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BJP had swept most of Eastern UP in 2019, but will the SP-Congress pitch for social justice dent the ruling party's tally this time?

SP-Congress pitches social justice to stop BJP's Ram Mandir wave in East UP

BJP had swept most of Eastern UP in 2019, but will the SP-Congress pitch for social justice dent the ruling party's tally this time?

After the grand opening of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expected a resounding victory in the Lok Sabha polls, especially in heartland Uttar Pradesh.
But with five phases of voting completed, and the focus shifting to Eastern UP, the election is no longer a foregone conclusion.
BJP had swept most of Eastern UP in 2019, but the 'Modi magic' seems to be wearing off in the region, with increasing interest in developmental issues.
The INDIA bloc, led by the Samajwadi Party and the Congress in the state, has seized this opportunity. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Gandhi siblings Rahul and Priyanka have relentlessly raised the issues of unemployment and inflation at every rally.
Large parts of Eastern UP are backward and poverty-stricken. In the hope of winning over these voters, Akhilesh has stitched together the PDA (Pichada, Dalit, Alpasankhyak) strategy. The SP chief hopes to expand his support base from the controversial Muslim-Yadav vote bank with the rainbow coalition of OBCs, Scheduled Castes and minorities.&nbsp;
Traditionally, Dalits have voted for the BSP, and the non-Yadav OBCs for the BJP. With BSP no longer a serious contender, and BJP doubling-down on Hindutva politics, Akhilesh is positioning himself as a warrior for social justice.
Thus the warning that BJP plans to change the Constitution and take away their rights, and the promise to remove the 50 per cent cap on reservations.&nbsp;
However, the saffron party claims it's the SP and the Congress that wants to change the Constitution, by introducing religion-based reservations for the Muslim population.
By underscoring the Hindu-Muslim poll plank, the BJP signals confidence that 'Ram' will get them over the finish line.

Akhilesh Yadav will file nomination papers as Samajwadi Party candidate from Kannauj tomorrow at 12 noon, the party said in a post on X.

Akhilesh Yadav to contest Lok Sabha polls from UP's Kannauj

Akhilesh Yadav will file nomination papers as Samajwadi Party candidate from Kannauj tomorrow at 12 noon, the party said in a post on X.

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav will contest the Lok Sabha elections from his erstwhile constituency of Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh. He is expected to file his nomination papers tomorrow.
"Honorable National President Shri Akhilesh Yadav will file nomination papers as Samajwadi Party candidate from Kannauj Lok Sabha tomorrow at 12 noon," the party said in a post on X.
Two days ago, the SP had named Tej Pratap Yadav as its candidate from the seat, for which nominations will start on Thursday.
Tej Pratap was the SP MP from Mainpuri between 2014 and 2019. He is Akhilesh Yadav's nephew and also the son-in-law of RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav.
The switch in candidates is said be the result of a demand from the cadre that the party chief contest the family seat.&nbsp;
Kannauj had been a Samajwadi Party stronghold until the previous parliamentary election.
Akhilesh had won from the seat for the first time in 2000. Later, he represented the constituency in 2004 and 2009. He left the seat after he became chief minister in 2012, and his wife Dimple Yadav won the by-election unopposed. Later, Dimple won from the seat in 2014 but she lost to BJP's Subrat Pathak in 2019.
The party chief getting down in the battlefield sends a clear message that SP intends to win back its bastion.
"The question here is of historic victory from the seat. The BJP will become history in this election as people have made up their mind for INDIA bloc. People are going to vote against the NDA. PDA (picchde, Dalit, alpsankhyak) will defeat the NDA this time," Akhilesh said, hours before the announcement was made.
Kannauj will vote in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections on May 13.

Some promises of Samajwadi Party's manifestos overlapped with those mentioned in Congress' election document.&nbsp;

From MSP promise to caste census, how Congress-SP manifestos align

Some promises of Samajwadi Party's manifestos overlapped with those mentioned in Congress' election document. 

Some promises of Samajwadi Party's manifestos overlapped with those mentioned in Congress' election document.&nbsp;

A dominant opposition in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party released its manifesto on April 10 in the build up to the Lok Sabha elections. Some elements of the party&rsquo;s manifesto for the 80-seat state overlaps with the promises made by Congress, an INDIA bloc ally of the Akhilesh Yadav-led party.
Both political heavyweights promised a caste census by 2025, removal of the Agnipath scheme and providing farmers with a Minimum Support Price. Caste census has been a point of friction between the BJP and the INDIA bloc, which wishes to adjust quotas for marginalised communities.
The 20-page document from the SP has called for a PDA government this time. PDA is an acronym for Pichde (backward classes), Dalit and Alpasankhyak (minorities) that was coined by Yadav.
The party also promised to restore the old pension scheme, ensure the participation of all sections of society in the private sector and completely eliminate poverty by 2029.
The other promises made in the manifesto are to stop privatisation and retrenchment of central and state public sector units and to set up smart village clusters across the country to be operated through the Smart Village Cluster Development Authority.
The SP is contesting 62 out of 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh as part of the alliance, while the Congress is contesting 17 seats. The Bhadohi Lok Sabha seat has been given to Trinamool Congress.
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Samajwadi Party's Shivpal Yadav allegedly threatened voters in UP. Video of the same is doing rounds on the internet. 

Samajwadi Party's Shivpal Yadav threatens voters in UP | Watch

Samajwadi Party's Shivpal Yadav allegedly threatened voters in UP. Video of the same is doing rounds on the internet.&nbsp;

Days ahead of the Lok Sabha Election 2024, Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav has landed in trouble for allegedly bullying voters in Uttar Pradesh's Budaun. In a viral video, Shivpal Yadav was seen on stage and threatening voters to vote for him.&nbsp;
He was heard saying, "We will seek everyone&rsquo;s vote. If you vote for us, it is all right. Nahin toh hisaab-kitaab bhi hoga (Otherwise, we will settle the matter later)."
As the video went viral, Brajesh Yadav claimed that this was being shared after the content of it was twisted.&nbsp;
Shivpal Yadav also clarified about the same while speaking to a news channel. Yadav said, "That video, which was shown, was 20-25 seconds. What was spoken before that (video) and after that was not shown. I had only said for those who had become MLAs after contesting the assembly elections as SP candidates, but had voted for the other parties."
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Manoj Kumar Pandey's resignation signals an increased possibility of cross-voting after eight MLAs skipped a dinner hosted by Akhilesh Yadav  last night.

Rajya Sabha polls: SP chief whip resigns before UP Assembly votes

Manoj Kumar Pandey's resignation signals an increased possibility of cross-voting after eight MLAs skipped a dinner hosted by Akhilesh Yadav &nbsp;last night.

In a big setback for the Samajwadi Party in the Rajya Sabha elections, the party's chief whip in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Manoj Kumar Pandey resigned before voting commenced.
Pandey was among eight MLAs who skipped a dinner hosted by party chief Akhilesh Yadav last night. Mukesh Verma, Maharaji Prajapati, Pooja Pal, Rakesh Pandey, Vinod Chaturvedi, Rakesh Pratap Singh and Abhay Singh were the others absent from the meeting.&nbsp;
Ten Rajya Sabha seats are up for grabs from UP, and SP candidates were expected to win three of them. However, the BJP fielded eight candidates, setting the stage for a strong contest for one seat.&nbsp;
Speaking to reporters amid fears of cross-voting, Yadav said, "Those who wanted to profit from the situation will go. Those who were made promises will go."
Citing the example of Chandigarh Mayoral elections, Yadav slammed the BJP saying it would adopt any means to win elections.
The BJP and the SP are the two largest parties in the 403-member state assembly with 252 and 108 MLAs, respectively. The Congress, an alliance partner of the SP, has two seats.
BJP ally Apna Dal (Sonelal) has 13 seats, NISHAD Party has six seats, RLD has nine, SBSP six, Jansatta Dal Loktantrik two and the BSP has one seat. Four seats are currently vacant.
BJP has fielded former Union minister RPN Singh, former MP Chaudhary Tejveer Singh, general secretary of the party's Uttar Pradesh unit Amarpal Maurya, former state minister Sangeeta Balwant, party spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi, former MLA Sadhna Singh, former Agra mayor Naveen Jain and industrialist Sanjay Seth.
The Samajwadi Party has fielded actor-MP Jaya Bachchan, retired IAS officer Alok Ranjan and Dalit leader Ramji Lal Suman.

According to reports, Samajwadi Party is likely to contest 62 out of the 80 seats while Congress will get 17 seats.

Lok Sabha elections | Samajwadi Party, Congress seat-sharing final: report

 According to reports, Samajwadi Party is likely to contest 62 out of the 80 seats while Congress will get 17 seats. 

According to reports, Samajwadi Party is likely to contest 62 out of the 80 seats while Congress will get 17 seats.

The Samajwadi Party and Congress have finally arrived at a consensus on seat-sharing in Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
According to reports, Samajwadi Party is likely to contest 62 out of the 80 seats while Congress will get 17 seats.
The two parties are going to hold a joint presser to give details of the pact.
Earlier today, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said the alliance has been confirmed and the details will be revealed soon.
"All is well that ends well. Yes, [there will be an alliance]. There is no conflict. Everything will be out and clear soon," said Yadav.
On asking how many seats the Samajwadi Party wants to contest in the Lok Sabha elections, Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav said, "As many as we can contest. The maximum."

SP leader Dimple Yadav who has been fielded from Mainpuri seat said there should not be any further delay in deciding candidates for the Lok Sabha polls.

SP, Congress seat-sharing deal final in UP: Ram Gopal Yadav

SP leader Dimple Yadav who has been fielded from Mainpuri seat said there should not be any further delay in deciding candidates for the Lok Sabha polls.

Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav on Friday said the Congress and the Akhilesh Yadav-led party have finalised their seat-sharing agreement in Uttar Pradesh. SP will declare more candidates soon for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Asked whether the Congress can go with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in UP, Yadav said the two parties have already reached an agreement.
"We have declared 16 seats. We will declare more seats in a couple of days. So on and so forth. The Congress and the SP have reached a final agreement in Uttar Pradesh," Yadav said.
SP leader Dimple Yadav, meanwhile, said there should not be any further delay in deciding candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, and stressed that the upcoming polls will be about "saving the Constitution".
"This is an important election. It is an election to save the Constitution. There should not be any further delay," she said.
"Election is fought at the grassroots level. If candidates are decided in time they will get time to put up a strong fight against the BJP," she said.
Asked about the possibility of the BSP joining the alliance in Uttar Pradesh, she said, "Top leadership will decide that." The SP on Tuesday announced its first list of 16 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Sitting MP Dimple Yadav has been fielded from Mainpuri, while party MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq will contest from Sambhal.
BSP Chief Mayawati had announced in January that her party will go solo in the Lok Sabha polls but did not rule out a post-poll alliance.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has said that his party has formed an alliance with Congress for 11 seats. The announcement comes amid the ongoing political suspense in Bihar.

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | SP, Congress to fight together: Akhilesh Yadav

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has said that his party has formed an alliance with Congress for 11 seats. The announcement comes amid the ongoing political suspense in Bihar.

Samajwadi Party is set to contest Lok Sabha elections with Congress. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on January 27 said that his party has formed an alliance with Congress for 11 seats.
He said that the INDIA bloc and his PDA strategy will change the history. The acronym PDA coined by Yadav stands for backward classes, Dalits and minorities.
Yadav's announcement comes amid the ongoing political suspense in Bihar with speculations of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar joining NDA.
Earlier, Yadav had said that Congress has a "big responsibility" of taking along smaller parties.
When asked about West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee's decision to go solo in the Lok Sabha elections, the former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh had said, "Mamata Banerjee has said to fight (alone) so Congress should persuade her. It is the big responsibility of Congress to take along smaller parties."&nbsp;

A Samajwadi Party leader and his two associates have been arrested for allegedly operating a cybercrime racket through Jan Seva Kendra.

Samajwadi leader, 2 aides arrested for running cybercrime racket in UP

A Samajwadi Party leader and his two associates have been arrested for allegedly operating a cybercrime racket through Jan Seva Kendra.

Uttar Pradesh Police in a joint operation have arrested three persons, including a Samajwadi Party leader from Mathura, accused of running an alleged cybercrime racket under the guise of a public service centre.
Samajwadi Party leader Munna Malik and two associates Kamaruddin and Ravi have been arrested, according to the police.
SSP Shailesh Kumar Pandey said, "Munna Malik's associate Ravi used to operate a cyber cafe and public service centre, which used to make polymer impressions of the Aadhar card and thumb of the visiting customers and give it to interstate cyber criminals and ration dealers."
"Police had been receiving information for a long time that incidents of fake Aadhaar cards and cyber crimes were being carried out through Jan Seva Kendra. City Kotwali Police and SWAT team took action and arrested SP leader Councilor Munna Malik as well as Kamaruddin. Ravi has been arrested and sent to jail. The police have recovered fake coins, a letter pad, a laptop, 40 copies of Aadhaar cards, about 140 duplicate thumb impressions, two thumb readers, an ATM swipe machine and cash," said Shailesh Kumar Pandey.
They also used these Aadhaar cards to provide fake SIM cards to cyber criminals and to make fake passports.
"A large number of Aadhaar cards have been purchased and they have been used to commit cyber fraud incidents, the police will soon arrest other people associated with this gang," added the police.
A case has been registered and further investigation is underway.

A government counsel in the case said the special court accepted the appeal filed against Khan's sentence.

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan acquitted in 2019 hate speech case

A government counsel in the case said the special court accepted the appeal filed against Khan's sentence.

In a relief to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, an MP-MLA sessions court in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday overturned the three-year sentence awarded to him by a lower court in a 2019 hate speech case.
An MP-MLA magistrate court had on October 27, 2022, sentenced Khan, the then SP MLA from the Rampur Sadar seat, in the case. Following this, Khan was disqualified as an MLA.
A government counsel in the case said the special court accepted the appeal filed against Khan's sentence.
Khan's counsel Vinod Sharma said, "We have been acquitted in the hate speech case. We are happy that we have got justice." "Our contention that we had been framed in the case has been upheld by the court, and the judgement is in our favour," Sharma added.
After Khan's membership to the assembly was disqualified, a by-election was held in the Rampur Sadar seat. BJP candidate Akash Saxena defeated the SP's Asim Raja, a close aide of Khan, in the polls.&nbsp;

An FIR was registered in Pratapgarh on 17 April 2023 against Gulshan Yadav and five others.

SP leader 'tried to disrobe woman', booked by UP police

An FIR was registered in Pratapgarh on 17 April 2023 against Gulshan Yadav and five others.

A leader of the Samajwadi Party has been booked by Uttar Pradesh police for allegedly trying to disrobe a woman, and also manhandling her husband.
An FIR was registered in Pratapgarh on 17 April 2023 against Gulshan Yadav and five others.
The woman claimed that the accused forcibly entered her house on 16 April, looted money, attacked her husband, and also tried to disrobe her.
&nbsp;

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said that his party would maintain equidistance from both the Congress and the BJP in its fight against the saffron camp.

Samajwadi Party to keep equidistance from both BJP and Congress:Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party to keep equidistance from both BJP and Congress: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party to keep equidistance from both BJP and Congress :Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said that his party would maintain equidistance from both the Congress and the BJP in its fight against the saffron camp.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said that his party would maintain equidistance from both the Congress and the BJP in its fight against the saffron camp.
The SP would stand firmly with Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee to defeat the BJP, he said.
"In Bengal, we are with Mamata didi. Right now, our stand is to maintain equidistance from both the BJP and the Congress. Does Congress have any stake in Uttar Pradesh? We will continue our fight against the BJP," he said while talking to reporters on the sidelines of his party's workers' meet.
Earlier, while speaking at the workers' meeting, the SP chief lauded Banerjee for defeating the BJP in the West Bengal Assembly election in 2021. "The Samajwadi Party is ready to make any sacrifice to protect the country's Constitution. If we can defeat the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP can be defeated across the country. We need to fight to protect the Constitution and secularism in our country," he said.
Yadav slammed the BJP-led union government for allegedly selling out the country's assets to foreign powers and private players.
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Swara Bhasker has found her life partner and tied the knot in a court wedding. She shared a video on social media detailing her love story.

Swara Bhasker marries political activist Fahad Ahmad; shares video 

Sharing the video, Swara Bhasker wrote, ‘Sometimes you search far & wide for something that was right next to you all along. We were looking for love, but we found friendship first. And then we found each other! Welcome to my heart @FahadZirarAhmad. It’s chaotic but it’s yours!’ 

Swara Bhasker has found her life partner and tied the knot in a court wedding. She shared a video on social media detailing her love story.

Actor Swara Bhasker surprised her fans and followers on Thursday as she informed them that she has found her life partner. She shared a video on social media detailing her love story.
Swara met Fahad Zirar Ahmad during CAA-NRC protest, they clicked their first selfie at a protest, a cat brought them together. They tied the knot in a court wedding, for which they had submitted papers last month.
Sharing the video, <a href="https://www.editorji.com/entertainment-news/bollywood/watch-is-swara-bhasker-in-love-actor-shares-cryptic-post-on-social-media-1673187575811">Swara Bhasker</a> wrote, &lsquo;Sometimes you search far &amp; wide for something that was right next to you all along. We were looking for love, but we found friendship first. And then we found each other! Welcome to my heart @FahadZirarAhmad. It&rsquo;s chaotic but it&rsquo;s yours!&rsquo;
Replying to her on Twitter, Fahad wrote, &lsquo;I never knew chaos can be so beautiful. Thank you for holding my hand love @ReallySwara&rsquo;, and added a red heart and a couple of kisses emoji.&nbsp;
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Lucknow building collapse: Samajwadi party spokesperson Abbas Haider's wife, and mother killed

Lucknow building collapse: Samajwadi party spokesperson Abbas Haider's wife, mother killed

The deceased were identified as Samajwadi Party spokesperson Abbas Haider's wife Uzma Haider and mother Begum Haider.

Two women have died and two more people are still feared trapped a day after a multi-storey building collapsed in Lucknow.
Rescue personnel drawn from various agencies have been working round the clock since the building collapse in the Hazratganj area in the Uttar Pradesh capital Tuesday evening and the hope of pulling out anyone alive from the debris is diminishing by the minute.
The deceased were identified as Samajwadi Party spokesperson Abbas Haider's wife Uzma Haider and mother Begum Haider.
Begum Haider, 87, who was pulled out of the debris Wednesday morning after a nightlong rescue operation, was rushed to a hospital, where she died.
It seems that she had suffered internal injuries, State Director General of Police D S Chouhan told reporters.
Uzma Haider, 30, died at the civil hospital, Health Minister Brajesh Pathak told PTI.
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More than a dozen people have been pulled out of the debris so far and at least two more are still feared trapped, a senior official said.
An FIR was registered on Wednesday against the builder of Alaya Apartments under IPC sections 323 (voluntary causing hurt), 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), 420 (fraud), 120B (criminal conspiracy) and section 7 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act.

Manzoor Ahmed's son Nawazish is under scanner since the land agreement of the plot on which the building was constructed is in his name, as per reports.

Lucknow building collapse: Samajwadi Party leader's son detained by police amid rescue ops, say reports

Manzoor Ahmed's son Nawazish is under scanner since the land agreement of the plot on which the building was constructed is in his name, as per reports.

Over 12 hours after a building collapsed in Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow, rescue operations continued at the site on the morning of 25 January 2023.
At least 14 persons had been extricated from the rubble, with 3 more believed to be trapped, at around 9 am. Rescuers pumped oxygen to the places were thought to be people were trapped.
Meanwhile, UP police detained the son of a former minister and Samajwadi Party leader in connection with the building collapse. Manzoor Ahmed's son Nawazish is under scanner since the land agreement of the plot on which the building was constructed is in his name, as per a Times of India report.
A four-storey residential building collapsed in Lucknow's Hazratganj on 24 January. The structure was illegal and its map was "not passed", Lucknow divisional commissioner Roshan Jacob as quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.
(With PTI inputs)
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Considered as the SP's bastion, the seat was held by party founder and Dimple Yadav's father-in-law Mulayam Singh Yadav

UP Lok Sabha bypoll: Dimple Yadav wins Mainpuri, SP retains stronghold

Samajwadi Party candidate Dimple Yadav on Thursday won the Mainpuri parliamentary bypoll in Uttar Pradesh, defeating her nearest rival and BJP candidate Raghuraj Singh Shakya by 2,88,461 votes.

Considered as the SP's bastion, the seat was held by party founder and Dimple Yadav's father-in-law Mulayam Singh Yadav

Samajwadi Party candidate Dimple Yadav on Thursday won the Mainpuri parliamentary bypoll in Uttar Pradesh, defeating her nearest rival and BJP candidate Raghuraj Singh Shakya by 2,88,461 votes.
Considered as the SP's bastion, the seat was held by party founder and Dimple Yadav's father-in-law Mulayam Singh Yadav and got vacated after his death on October 10.
In 2019, Mulayam Singh Yadav won the Mainpuri seat by defeating BJP candidate Prem Singh Shakya by 94,389 votes.&nbsp;
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Dimple took a comfortable lead of over 2.38 lakh votes in the Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency. Following defeats in Azamgarh and the Rampur Lok Sabha bypoll, considered the SP's bastions, the Mainpuri parliamentary was important for the Akhilesh Yadav-led party and his ally RLD.
(With inputs from PTI)

The bypoll was necessitated following party patriatch Mulayam Singh Yadav's death. 

UP Lok Sabha bypolls: Dimple Yadav leads from SP stronghold Mainpuri

Dimple Yadav, wife of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, is leading from the party's stronghold in Mainpuri in a Lok Sabha bypoll. 

The bypoll was necessitated following party patriatch Mulayam Singh Yadav's death.&nbsp;

&nbsp;Samajwadi Party candidate Dimple Yadav has taken a comfortable lead in the Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency, while nominees of the RLD and the SP are ahead in the Khatauli and the Rampur Sadar seats respectively, according to trends for the bypolls in Uttar Pradesh.
While Yadav has taken a lead over her nearest rival BJP candidate Raghuraj Singh Shakya, RLD's Madan Bhaiya is leading by over 1,387 votes in Khatauli over BJP's Rajkumar Saini, the Election Commission website showed.
Samajwadi Party candidate Asim Raja is leading from Rampur Sadar over BJP's Akash Saxena by a margin of 3,224 votes.
Bypolls for these seats were held on December 5.
The Mainpuri parliamentary constituency, which fell vacant after the death of SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, had registered 54.01 per cent voting.
The Khatauli assembly segment had recorded 56.46 per cent polling on December 5 while Rampur Sadar had seen a low 33 per cent.
Bypoll in Rampur Sadar and Khatauli were necessitated due to the disqualification of SP MLA Azam Khan and BJP MLA Vikram Singh Saini following their conviction by separate courts in different matters.
The bypolls are witnessing a direct contest between the ruling BJP and the opposition Samajwadi Party-Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) alliance. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Congress are not in the frays.
Following defeats in Azamgarh and the Rampur Lok Sabha bypoll, considered the SP's bastions, the Mainpuri parliamentary and the Rampur and Khatauli assembly by-elections have become important for the Akhilesh Yadav-led party and his ally RLD.
Though the outcome of the bypolls' would not make much difference to the government at the Centre as well as in Uttar Pradesh as the BJP has a comfortable majority at both the places, a win would give psychological advantage to the winner in the run-up to the 2024 general election.
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Akhilesh, whose wife Dimple Yadav is the candidate in Mainpuri, said that the Election Commission was turning a "blind eye" to the illegal activities.

'Police not letting people vote': SP chief Akhilesh Yadav Mainpuri, Rampur bypolls in UP

Akhilesh, whose wife Dimple Yadav is the candidate in Mainpuri, said that the Election Commission was turning a "blind eye" to the illegal activities.

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Monday alleged that the police and administration are preventing people from casting votes in Mainpuri and Rampur constituencies in the by-polls in Uttar Pradesh.
Voting began on Monday for the Rampur and Khatauli Assembly constituencies and the Mainpuri parliamentary seat in UP.
The by-election to the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat is taking place due to the death of Samajwadi Party (SP) founder Mulayam Singh Yadav.
"What briefing has been done to the police force? They have been asked to prevent people from voting in Mainpuri. In Rampur also the administration prevented people from casting votes. All the tactics are being adopted so that people did not come out," Yadav told reporters in Mainpuri.
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Akhilesh further added that the Election Commission is ignoring such complaints and has turned "a blind eye."&nbsp;
"BJP has been given full freedom. They are distributing liquor and adopting other tactics against the SP," Akhilesh said.
About the Mainpuri seat, Yadav said, "all the development you see here (in Mainpuri) is being done by 'Netaji' (Mulayam). People are remembering him and voting in our favour. The (victory) margin here is good," he said.
Yadav also alleged that District Magistrate Mainpuri is not responding to the calls "How can an officer do this when a bypoll is going on," he said.
In Mainpuri, Mulayam Singh Yadav's elder daughter-in-law and SP president Akhilesh's wife Dimple Yadav is pitted against BJP's Raghuraj Singh Shakya.
In Uttar Pradesh, a direct contest between the BJP and the Samajwadi Party-Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) alliance is on the cards in bypolls to the Rampur Sadar and Khatauli assembly seats and the Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency.
The BSP and Congress are not contesting the bypolls. The counting of votes will be held on December 8.

Leaders of Samajwadi Party and BJP hit out at each other after the UP police arrested an independent journalist for posting objectional tweets from SP's official Twitter account

UP: Journalist arrested for posting objectionable content from SP's Twitter account; Party denies links 

Leaders of Samajwadi Party and BJP hit out at each other after the UP police arrested an independent journalist for posting objectional tweets from SP's official Twitter account

The Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested a YouTuber for allegedly posting objectionable tweets from the Twitter handle of the Samajwadi Party's media cell, officials said on Sunday.
SP leaders, however, said the arrested man does not have any links with the party.
On November 23, journalist Manish Pandey registered a complaint at Hazratganj police station against an unidentified person running the SP media cell Twitter handle (@MediaCellSP), police said.
The complainant alleged that the SP media cell posted a tweet about the Gorakhnath mutt and he replied that it should refrain from making such posts as the mutt is the centre of devotion for crores of people, they said.
After this, the complainant said, "insulting and humiliating" tweets were posted from the Twitter handle against him.
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In a tweet on November 20, the SP media cell had alleged that people from the mutt were involved in illegal mining. The tweet, however, did not name any mutt.
Additional Commissioner of Police, Hazratganj, Arvind Kumar Verma told PTI that prima facie Anil Yadav posted the tweets from the Twitter handle of the SP media cell.
A detailed probe into the matter is underway, he said.
Yadav, who runs a YouTube channel, was arrested on Friday, the police said.
An FIR was registered under sections 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion), 295 A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings), 504 (intentional insult), 505 (publishing or circulating any statement, rumour or report with intent to incite) and 500 (defamation) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant provisions of the IT Act, the police said.
When contacted, SP leaders said Yadav is not connected to the party in any way.
In a series of tweets on Saturday, the SP media cell said, "Journalist Anil Yadav was exposing atrocities and injustice being faced by people under the BJP government through his YouTube channel." Angered by this, the BJP government got him arrested "unconstitutionally", it charged.
"Anil Yadav should be immediately released and sent back home with honour," the SP media cell said.
The BJP government is "strangulating democracy and dishonouring the Constitution", it said.&nbsp;

The SP leader is currently facing more than 90 cases which include charges of extortion, criminal conspiracy, and theft.

SP's Azam Khan jailed for 3 years in hate speech case for comments on UP CM Yogi Adityanath

SP's Azam Khan found guilty in hate speech case for comments on UP CM Yogi Adityanath


The SP leader is currently facing more than 90 cases which include charges of extortion, criminal conspiracy, and theft.

The Samajwadi Party suffered a setback on 27 October 2022 with one of its senior leaders, Azam Khan, being found guilty in a hate speech case.
Azam Khan has reportedly been convicted in a case filed against comments he made on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in 2019. He has been sentenced to 3 years in jail. The judgment was given by a court in UP's Rampur.
Azam Khan is a Member of UP's Legislative Assembly from Rampur. The SP leader is currently facing more than 90 cases which include charges of extortion, criminal conspiracy, and theft.
Khan spent around 27 months in jail after being arrested in 2020. He walked out of Sitapur jail in May 2022 after the Supreme Court granted him interim bail.

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