Sikandra By-election Result Latest Updates: BJP Takes Huge Lead, Samajwadi Party Distant Second

The Sikandra Assembly seat fell vacant following the death of sitting BJP MLA Mathura Prasad Pal on July 22.

Written by: India.com News Desk Edited by: Shashank Shantanu

Updated: December 24, 2017, 12:20 PM IST

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Pakke Kasang and Likabali Assembly seats have been won by BJP.

New Delhi, Dec 24: The Yogi ‘wave’ continues to sweep Uttar Pradesh as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken a huge lead in Sikandra by-election counting. As per first few rounds of counting of votes for Sikandra bypoll, the BJP is leading with over 13,000 votes. Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party is at the second spot with 9,968 votes while the Congress candidate is trailing at the third spot with just 1,665 votes.

Sikandra By-election Result: LIVE updates

Voting on Sikandra seat was held on December 21 and a handsome 53 per cent polling was reported on the seat, which falls in Kanpur Dehat district. The Sikandra Assembly seat fell vacant following the death of sitting BJP MLA Mathura Prasad Pal on July 22.

The BJP has fielded Pal’s son Ajit Pal Singh against Seema Sachan of the Samajwadi Party and Prabhakar of the Congress party. A total of 12 aspirants are in the contest, including five independent candidates.

Kanpur Dehat region hit the headlines in 1981 Phoolan Devi and her gang allegedly killed 21 Rajput men to avenge her rape. She surrendered to the police in 1983 and went on to become an MP from Mirzapur. She was shot dead outside her Delhi residence on July 25, 2001.