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Counting of votes begins in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghosi assembly bypoll

The counting of votes for the Ghosi assembly bypoll -- being seen as the first major electoral clash between the NDA and opposition bloc INDIA -- got underway at 8 a.m. Friday, officials said. In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Chauhan defeated BJP candidate Vijay Kumar Rajbhar by a margin of 22,216 votes. In the bypoll, Chauhan is being supported by NDA partners Apna Dal, Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal Party and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party, a former SP ally. On the other hand, SP candidate Sudhakar Singh has received support from INDIA bloc constituents -- the Congress, CPI, CPI, RLD, AAP, CPI-Liberation and Suheldev Swabhiman Party.

The Hindu

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