Uttar Pradesh Bypolls

UP: SP's Dimple Yadav wins Mainpuri parliamentary bypoll by over 280k votes

Samajwadi Party candidate Dimple Yadav on Thursday won the Mainpuri parliamentary bypoll in Uttar Pradesh, defeating her nearest rival and BJP candidate Raghuraj Singh Shakya by 2,88,461 votes. Considered as the SP's bastion, the seat was held by party founder and Dimple Yadav's father-in-law Mulayam Singh Yadav and got vacated after his death on October 10. In 2019, Mulayam Singh Yadav won the Mainpuri seat by defeating BJP candidate Prem Singh Shakya by 94,389 votes.

Ahead of UP bypolls, SP, BJP lodge complaints with chief electoral officer

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

Dimple Yadav to file nomination for Mainpuri Lok Sabha byelection

Ahead of filing papers for contesting the Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll, Samajwadi Party candidate Dimple Yadav on Monday said she dedicates the nomination to principles and values of party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav. The 44-year-old wife of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav will file her nomination later in the day. In a tweet in Hindi, she said, "With salutation ('naman') to 'netaji' (Mulayam Singh Yadav), we dedicate today's nomination to his principles and values. Netaji's blessings have always been with us, and it will always remain." The bypolls for the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat will be held on December 5 and the result will be declared on December 8. Filing of nominations for the bypoll has started, and November 17 is the last date for filing of nomination. The Mainpuri parliamentary seat fell vacant following the demise of Mulayam Singh Yadav on October 10. The Mainpuri parliamentary constituency has five assembly segments of Mainpuri, Bhongaon, Kishni, Karhal and Jaswant Nagar. In th

Uttar Pradesh bypolls: Congress not to contest in Mainpuri, Khatauli

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

SP to contest in Rampur, Mainpuri; RLD candidate to be fielded in Khatauli

The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday said that it would contest the bypolls in Rampur and Khatauli assembly and Mainpuri parliamentary seat along with the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD). "While SP will field its candidate in Rampur assembly and Mainpuri parliamentary constituencies, RLD candidate will contest from Khatauli seat," the party said from its official Twitter handle. While the Mainpuri parliamentary seat fell vacant due to the death of SP patron Mulayam Singh Yadav, Rampur and Khatauli seat fell vacant due to disqualification of SP's Mohd Azam Khan and BJP's Vikram Saini after conviction in cases. The bypoll will be held on December 5.

Uttar Pradesh Assembly bypoll: BJP's Aman Giri wins Gola Gokarannath seat

The BJP's Aman Giri won the Gola Gokarannath Assembly bypoll on Sunday by defeating his nearest rival and Samajwadi Party candidate Vinay Tiwari by over 34,000 votes, a senior official said. "Giri won by a margin of 34,298 votes. He received 1,24,810 votes and Tiwari got 90,512 votes," the official said. After his victory, Giri said he will fulfil the dream of his father Arvind Giri, whose death in September necessitated the bypoll, and ensure development of the constituency. He also thanked Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for promising to develop Gola Gokarannath as 'Chhota Kashi'.

Akhilesh Yadav blames EC for his party's debacle in assembly polls

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday blamed the Election Commission (EC) for his party's rout in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, and by-polls

UP bypolls: Azam Khan's bastion falls, BJP unfurls lotus in Rampur

In Rampur, BJP had fielded Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi who recently joined the party; whereas, SP candidate Asim Raja was handpicked by Azam Khan

UP Assembly: Shivpal praises CM Yogi Adityanath as 'honest', 'hardworking'

Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party Lohia (PSPL) founder Shivpal Yadav praise CM Yogi Adityanath as "honest" and "hardworking" while claiming his support would have helped keep the opposition in power

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav thanks voters for their support in UP bypolls

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

Of power and prestige: What makes recently-held by-elections important

With all the attention on Bihar, people have forgotten about the 56 other Assembly seats for which by-polls have been held. We look at the states where by-elections took place - and their important

UP assembly bypolls: Over 53% cast votes sealing fate of 88 candidates

An average of over 53% voters exercised their franchise in the Uttar Pradesh assembly by-elections for seven seats with 88 candidates in the fray

Uttar Pradesh elections: Polling begins in seven seats Assembly seats

Voting for bypolls to seven Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh began on Tuesday morning amidst Covid-19 protocol and tight security

UP bypolls: Cong candidate served notice for alleged electoral bribery

Kripa Shankar Sankhwar, the Congress candidate for Ghatampur was caught on camera handing cash to a person during a campaign

Samajwadi Party announces candidates for six seats in UP Assembly bypolls

SP will contest six seats and will give Bulandshahr seat to Rashtriya Lok Dal in the upcoming Vidhan Sabha by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, the party said

Congress announces candidates for Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand bypolls

The Congress announced six candidates for Assembly bypolls in Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand next month

Mayawati's BSP to contest Assembly bypolls for first time in Uttar Pradesh

The Bahujan Samaj Party has decided to put up candidates in all eight Assembly seats where bypolls are to be held

Uttar Pradesh and Bihar bypolls: Moderate to low polling recorded

The bypolls were necessitated after Adityanath and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya vacated their Lok Sabha seats

UP bypolls: Gorakhpur records 40% polling, Phulpur 29% till 4 pm, says EC

After casting his vote in Gorakhpur, Adityanath claimed the BJP was getting widespread support from the people

UP bypolls: Voter turnout at 20%, BJP confident of win; top 10 developments

16.8% voters turned out in Gorakhpur, the backyard of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Keshav Prasad Maurya claimed BJP will win with a mandate as big as the one in 2014 General election