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BJP candidate wins Rampur bypoll
Rampur was SP veteran Azam Khan's stronghold
Khan was disqualified as an MLA over alleged involvement in hate speech case

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Uttar Pradesh: BJP breaches Azam Khan's bastion, wins Rampur bypoll

Name: Uttar Pradesh: BJP breaches Azam Khan's bastion, wins Rampur bypoll
Uploaded: 2022-12-08T17:58:09.000+05:30
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Channel: Editorji News Desk
Description: This is the first time the BJP has won the Rampur Sadar assembly seat. Azam Khan cannot contest elections for the next six years due to his conviction.

This is the first time the BJP has won the Rampur Sadar assembly seat. Azam Khan cannot contest elections for the next six years due to his conviction.

Updated: Sep 02, 2022 10:53

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Uttar Pradesh: BJP breaches Azam Khan's bastion, wins Rampur bypoll

The BJP on Thursday won the Rampur Sadar assembly seat for the first time as its candidate Akash Saxena defeated his nearest Samajwadi Party rival Asim Raja.

Bypoll to the Rampur Sadar seat, considered an Azam Khan stronghold, was necessitated after the SP leader was sentenced to three years in jail in a hate speech case, and subsequently disqualified as MLA.

Saxena, who won by a margin of 33,702 votes, has been handed over the winners certificate by the Returning officer.

Also watch: SP's Azam Khan jailed for 3 years in hate speech case for comments on UP CM Yogi Adityanath

This is the first time the BJP has won the Rampur Sadar assembly seat. Azam Khan cannot contest elections for the next six years due to his conviction.

The bypoll was held on December 5.