At the very least three district magistrates in Uttar Pradesh, Balabanki, Jaunpur and Kasganj have rebutted allegations of Samajwadi Celebration chief Akhilesh Yadav of huge voter removing and fraud in the course of the 2022 state meeting elections.
Akhilesh stated on Monday to reporters on the Congressional Complicated that SP filed an affidavit with the Election Fee (EC) on the problem and shared paperwork pointing to the anomaly. He then spoke particularly concerning the removing of voters in a 2022 ballot in a “focused approach” for “particular communities” of Amanpur, Bakshi Katalab, Jaunpur Sadar and Kurshi seats.
The seats at Amanpur Meeting are within the waterfalls in Kasganj district, Kurushi is a part of Balabanki district, Jaunpur Sadar in Jaunpur district and Bakshi Katalabh is a part of Lucknow district. All 4 had been gained by the BJP within the 2017 and 2022 Meeting elections. In 2017, SP fought parliamentary votes for Congress and Alliance.
Within the 2024 Lok Saba ballot, when SP and Congress fought collectively once more, their alliance gained all Lok Saba seats the place these parliamentary segments fell.
Within the mail, Balabanki DM Shashank Tripathi stated affidavits have been obtained from two voters within the Kursi Congress, claiming the unlawful removing of names from the election roll. Nonetheless, the DM stated the investigation revealed that each names had been formally recorded within the election function.
Jaunpur DM Dinesh Chandra stated in X that he obtained a grievance through e-mail about allegedly unauthorized removing of 5 names from Jaunpur Sadar’s voter listing. The verification revealed that every one 5 voters had handed away earlier than 2022, the DM stated, including that this was confirmed by households, native residents and native co-opators.
Due to this fact, Chandra said that the deceased’s title had been faraway from the election function. SP’s complaints are unfounded and deceptive, the DM stated.
Kasganj DM Pranay Singh posted to X about receiving complaints through e-mail about allegedly incorrect deletion of the names of eight voters in Amanpur (Congressional District No. 101). The DM stated the duplicates had been eliminated as their investigation confirmed that the names of seven voters had been entered twice within the election function. The eighth voter’s title was eliminated in accordance with the principles, the DM stated after submitting a kind that stated his spouse had handed away.
2017, 2022 Parliamentary Votes
There was no clear sample within the modifications within the vote share of SP and BJP in these 4 seats between the 2 polls. Between 2017 and 2022, if the BJP’s vote share elevated by round 10% in Bakshi Ka Talab, SP noticed an analogous improve in Kursi, however nonetheless misplaced. Within the different three seats (Amanpur, Jaunpur Sadar and Kurshi), the rise in voting shares for each events ranges in round 5%, indicating comparatively secure voter help.
At Amanpur Seat, the hole between the BJP and SP was substantial. Nonetheless, the BJP has been steadily gaining in comparison with the SP through the years, with a median lead of over 20% factors.
In Jaunpur Sadar, one other constituency talked about by Akhilesh, BJP’s vote share fell barely between 2017 and 2022, however SP rose considerably, making seats a detailed contest.
Kurshi noticed one of many closest contests of 2022, and the BJP saved his seat with simply 217 votes. As compared, in 2017, the BJP gained a seat with 30,000 votes.
At Bakshi Ka Talab, two distinct shifts had been seen. The BJP retained its management, however its vote share fell, with the SP changing the BSP as the primary challenger.
Congressional votes for 2012
In these elections, the SP started to point out off their power with 224 seats. Of the 4 constituencies talked about by Akhilesh, he gained Bakshi Ka Talab and Kursi in 2012, shedding Amanpur narrowly, and was nowhere within the picture of Jaunpur Sadar.
The principle rival within the first three seats was BSP, however Jaunpur Sadar went to Congress and BSP got here in second.
Lok Sabha’s ballot
SP and Congress, who’ve fought individually within the 2022 parliamentary elections, have come collectively once more for the 2024 Lok Sabha ballot.
Underneath the association, the SP fought from ETAH Congress seats (together with Amanpur Meeting phase), Mohanganj (together with Bakshikatalabh) and Jaunpur (together with Jaunpur Sadar), however the Congress fought from Balabanki (together with Kurushi). The alliance gained all 4 Lok Sabha seats.
In sure meeting segments, SP obtained round 22,000 votes over Jaunpur Sadar’s BJP. At Amanpur, the BJP has gained over 5,000 votes than the SP. At Bakshi Ka Talab, the BJP’s lead over SP was round 4,000 votes. Whereas in Kurshi, the Congress has gained over 47,000 votes over the BJP.
Within the 2019 Lok Sabha ballot, the BJP gained these three constituencies (Etah, Mohanganj, Barabanki) and Jaunpur went to the BSP. In 2014, the BJP gained all 4 seats.
In a tweet Wednesday, Akiresh questioned three DMS’ “sudden behaviorism” over voter uncommon allegations relating to 2022 parliamentary voting. “Why did DMS reply years later?” Akhilesh added, “Their response proves that the Election Fee’s declare that the affidavit was not obtained is fake.” He added that their response was “superficial” and amounted to acceptance of their involvement.
On Thursday, Akhilesh tweeted once more, asking why he filed “out of 18,000 affidavits” by his celebration. “Haq Ka Ganit (Arithmetics of Rights): 18000-14 = 17986… Even after manipulating every thing from the election fee to the district Justice of the Peace, from the circle officers to the Lekhpals, the BJP Election Fee DM Trio offered clarification in simply 14 affidavits.”
