OP Shrivastava (Lucknow-East), former Lucknow University student leaders Shailendra Singh ‘Shailu’ (Gainsari) and Arvind Singh (Dadraul), and Shravan Gond (Duddhi reserved) will be contesting from the BJP
SP announces candidates for 3 out of 4 assembly bypolls in Uttar Pradesh. Candidates declared for Dadraul, Gainsari, and Duddhi seats. No candidate yet for Lucknow East.
The counting of votes will take place across the country in June. Announcing the schedule, Chief electoral officer Manish Garg announced that the elections to the four parliamentary seats – Shimla Hamirpur, Mandi and Kangra will be held on June 1. Bypolls to six assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh would be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls on June 1 in the state, according to officials.
The bypolls for the Karanpur Assembly seat in Rajasthan concluded on Friday, with the Election Commission reporting a total voter turnout of 80.50 per cent.