Raghav Chadha, Tripura CM cast vote amid crucial bypolls in 6 states | In pics

Bypolls to three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats across six states began today. The votes will be counted on June 26. The three Lok Sabha seats that went on polls are Azamgarh and Rampur in Uttar Pradesh, and Sangrur in Punjab. The seven assembly seats are Rajinder Nagar in Delhi, Mandar in Jharkhand, Atmakur in Andhra Pradesh and Agartala, Town Bordowali, Surma and Jabarajnagar in Tripura.

Published on Jun 23, 2022 11:15 am IST 12 Photos
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Polling began on Thursday morning in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh and Rampur, the Lok Sabha seats considered as the bastions of the Opposition Samajwadi Party in the state. (Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi cast his vote for Ramgarh Lok Sabha by-poll - ANI)

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By-polls in UP: Over 35 lakh people are eligible to vote in the bypolls and will be deciding the fate of 19 candidates.

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The bypolls to the Azamgarh seat were necessitated by the resignation of Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, who was elected to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly as an MLA in the elections earlier this year.

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In Delhi’s Rajinder Nagar, a total of 1,64,698 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the bye-election, in which 14 candidates are in the fray, with water shortage and the city government's liquor policy among the key election issues.(ANI)

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Rajinder Nagar: The polls were necessitated in the wake of AAP leader Raghav Chadha leaving the seat after being elected to the Rajya Sabha recently.(ANI)

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