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
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