This Article is From Feb 16, 2016

Counting Of Votes For Uttar Pradesh Assembly By-Polls Today

Counting Of Votes For Uttar Pradesh Assembly By-Polls Today

Over 46 per cent polling took place in the by-election to the Bikapur, Deoband and Muzaffarnagar assembly seat on February 13.

Lucknow: Counting of votes for by-polls in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, Deoband and Bikapur will be held today.

The poll results will be closely watched in the three communally sensitive seats of Uttar Pradesh as it is likely to send a strong message before assembly elections in the state in 2017.

Over 46 per cent polling took place in the by-election to the Bikapur, Deoband and Muzaffarnagar assembly seat on February 13.

The by-elections were necessitated in Muzaffarnagar, Deoband and Bikapur due to demise of Samajwadi Party lawmaker Chitranjan Swaroop, Rajendra Singh Rana and Mitrasen Yadav last year.

Gaurav Swaroop is the Samajwadi Party candidate from Muzaffarnagar, while Anandsen Yadav and Meena Devi are the party candidates from Bikapur and Deoband seat.
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