UP Bypolls: 38% voter turnout recorded in Phulpur, 43% in Gorakhpur till 5pm

The voting will continue till 5 pm.

Written By Zee Media Bureau | Last Updated: Mar 11, 2018, 07:45 PM IST | Source:

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Lucknow: As voting for Phulpur and Gorakhpur Lok Sabha bypolls began on Sunday morning, all eyes are set on the triangular contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) -Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) alliance. The voting will continue till 5 pm.

A total of 10 candidates in the fray from Gorakhpur seat, while 22 from Phulpur. The BJP has fielded Kaushalendra Singh Patel from Phulpur and Upendra Dutt Shukla from Gorakhpur against SP's Pravin Nishad and Nagendra Pratap Singh Patel respectively. Congress candidate from Gorakhpur is Sureetha Kareem and from Phulpur is Manish Mishra.

Gorakhpur and Phulpur seats were vacated by Adityanath and deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya respectively who were appointed as the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of the state.

11 March 2018

17:40 IST

38 per cent voter turnout has been recorded in Phulpur while 43 per cent in Gorakhpur, till 5 pm.

16:28 IST

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UP Bypolls: 38% voter turnout recorded in Phulpur, 43% in Gorakhpur till 5pm

The voting will continue till 5 pm.

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