Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and candidate for Bhanupratappur by poll Bramhanand Netam has reacted to the arrival of Jharkhand police in the state to arrest him in connection with the alleged rape of a minor.
According to the latest data from the Election Commission of India (ECI), Padampur saw 75.89 per cent voting- the highest among all the other assembly seats undergoing elections, i.e., Bihar's Kurhani, Odisha's Padampur, Rajasthan's Sardarshahar, and Uttar Pradesh.
As the voting for the Mainpuri Parliamentary constituency culminated today the total voter turnout was recorded at 51.89 per cent till 5 pm in the ongoing by-poll elections.
Polling in the Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency was mandated following the demise of the sitting MP and former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Mulayam Singh Yadav. The party has fielded his daughter-in-law and wife of Akhilesh Yadav, Dimple Yadav. She is pitted against BJP's former MP Ragh
Nearly 50 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Chhattisgarh's Bhanupratappur as six assembly seats in five states of the country went to polling on Monday.
Former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and National President of Samajwadi Party, Akhilesh Yadav has said that his party would win Mainpuri by-elections.
The Election Commission on Monday recorded the highest voter turnout in Chhattisgarh's Bhanupratappur assembly seat. Voter turnout in Rampur was still recorded as the lowest at 11 am.