BJP eyes comeback in Ayodhya as counting begins for Milkipur assembly bypoll

Vote counting for the Milkipur assembly bypoll began with strong security measures. Postal ballots are tallied first, followed by EVM votes. The Samajwadi Party's Ajit Prasad and BJP's Chandrabhanu Paswan are the main contenders. The bypoll turnout exceeded the 2022 elections, and security is ensured by paramilitary forces for transparency and accuracy in vote counting.

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Counting of votes for the Milkipur assembly bypoll began amid tight security on Saturday, election officials said. They said counting of votes cast through electronic voting machines (EVMs) would be held on 14 tables at the counting centre. Delhi Elections Live Delhi Assembly Elections Live Updates Top battlegrounds: What's happening where D-day for Delhi: Top newsmaking moments According to the Conduct of Election Rules, postal ballots will be counted first and the process of counting of votes recorded in EVMs begin 30 minutes later.

After that, counting of votes cast through postal ballots and EVMs will continue simultaneously. Since 2019, VVPAT (voter verifiable paper audit trail) slips from five randomly selected polling stations are matched with the EVM count for greater transparency. The officials said paramilitary force personnel had been deployed to ensure security during the counting exercise.



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Ten candidates were in the fray but the main contest was between the Samajwadi Party's Ajit Prasad and BJP nominee Chandrabhanu Paswan. The bypoll was held after Awadhesh Prasad of the Samajwadi Party vacated the seat following his victory in the Lok Sabha elections from Faizabad. Even as the Samajwadi Party looked to retain the seat, the BJP saw the bypoll as an opportunity to avenge its loss in Faizabad.

In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Milkipur was the only seat the BJP lost in Ayodhya district. (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel ).