight security at highly sensitive polling booths to prevent miscreants from capturing them. The BJP has alleged that the Model Code of Conduct has

In a surprise move, the Samajwadi Party has named its estranged leader Shivpal Singh Yadav as a star campaigner for the Mainpuri Lok Sabha by-elections

The by-election to Mainpuri Lok Sabha and Khatauli Assembly seats is scheduled for December 5

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced the schedule of the bypoll for the Khatauli Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh

BSP chief Mayawati targeted the Samajwadi Party over its defeat in the Gola Gokarannath assembly bypolls, asking what excuse will it give for the loss given that her party did not contest the election. She said it remains to be seen whether the Akhilesh Yadav-led party will be able to retain the Mainpuri Lok Sabha and Rampur assembly seats where bypolls are scheduled on December 5. BJP's Aman Giri won the Gola Gokarannath assembly bypoll in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, defeating his nearest rival and Samajwadi Party candidate Vinay Tiwari by over 34,000 votes, a senior official said. With the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Congress keeping away, it was a direct contest between the BJP and the SP. "Gola Gokarnnath assembly by-election is in a lot of discussions. It is more so because of the SP's defeat by 34,298 votes than the BJP's victory. When the BSP mostly does not contest by-elections and was not in the fray here too, what new excuse will SP make for its defeat?" Mayawati said

The main contest is between the BJP's Aman Giri, the son of Arvind Giri, and SP candidate and former Gola Gokarannath MLA Vinay Tiwari.

Appreciating the performance of her party candidate in the bypoll in Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat, BSP chief Mayawati asked her party workers to keep the momentum till the general election in 2024

In bypoll results announced on Sunday, the BJP stunned the Samajwadi Party by wresting the two seats considered its pocket-boroughs

The results of three Lok Sabha and seven Assembly constituencies spread in different states where bypolls were held on June 23 were declared on Sunday

'The BJP's double engine government has secured double victory in the state under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi'

Counting of votes for the by-elections to the Rampur and Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh got underway at 8 am Sunday amid tight security

Over 35 lakh people were eligible to vote in the bypolls in these two constituencies to decide the fate of 19 candidates

'Thanks to all the voters for their support in the bypolls. We are committed to development', said Akhilesh Yadav

He further said that the lead margins for the candidates in Uttar Pradesh by-polls is very high: 17,000 to 32,000

Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said his party is set on returning to power in Uttar Pradesh in the 2022 assembly election

The filing of nomination papers for by-elections to seven assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh ended on Friday

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading in five seats, while the Samajwadi Party (SP) was ahead in Rampur and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Jalalpur