Varanasi: The prestigious Varanasi seat of mlc 98.52 percent voting was recorded in the (local body) elections on Saturday, when 4876 voters sealed the fate of the jailed mafia don and wife of MLC Brijesh Singh. Annapurna Singhof Bharatiya Janata Party Sudama Patel and Samajwadi Party’s Umesh Kumar in the ballet box.
According to Deputy District Electoral Officer and Returning Officer for MLC (Local Bodies) election Ran Vijay Singh, the highest 99.01% voting in Varanasi constituency was recorded in Chandauli district, while Bhadohi 98.67% and Varanasi district 97.97% voters. exercised his right to vote. In Varanasi district, cent percent voting was recorded only at the polling station of Sewapuri block headquarters, while the lowest 90.91 percent was recorded in the district panchayat. Polling booth of Varanasi Municipal Corporation, on which the name of the Prime Minister was also Narendra Modi Singh said that 97.87% voter turnout was recorded in the voter list.
The sitting MLC Brijesh had this time left his wife Annapurna Singh to contest as an independent candidate. He had won the seat in 2010 on a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ticket, though he was later expelled from the party for indulging in anti-party activities.
Though the SP had also fielded its candidate, the main contest was clear between Annapurna and BJP’s Sudama Patel. In a seat where the mafia don’s family has monopolized the seat since 1998, the post-poll contest turned interesting. BJP The candidate had accused several party leaders and office bearers of sitting idle instead of campaigning for his victory against Annapurna.
According to Deputy District Electoral Officer and Returning Officer for MLC (Local Bodies) election Ran Vijay Singh, the highest 99.01% voting in Varanasi constituency was recorded in Chandauli district, while Bhadohi 98.67% and Varanasi district 97.97% voters. exercised his right to vote. In Varanasi district, cent percent voting was recorded only at the polling station of Sewapuri block headquarters, while the lowest 90.91 percent was recorded in the district panchayat. Polling booth of Varanasi Municipal Corporation, on which the name of the Prime Minister was also Narendra Modi Singh said that 97.87% voter turnout was recorded in the voter list.
The sitting MLC Brijesh had this time left his wife Annapurna Singh to contest as an independent candidate. He had won the seat in 2010 on a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ticket, though he was later expelled from the party for indulging in anti-party activities.
Though the SP had also fielded its candidate, the main contest was clear between Annapurna and BJP’s Sudama Patel. In a seat where the mafia don’s family has monopolized the seat since 1998, the post-poll contest turned interesting. BJP The candidate had accused several party leaders and office bearers of sitting idle instead of campaigning for his victory against Annapurna.