BJP Wins In UP's Rampur, Dominated By Samajwadi's Azam Khan Since 2002

In a huge upset, the Bharatiya Janata Party has won in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur Assembly constituency, stronghold of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan and his family, where the Akhilesh Yadav-led party had alleged that people were not allowed to vote and were beaten with sticks so that they would not come out on Monday. The constituency had recorded dismal voter turnout, with less than 40 per cent of eligible voters turning up at the polling stations.