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UP: BJP wins two seats of Legislative Council in by-poll

UP: BJP wins two seats of Legislative Council in by-poll

Lucknow, May 29 (UNI) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates won in the by-polls for the two seats of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council polling for which was held on Monday, official sources said here.
It may be noted that while one seat had felt vacant after the resignation of Laxman Prasad 'Acharya' after he was appointed as the Governor of Sikkim, another seat felt vacant due to the death of sitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLC Banwari Lal Dohre.
According to the sources, BJP candidate Padmasen Chaudhary defeated Samajwadi Party (SP) nominee Raj Kamal Nirmal. While 279 votes were polled in favour of Chaudhary on the seat which feel vacant due to resignation of Laxman Prasad 'Acharya', SP candidate Nirmal got 116 votes.

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