BJP candidate Rana Samrendra Singh won the Bithoor Nagar Panchayat chairman by-election in Kanpur by 2,483 votes, defeating independent candidate Adarsh Dwivedi
Kanpur: BJP candidate Rana Samrendra Singh won the by-election for the post of Bithoor Nagar Panchayat chairperson in Kanpur by a margin of 2,483 votes, defeating independent candidate Adarsh Dwivedi alias Vibhu. Singh secured 4,210 votes, while Dwivedi finished runner-up with 1,727 votes. Congress candidate Pradeep Dwivedi secured 56 votes. Polling was held on Oct 13. Counting of ballots from the Nagar Panchayat’s 10 wards began at 8 am on Thursday at the Bithoor Nagar Panchayat office amid tight security arrangements. Of the 9,474 eligible voters, 6,193 cast their ballots in the by-election. Dr Nirmala Singh, who won the chairperson’s post five consecutive times, died in June 2026, leaving the position vacant. The by-election was held for the remainder of the term, which has about 13 months left.
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