Samajwadi Party's Naeem-ul-Hasan has been declared the winner from Noorpur assembly seat.
The bypolls were held due to the demise of incumbent BJP MLA Lokendra Singh. The BJP had fielded the deceased legislator's widow Avnish Singh from the constituency. While 82,532 votes, the SP candidate won the by-election as he received 92,113 votes.
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Samajwadi Party candidate Naeem-ul-Hasan is leading by 5,100 votes after 14th round of counting. If this leads to his victory, this would be the first-time SP would be wrestin the constituency since 2003.
SP candidate Naeem-ul-Hasan is leading by over 12,000 votes from UP's Noorpur assembly seat. The Samajwadi Party claims the result reflect the disillusionment of the people against the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in the state.
Samajwadi Party candidate Naeem-ul-Hasan is leading by 9,242 votes after six rounds of counting. The BJP had won the seat in 2012 and 2017 assembly elections. Analysts claim the victory was boosted by BSP and Congress extending support to the SP nominee.
The Samajwadi Party continues to maintain lead against the BJP after three rounds of counting. The party candidate, Naeem-ul-Hasan, has been aiming to wrest the seat since 2007. His attempts, however, remained thwarted by late BJP MLA Lokendra Singh.
SP candidate Naeem-ul-Hasan has consolidated his lead as per the latest updates. The seat was represented since 2012 by BJP leader Lokendra Singh. His death in February this year necessitated the re-election.
The Samajwadi Party claims it is headed towards a massive victory in Noorpur and Kairana. "People of UP have rebelled against the Yogi Adityanath government. The results will reflect," said SP spokesperson Rajendra Dubey. For live updates of Kairana, read here.
Samajwadi Party candidate Naeem-ul-Hasan is leading as per the early trends. He is pitted against Avnish Singh, the wife of deceased BJP MLA Lokendra Singh.
Counting of votes begin to determine the winner for the crucial assembly bypoll results of Uttar Pradesh's Noorpur constituency. The contest here is primarily between BJP's Avnish Singh and Samajwadi Party's Naeem-ul-Hasan.
Bijnor, May 31: The Election Commission will declare the results of Noorpur bypoll today. The crucial assembly seat was contested on May 28, along with the by-election in the neighbouring Lok Sabha constituency of Kairana. The electoral battle witnessed a fight primarily between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Samajwadi Party (SP). Notably, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Congress had extended support to the SP candidate in the fray. Stay tuned here for the live news and updates related to Noorpur by-election results.
Noorpur witnessed 61 per cent electorate turnout in the bypoll held on Monday, nearly 6 per cent less than the voting percentage recorded in 2017. The polling was marred with glitches as the electronic voting machines (EVM) had malfunctioned at nearly 110 booths.
The SP had put the onus of EVM snags on the ruling Yogi Adityanath government. "If they have nothing to be afraid of, why can't they fight a single election on ballot papers," said senior party leader Rajendra Chowdhary.
Last winner: The seat was retained by BJP MLA Lokendra Singh in the 2017 assembly elections, who defeated his nearest rival - SP's Naim-ul-Hasan by a margin of over 13,000 votes.
Reason for bypoll: The by-election was necessitated due to the demise of Lokendra on February 21, 2018. The 42-year-old legislator died in a road accident near Sitapur.
Candidates in Fray: Avnish Singh, the wife of deceased MLA Lokendra Singh, is the BJP nominee from the seat. The Samajwadi Party has reposed faith in Naim-ul-Hasan, who lost by 13,000 votes in the last elections. The SP candidate is being backed by the BSP, Congress and RLD.
The bypoll results are considered to be a litmus test on the performance of the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government which stormed to power with a three-fourth majority in the assembly elections held last year. Two months prior to the Noorpur by-election, the ruling party was jolted in Gorakhpur and Phulpur, as both the seats were wrested by the SP. Notably, the two Lok Sabha constituencies were last represented by Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya, respectively.
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