Counting of votes for the three Assembly by-polls would be held on Tuesday. The polling was held on February 13.
The counting of votes would start at 8 am for Muzaffarnagar Sadar, Deoband (Saharanpur) and Bikapur (Faizabad) seats, said State Chief Electoral Officer, Arun Singhal in lucknow on Monday. Singhal said that elaborate security arrangements have been made at the counting centers in all three places. “Central para-military forces and state police have been deployed to ward off any untoward incident,” he said.
Altogether 46.33 per cent of the voters have exercised their franchise in the by-elections which went off peacefully. Deoband polled the highest 50 per cent while in Muzaffarnagar it was the lowest with 44 per cent voting. Bikapur polled 45 per cent of votes. The bypolls were necessitated following death of ruling SP members and ministers, Chittaranjan Swarup (Muzaffarnagar) and Rajendra Singh Rana (Deoband) and senior SP leader Mitrasen Yadav (Bikapur).