Up, bihar bypoll results 2018 live yogi bastion, nitish prestige in focus

UP, Bihar bypoll results 2018 LIVE: Yogi bastion, Nitish prestige in focus

Get UP and Bihar By-Election results 2018 Live, find Gorakhpur bypoll results 2018 and Phulpur bypoll results 2018. Also, know Gorakhpur Phulpur seats of Lok Sabha. Find updates on Uttar Pradesh and Bihar Lok sabha bypolls 2018.

Latest News The counting of votes for the Lok Sabha by-election 2018 for the two constituencies of Uttar Pradesh — Gorakhpur and Phulpur and Bihar's Araria will begin on Wednesday amid tight security arrangements. The results are expected to be declared by Thursday afternoon, according to an Election Commission official. up by elections 2018 The voter turnout was 47.45 per cent in Gorakhpur and 37.39 per cent in Phulpur in Sunday's polling.

Ten candidates were in the fray from Gorakhpur, while 22 candidates contested from Phulpur.

According to the Election Commission, there are 1.96 million (19.61 lakh) voters in Phulpur parliamentary constituency, while the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat has a 1.95 million (19.49 lakh) electorate.

Uttar Pradesh by-polls 2018 were necessitated after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya vacated the Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats, respectively, following their election to the state legislative council.

Bihar by-elections 2018

Fifty-seven per cent polling was registered in Araria, Bihar's Chief Electoral Officer Ajay V Nayak said.

In the Bhabua and Jehanabad Assembly constituencies in Bihar, where by-polls were also held, the voter turnout was 54.03 per cent and 50.06 per cent respectively, he said.

Biharbypolls 2018 for the Araria seat was necessitated by the death of RJD MP Mohd Taslimuddin.

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