Kundarki By Poll Result-
Elections were held for vacant assembly seats after the Lok Sabha polls on November 20. Votes were cast for nine seats, including the Kundarki seat in Moradabad. Today, on November 23, the results for all nine seats are being announced. The big question lingering in everyone’s mind is, will the BJP manage to breach the stronghold of the Samajwadi Party in Kundarki? The Samajwadi Party has dominated this seat since 2002.
Let’s look at the live results...
2:10 PM-
Currently, BJP's Ramveer Singh is leading by 98,000 votes, while Samajwadi Party's Haji Rizwan has garnered only 13,000 votes.
12:50 PM-
After the 14th round, BJP leads by 77,246 votes. Samajwadi Party candidate Mohammad Rizwan received only 9,293 votes.
11:40 AM-
After 9 rounds, BJP candidate Thakur Ramveer Singh is ahead of the Samajwadi Party candidate by 46,081 votes.
11:30 AM-
In the Muslim-majority Kundarki assembly seat, BJP's sole Hindu candidate, Ramveer Thakur, is leading by 33,791 votes.
11:05 AM-
In Kundarki, BJP's Ramveer Thakur is ahead by 30,988 votes. Six rounds of counting have been completed.
10:40 AM- In the fourth round, BJP's Ramveer Thakur is ahead by 18,086 votes. BJP received 20,901 votes, while Samajwadi Party received 2,815 votes.
10:00 AM-
BJP's Ramveer Thakur is leading by 10,968 votes.
BJP: 13,149SAM: 2,181
9:55 AM-
In the second round, BJP's Ramveer Thakur is ahead by 6,662 votes.
9:30 AM-
In the first round, BJP is leading by 3,294 votes, with Samajwadi Party's Haji Rizwan trailing.
9:10 AM-
BJP's Ram Thakur is ahead in Kundarki. However, these are early trends.
The voting count started at 8 AM. Now we are waiting for trends.
Before the result, Samajwadi Party candidate's statement, Haji Mohammad Rizwan said-
‘There was fraud in the election. No preparation was left. They looted everything, did not let votes be cast, now how should we prepare for the count. Minorities are unsafe in this government. Kundarki's election should be redone. We have no trust in the UP police.'
The administration has made all arrangements for counting in Kundarki assembly. The counting of votes started at 8 AM.
Heavy security forces have been stationed around the counting site for safety. CCTV cameras also monitor the process.
The contest appears straight between Samajwadi Party and BJP in Kundarki, which continues for the past three decades. Experts suggest if there is polarisation of votes this time, BJP might end its 31-year drought in Kundarki.
In the Kundarki by-election, 57.72% voting was recorded. It will be interesting to see which side the results favor.
Who are the candidates from each party?
The Samajwadi Party has fielded Haji Mohammad Rizwan in the Kundarki by-election. The 70-year-old Rizwan has about 40 years of political experience. He first won from the Kundarki seat in 2002, though he lost to BSP's Haji Akbar in 2007. However, he made a comeback, winning consecutively in 2012 and 2017 from the Kundarki seat.
In the Kundarki by-election, BJP has fielded Ramveer Thakur, BSP has Raftullah Jan, AIMIM has Hafiz Waris, and Azad Samaj Party has Chand Babu contesting. The main competition, however, is between BJP and the Samajwadi Party, though other parties like BSP, AIMIM, and Azad Samaj Party can potentially disrupt the balance.
