Ghazipur, May 24 (UNI) Out of the 14 candidates fighting for the Ghazipur parliamentary seat in the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, only five candidates were able to poll more votes than the option of None of the Above (NOTA).
There were a total of 14 candidates in the poll fray from the Ghazipur parliamentary seat from various political parties such as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Samajwadi Party (SP)-Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) 'gathbandhan,' Indian National Congress, Communist Party, Communist Party (M-L), Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP), Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party Lohia (PSPL), some regional parties and Independent candidates.
A large number of people opted for the NOTA button at the Ghazipur Lok Sabha seat while nine candidates were left far behind in the poll race by the votes which went into the favour of NOTA and only five candidates were able to garner more votes than NOTA.