Apart from the Delhi Assembly elections, voting is also being held today for by-elections in Milkipur in Uttar Pradesh, and Erode (East) Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
According to the Election Commission's turnout app, till 3 pm, Milkipur recorded an approximate turnout of 65.25 percent, and Erode (east) recorded 64.02 percent.
The bypoll in Milkipur was necessitated when SP leader Awadhesh Prasad vacated the seat after winning the Faizabad Lok Sabha seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The bypoll in Erode (east) was necessitated by the death of Congress legislator E.V.K.S. Elangovan.
Need To Know About Both The Constituency:
Milkipur Bypoll
Voting for the bypoll in the Milkipur Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh began at 7 am today.
The fate of 10 candidates in the fray will be decided by the Scheduled Castes (SC)-reserved constituency's 3,70,829 voters, but the main contest is expected to be between Samajwadi Party's Ajit Prasad and the BJP's Chandrabhanu Paswan.
The stakes in the bypoll in Milkipur, which is in Ayodhya district, were raised by SP's Awadhesh Prasad's surprise win from Faizabad in last year's Lok Sabha polls that came just months after the inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
There are 255 polling centres and 414 polling stations for the election.
More than 1,93,000 male voters, over 1,78,000 female voters, and eight third-gender people are registered to vote for the bypoll. There are 4,811 first-time voters in the assembly constituency.
While BSP isn't contesting the bypoll, the Congress is backing its alliance partner SP on the seat.
Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) has also fielded a candidate from the seat.Now, even as the SP is looking to retain the seat, the BJP sees the election as an opportunity to avenge its loss in Faizabad.
In the 2022 UP Assembly polls, Milkipur was the only assembly seat BJP lost in Ayodhya district.
Erode East Bypoll
For bypolls in Erode (east), the Election Commission made extensive arrangements, setting up 237 polling stations across 53 locations to ensure smooth voting.
A mock voting session was carried out at 6 AM today to test the EVMs, following which official voting commenced at 7 AM and will continue until 6:00 PM. The vote counting is scheduled for February 8, with results to be announced the same day.
The constituency has a total of 2,27,576 registered voters, including 1,10,128 male and 1,17,381 female voters.
The by-election has turned into a direct contest between the ruling DMK and Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) after AIADMK and BJP withdrew from the race.
DMK라이브 바카라 candidate is former MLA V.C. Chandhirakumar, contesting after the party took over the Erode East seat from its ally, Congress.
NTK has fielded M.K. Seethalakshmi, the party라이브 바카라 women라이브 바카라 wing leader, under the leadership of actor-turned-politician Seeman. The by-election was necessitated following the death of veteran Congress leader E.V.K.S Elangovan on December 14 2024, at the age of 75.
Elangovan won the seat in the 2023 by-election after the untimely demise of his son, Thirumahan Everaa, due to a heart attack on January 4, 2023.
