UP by-election 2024: By-elections are being held on nine seats of the UP Assembly. In this election, all the parties including BJP, SP and BSP have put in their strength. This election is very important for BJP and SP. At the same time, SP President Akhilesh Yadav has increased the problems of BJP and Yogi by fielding his family member Tej Pratap Singh from Karhal Assembly seat. Samajwadi Party has been continuously winning the assembly elections from here. Karhal seat is considered the stronghold of SP. Tej Pratap Yadav is a youth leader. He has been the block chief of Saifai and Lok Sabha MP from Mainpuri. Now Akhilesh Yadav has increased the problems of BJP by handing over his Karhal seat to him.
Akhilesh’s reputation at stake
Akhilesh Yadav was elected MLA from Karhal seat in the 2022 UP Assembly elections. After being elected as Lok Sabha MP, now by-election is being held on this seat. This seat has become a seat of prestige for Akhilesh Yadav and SP. At the same time, BJP has also given its full strength to win here.
Was vacant after Akhilesh was elected MP
SP President Akhilesh Yadav had resigned from Karhal Assembly seat after being elected MP from Kannauj in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Akhilesh Yadav was elected MLA from Karhal in 2022. In the by-elections, this seat has now become the most important and important seat for the Samajwadi Party to save the stronghold of Akhilesh Yadav. This seat is also very important for BJP. It will be BJP’s effort to win the elections from this seat. If BJP wins the Karhal seat, it may compensate to some extent for its poor performance in the Lok Sabha.
What is Karhal’s equation?
The total number of voters in Karhal assembly seat of Mainpur district is 3,75,000. If we talk about caste equation in this seat, there are 1,30,000 Yadav voters in Karhal. According to estimates, there are 60,000 Scheduled Caste voters on this seat. Along with this, 50,000 Shakyas, 30,000 Thakurs; There are 30,000 Pal/Baghel, 25,000 Muslim, 20,000 Lodhi, 20,000 Brahmin and 15,000 Bania community voters. Samajwadi Party is dominating this seat. SP has been winning many elections continuously from here.
