Polling in the by-election for Bithoor Nagar Panchayat chairperson in Kanpur stood at 65.36% on Tuesday
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Kanpur: Polling in the by-election for Bithoor nagar panchayat chairperson in Kanpur stood at 65.42% on Tuesday, with 6,198 of 9,474 voters across five polling centres in 10 wards exercising their franchise. Voting began at 7 am and ended at 5 pm. Counting will begin at 8 am on Oct 15. The turnout was 14.50% by 9 am, 32.16% by 11 am, 44% by 1 pm and around 55% by 3 pm before reaching 65.36% at the close of polling. The chairperson’s tenure has 13 months remaining.
The by-election was necessitated due to the death in June 2026 of Dr Nirmala Singh, who had served as chairperson for five consecutive terms. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kanpur | Silver Rate in Kanpur | Bank Holidays in Kanpur | Public Holidays in Kanpur | Kanpur AQI | Weather in Kanpur | Petrol Price in Kanpur | Diesel Price in Kanpur | CNG Price in Kanpur | LPG Price in Kanpur Stay updated with the latest Kanpur news. Polling teams subsequently sealed the ballot boxes and deposited them in the strong room. BJP fielded Nirmala Singh’s elder son, Rana Samarendra Singh, while Congress nominated Pradeep Dwivedi for a second time. Adarsh Dwivedi alias Vibhu, Kanpur Rural district vice-president of SP’s Lohia Vahini and corporator from Dhruv Nagar in Bithoor, contested as an independent with gada as his election symbol. Samarendra Singh is the elder brother of Bithoor BJP MLA Abhijeet Singh Sanga, while Adarsh Dwivedi is the nephew of former SP MLA Munindra Shukla. Download the TOI App.