19 hours ago · More than 65% of the 3.71 lakh eligible voters in the Milkipur constituency of Ayodhya district participated in the February 5 bypoll, exceeding the turnout in the 2022 assembly elections.

1 day ago · In fact, Yogi Adityanath called on voters in Milkipur to "avenge the Ayodhya defeat". On the other hand, the SP tried hard to secure its traditional voter base, including OBCs, Dalits, Muslims, and Yadavs — and highlighted the party's 'PDA' formula. Despite concerns over internal divisions, especially regarding the selection of Ajit Prasad ...

13 hours ago · In the heart of India’s holy city of Ayodhya, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has emerged victorious in a hot political contest against the Samajwadi Party (SP). The result for the Milkipur assembly by-polls was announced on Saturday (February 8), in which BJP defeated SP in what was being termed as the battle of prestige.

7 hours ago · In the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the party had lost from Faizabad, in a loss of face as the Lok Sabha constituency includes Ayodhya. The SP candidate who won from Faizabad, Awadhesh Prasad, had vacated the Milkipur seat, necessitating the bypoll. Prasad’s son Ajit was the SP candidate for the bypoll.

17 hours ago · Vote counting for the Milkipur assembly bypoll began with strong security measures. Postal ballots are tallied first, followed by EVM votes. The Samajwadi Party's Ajit Prasad and BJP's Chandrabhanu Paswan are the main contenders. The bypoll turnout exceeded the 2022 elections, and security is ensured by paramilitary forces for transparency and accuracy in vote counting.

4 days ago · The by-election to the Scheduled Castes (SC)-reserved Milkipur constituency has clearly turned into a high-stakes battle between the two arch rivals, months after the SP’s Awadhesh Prasad dealt a severe blow to the BJP by defeating its sitting MP in the Faizabad (Ayodhya) parliamentary seat, Lallu Singh, in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by 54,567 votes.

Milkipur is a town and tehsil [1] in Ayodhya district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Milkipur is 32 km south of district headquarters Ayodhya city. District Ayodhya consists of 11 blocks and Milkipur is a block in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.

Jan 11, 2025 · Three days ago, during a visit to Ayodhya, Adityanath interacted with booth-wise workers from Milkipur, setting the agenda for the campaign and asking them to present a united front. He is reported to have told the workers that if the BJP could win Kundarki, it …

Jan 7, 2025 · Even before the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday announced February 5 as the date for bypoll in Ayodhya’s Milkipur, political parties began pulling out all stops to sway the electorate. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has set its sights on ‘Mission Milkipur’ in …

After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s shock defeat from the Faizabad Lok Sabha seat in the 2024 general election, the Milkipur assembly bypoll in Ayodhya has become the battle of prestige for...