New Delhi: Umesh Dwivedi of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party emerged victorious in the post of Masters of Lucknow. He obtained a total of 7,065 votes, while second place was held by independent candidate Dr. Mahendra Nath Rai. Out of a total of 17,985 votes, Umesh Dwivedi obtained 7,065 votes after counting 17,077 valid votes. Mahendra Nath Rai obtained 3,818 votes. The Samajwadi Party candidate, Uma Shankar, obtained 2,238 first-preference votes. Also read – Bengal Assembly Polls: BJP forms 117-member election management team ahead of JP Nadda’s visit
In particular, the BJP is shaping up to be one of the main winners in the 11-seat Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council elections, which began a day ago and are still underway amid tight security on Friday. The BJP, before, had not presented candidates in these elections, but this time, the saffron party has presented candidates. Read Also – Maharashtra 2020 MLC Election Results: BJP Suffers Setback, Wins Only 1/6 Seats; Ruling coalition MVA wins 4
Of the total 11 seats, there are five posts for block graduates and six for section teachers, in which the BJP, the Samajwadi Party and the Congress have put forward candidates. The vote count for the graduate constituency is still ongoing. Membership in these seats was completed in May this year, but elections could not be held due to the Coronavirus pandemic and the shutdown. Read Also – Jammu and Kashmir DDC Polls: See How Pakistani Refugees Celebrate After Casting Votes
Uttar Pradesh Secondary Teachers Association (Sharma faction) candidate Dhruv Kumar Tripathi scored a triple in the Gorakhpur-Faizabad bloc teachers constituency in the 2020 elections. He becomes the first candidate to win this I seat three times in a row. He defeated his closest rival Ajay Singh by 1,008 votes. Dhruv got 10,227 votes while Ajay Singh got 9,219 votes.
The Teachers seat of the Meerut division has caused one of the biggest surprises of the season. BJP candidate Shrichand Sharma got the 8,222 highest votes after counting all preferred votes. He defeated his closest rival and eight-time Legislative Council member Om Prakash Sharma by 3,305 votes.
(With contributions from the agency)
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