Gorakhpur

UP bypolls 2018: 'Bua-bhatija zindabad' is top slogan for SP-BSP after big win over BJP

While the results for the bypolls have not yet been declared, the SP is leading by 24,529 votes in Gorakhpur after the 16th round of voting. In Phulpur too, the SP is ahead by over 30,000 votes after the 17th round of voting. 

Mar 14, 2018, 14:42 PM IST

Gorakhpur Lok Sabha byelections: SP takes huge lead, Yogi Adityanath's citadel crumbles

After 11 rounds of counting SP candidate Pravin Kumar Nishad is leading by 13,879 votes against his nearest rival and BJP candidate Upendra Dutt Shukla in the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha byelection. Nishad has received 1,63,941 votes, while Shukla is trailing with 1,50,062 votes.

Mar 14, 2018, 12:52 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh, Bihar bypolls: BJP falls behind in Gorakhpur, Phulpur; set to make small gains in Bihar

After leading early in the game, BJP has slipped behind the SP in Adityanath's stronghold of Gorakhpur.

Mar 14, 2018, 10:36 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh byelection results 2018: List of winners of Gorakhpur and Phulpur

The Samajwadi Party is ahead in both Gorakhpur and Phulpur. After seven rounds of counting in Gorakhpur, the SP is leading by 9446 votes. While the SP candidate has received 1,05156 votes, BJP has 95,690 votes.

Mar 14, 2018, 08:58 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh bypoll results 2018: SP leads in Phulpur and Gorakhpur

The Gorakhpur and Phulpur bypolls will be seen as a referendum for Yogi Adityanath as he has been a five-time MP from the temple town. BJP has a stronghold on the seat where it has been in power since 1989. Phulpur, once the bastion of the Congress, witnessed a saffron surge in the 2014 Lok Sabha election, when Keshav Prasad Maurya won the seat. 

Mar 14, 2018, 07:31 AM IST

Bypoll results LIVE: BJP wins in Bihar's Bhabua, RJD retains Jehanabad seat

Trends suggest that the BJP is trailing in both Gorakhpur and Phulpur Assembly constituencies in the BJP ruled state. The Samajwadi Party has taken a lead in both the seats.

 

Mar 14, 2018, 07:31 AM IST

UP bypoll results 2018 live streaming: Gorakhpur, Phulpur by-election results on Zee News

It is a tough fight between the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance and the opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh. The Gorakhpur and Phulpur seats were vacated by BJP leaders Yogi Adityanath and Keshav Prasad Maurya, who were elevated as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister respectively after the party's victory in state Assembly elections.

Mar 14, 2018, 07:05 AM IST

Gorakhpur, Phulpur, Araria, Bhabua, Jehanabad bypoll results on Wednesday; key test for BJP, JDU, opposition

The polls are being seen as a curtain raiser to the Lok Sabha polls scheduled for 2019.

Mar 13, 2018, 15:27 PM IST

UP Bypolls: 43% voter turnout recorded in Gorakhpur, 38% in Phulpur

Polling began at 7 AM and passed off peacefully at 5 PM, the state election office said.

Mar 11, 2018, 23:02 PM IST

Gorakhpur bypolls: BJP necessary for development and good governance, says Yogi Adityanath

Gorakhpur, where by-elections was necessitated after Adityanath’s elevation as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, is witnessing a triangular contest.

Mar 11, 2018, 07:44 AM IST

Gorakhpur bypoll: Adityanath cried on TV but didn't take responsibility for hospital deaths, says Akhilesh

The SP chief claimed that the BJP raked Hindu identity during the last Assembly elections.

Mar 08, 2018, 10:51 AM IST

Gorakhpur bypoll 2018: BJP confident but SP-BSP tie-up puts UP CM Yogi Adityanath on front foot

The Lok Sabha by-poll in Gorakhpur, considered a safe bet for Uttar Pradesh's ruling BJP with five-time MP and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath fronting the campaign, has acquired fresh urgency with the new-found bonhomie between the SP and the BSP.

Mar 08, 2018, 10:05 AM IST

Gorakhpur Lok Sabha bypolls: Explained in numbers

The bypolls were necessitated after Yogi Adityanath vacated Gorakhpur seat following his election to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.

Mar 06, 2018, 23:49 PM IST

Bus carrying foreign tourists attacked with stones on Holi in Yogi Adityanath's Gorakhpur

A Chinese national suffered minor injuries in the attack on Saturday.

Mar 04, 2018, 23:20 PM IST

Mayawati says no alliance with SP for 2019 Lok Sabha polls, but hints at 'deal' for Rajya Sabha

BSP supremo Mayawati today ruled out any electoral alliance with SP for 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Mar 04, 2018, 16:55 PM IST

UP by-polls: BJP announces candidates for Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced its candidates for by-polls to Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats.

Feb 19, 2018, 15:02 PM IST

BJP names candidates for three Lok Sabha by-elections in UP, Bihar

The BJP on Monday announced candidates for the by-elections to the Lok Sabha seats of Gorakhpur and Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh and Araira in Bihar, scheduled to be held on March 11.

Feb 19, 2018, 14:30 PM IST

BJP diverting attention with chai and pakoda, says Akhilesh Yadav

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party leader has once again lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Centre and in state, accusing the ruling party of diverting public attention on Chai and Pakoda.

Feb 18, 2018, 12:48 PM IST

BJP, SP Congress confident to win Uttar Pradesh bypolls

  The BJP, the SP and the Congress today expressed confidence they would win the upcoming bypolls on Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha constituencies, vacated by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya.

Feb 10, 2018, 10:21 AM IST

Voting for Lok Sabha bypolls in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar on March 11, counting on March 14

The elections will be held in Phulpur and Gorakhpur seats in Uttar Pradesh and Araria, Bhabua and Jehanabad seats in Bihar.

Feb 09, 2018, 11:48 AM IST