Voting for bypolls to three Lok Sabha and two Assembly constituencies

The state has suffered the negative consequences of SP and BSP governments. The turnout in Jahanabad and Bhabhua Assembly constituencies was 50 per cent and 54 per cent, respectively.Despite a high voltage campaign, the low voter turnout has left political parties worried and poll pundits wondering.Taking a strong exception of the comments RJD leader Shivanand Tiwary told reporters in Patna, “The BJP is giving such statement in desperation as it knows that the NDA is going to lose.”The BJP had fielded Pradeep Singh from Araria constituency who had lost to veteran RJD leader Mohammad Taslimuddin in 2014 Lok Sabha elections.After casting his vote in Gorakhpur, Mr Adityana-th said that the BJP was getting widespread support from people.In Gorakhpur, a seat vacated by chief minister Yogi Adityanath, the turnout was 43 per cent as against 54.. In Phulpur, the polling percentage was 37 per cent as against 50.”The BJP had fielded Kaushlendra Singh Patel from Phulpur and Upendra Dutt Shukla from Gorakhpur against the SP’s Pravin Nishad and Nagendra Pratap Singh Patel, respectively.The highest turnout on Sunday’ bypolls was recorded in Bihar’s Araria Lok Sabha seat at 57 per cent.Phulpur, once the seat of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, was won for the first time in 2014 by the BJP when deputy chief minister Keshav Maurya was declared elected.

Lucknow/Patna: Voting for bypolls to three Lok Sabha and two Assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar took place on Sunday with a drop of around 11 per cent in the turnout in Uttar Pradesh’s prestigious Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats.There was a drop of around 11 per cent in the turnout in bypolls in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats as compared to 2014.64 per cent in 2014. Toilet Seat Manufacturers UP CM Yogi Adityanath after casting his vote during Gorakhpur bypoll.A police case was filed against BJP state president Nityanand Rai for allegedly making a provocative speech that “voting for RJD candidate will turn the state into a safe haven for the ISIS”. There is anger among people against Nitish Kumar-led government here because they feel that the mandate they gave in 2015 was violated.Attacking the alliance, the chief minister said, “These parties are indulging in negative politics, politics of bargaining and politics of opportunism. Bypolls will be a positive referendum on my one year of governance,” the chief minister said.

The Congress had nominated Suritha Kareem for Gorakhpur and Manish Misra for Phulpur.The RJD is trying to retain its Jehanabad seat which fell vacant after the death of its MLA Mundrika Singh Yadav.“The agenda of good governance and development will win. The party has fielded his son Sujay Yadav against JD(U) candidate Abhiram Sharma.Results for all the seats will be declared on March 14.20 in 2014.The byelections in Uttar Pradesh are significant since they mark the new alliance of the SP and the BSP which could change the complexion of politics in the state if it proves a success. Congress candidate Shambhu Patel  contested against her from the Aassembly segment.From the Bhabhua Assembly seat, the BJP had given a ticket to Rinky Pandey after the death of her husband Anand Bhushan Pandey.The case was registered against senior BJP leader for giving the statement while campaigning for his candidate in Narpatganj of Araria Assembly segment on Friday.Ten candidates are in the fray from Gorakhpur, while 22 candidates are contesting from Phulpur.