Rashtriya Lok Dal candidate Tabassum Hasan has won Uttar Pradesh's Kairana parliamentary constituency, in what is considered a stronghold of the BJP. The BJP also lost the Noorpur Assembly seat by a margin of 6,211 votes.
Snapshot
- RLD candidate Tabassum Hasan wins Kairana by a margin of 44,618 votes
- SP candidate Naeemul Hasan wins Noorpur Assembly seat
- SP’s Akhilesh Yadav reacted to the bypoll results, saying, “This is a defeat for those who do not believe in democracy”
- “To take a giant leap, you’ll have to take two steps back,” said Rajnath Singh after BJP’s setback in the bypolls
Finally Tally In, RLD Wins By a Margin of 44,618 Votes
The final tally for UP’s Kairana Lok Sabha seat stands as follows:
- RLD’s Tabassum Hasan: 4,81,182
- BJP's Mriganka Singh: 4,36,564
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'To Take a Giant Leap, You'll Have to Take Two Steps Back': Rajnath Singh
Speaking after the BJP’s setback in the bypolls held across 10 states, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who has served as the CM of UP in the past, said:
To take a giant leap, you will have to take two steps back. We will take a giant leap in the future.Home Minister Rajnath Singh
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After 20 Rounds of Counting, RLD Leads by 49,291 Votes
After 20 rounds of counting, the current tally stands as follows, according to PTI:
- RLD’s Tabassum Hasan: 4,01,464
- BJP's Mriganka Singh: 3,52,173
'This is a Defeat for Those Who Don't Believe in Democracy': Akhilesh Yadav
Addressing the media after Samajwadi Party’s victory in the Noorpur Assembly seat, Akhilesh Yadav congratulated all the people who voted for the party, adding that “this is a defeat for those who do not believe in democracy”.
People have given a befitting reply to the BJP… We have learnt from the BJP the game that they used to play with us. It was said that farmers will get a loan waiver, but did that happen? Instead, farmers lost their lives. This is a big betrayal.Akhilesh Yadav
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Published: 30 May 2018, 7:44 PM IST