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Jhansi : Samajwadi Party ’s Man Singh Yadav retained the Allahabad-Jhansi graduate constituency seat, defeating his nearest rival, Ashok Kumar Rathaur, by 27,663 votes and securing a 55% vote share. In the previous election in 2020, Yadav had defeated BJP stalwart Yug Dutt Sharma by a margin of 4333 votes after the latter’s dominance over the seat for 24 long years. The overall voter turnout stood at 41.40%, while Jhansi recorded a higher turnout of 49.43%.
Yadav, after receiving the winning certificate from the divisional commissioner proceeded for Prayagraj amidst tight security. Before leaving, he credited the win to the relentless efforts of the party workers and visionary leadership of SP national president Akhilesh Yadav . The constituency covers seven Bundelkhand districts along with Fatehpur, Kaushambi and Prayagraj.
The final result was declared here on Wednesday afternoon by the divisional commissioner and returning officer Bimal Kumar Dubey after two days of hectic counting procedure.