This is how BJP overturned in Rampur: SP candidate’s election chariot remained ahead of BJP for 20 consecutive rounds, the bet reversed here A to Z Counsel

Rampur By Election
– Photo: Amar Ujala

In the initial trends regarding the Rampur assembly elections, where the SP camp was happy, when the same trend changed in the result, then gradually this happiness turned into despair. In the initial 15 rounds of counting, SP candidate Asim Raja maintained a lead over BJP’s Akash Saxena by nearly five thousand votes. After the 15th round of counting, the election chariot of Asim Raja galloped, but this rhythm did not last long. As soon as the counting of votes for the 20th round started, its pace was seen to be weakening. Here the difference of votes between the two reduced to less than 1500. After this, Akash Saxena did not give Asim Raja a chance to recover. A moment also came here when seeing the trends, the SP candidate Asim Raja, who was confident of his victory, left the polling place seeing himself lagging behind. Let’s know here how the BJP overturned Rampur…

Counting of 20th round became Sanjivani for BJP candidate
BJP candidate Akash Saxena was seen in rhythm when the postal ballot counting started in the Rampur assembly by-election. With the beginning of counting, he was ahead by about 64 votes, but after this, when the counting of votes from EVM started, SP candidate Asim Raja was seen in color. Asim Raja continued to lead till the 20th round of counting. After the 20th round, the game turned completely.

Here BJP defeated SP
BJP candidate Akash Saxena, who was continuously trailing till the 20th round of counting, breathed a sigh of relief in the 21st round of counting. Took an edge over SP’s Asim Raja. By the 21st round, BJP got 35,091 votes and SP got 31,930 votes. In this way BJP took a lead of 3,188 votes.

…so BJP got a boost here
In the 25th round, BJP candidate Akash Saxena took a lead of 9,065 votes over SP’s Asim Raja, this margin increased to 11,803 votes after the 26th round of counting. After the 28th round, this difference went beyond 14 thousand. Seeing himself lagging behind continuously, SP’s Asim Raja left the polling station in despair.

BJP won by more than 33 thousand votes
The BJP has won the by-election for the Rampur assembly. This is the first victory of BJP on this seat. BJP candidate Akash Saxena defeated SP candidate Asim Raja by more than 33,000 votes in the by-election held after the cancellation of Azam Khan’s legislature. Akash Saxena has demolished the Azam Khan fort in Rampur after defeating the SP candidate.

BJP won the 20th election
Till now Rampur assembly seat has been considered as Azam Khan’s bastion. There have been 18 elections and two by-elections on this seat. In these elections, Azam Khan has won 10 times and in one by-election, his wife Dr. Tazin Fatma has won. In the 20th election held on this seat, the BJP has won. This is the first time since 2002 that the seat will not be represented by Azam Khan or any member of his family.

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In the initial trends regarding the Rampur assembly elections, where the SP camp was happy, when the same trend changed in the result, then gradually this happiness turned into despair. In the initial 15 rounds of counting, SP candidate Asim Raja maintained a lead over BJP’s Akash Saxena by nearly five thousand votes. After the 15th round of counting, the election chariot of Asim Raja galloped, but this rhythm did not last long. As soon as the counting of votes for the 20th round started, its pace was seen to be weakening. Here the difference of votes between the two reduced to less than 1500. After this, Akash Saxena did not give Asim Raja a chance to recover. A moment also came here when seeing the trends, the SP candidate Asim Raja, who was confident of his victory, left the polling place seeing himself lagging behind. Let’s know here how the BJP overturned Rampur…