Uttarakhand Chief Minister B.C. Khanduri loses to Surendra Singh Negi of Congress from Kotdwar by a margin of 4,632 votes.
The Assembly election results on Tuesday sprang up several surprises in traditional party pocket-boroughs and little-known candidates registering success in many others.
Following is a list of prominent winners and losers.
Uttar Pradesh:
Leader of Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly and Samajwadi Party nominee Shivpal Yadav retains Jaswantnagar seat by defeating Bahujan Samaj Party’s Manish Yadav by a margin of 81,084 votes.
Sitting Congress MLA Amita Singh loses to SP candidate Gyatri Prasad Prajapati by a margin of over 7,000 votes in Amethi.
Heavyweight D.P. Yadav loses from Sahaswan Assembly seat where Onkar Singh Yadav of SP won defeating BSP’s Babar Miyan by 7,062 votes. Yadav had contested as a candidate of his party Rashtriya Parivartan Dal.
Louis Khurshid, wife of Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid, loses from Farukkhabad Assembly seat where Independent candidate Vijay Singh defeats Bharatiya Janata Party’s Major Sunil Dutt Dwiwedi by a slender margin of 147 votes.
Sitting Independent MLA Mukhtar Ansari, who fought the elections under the ‘Quami Ekta Dal’, wins from Mau Sadar seat by defeating his nearest rival Bhim Rajbhar of BSP by a margin of about 5,000 votes.
Punjab:
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal retains his Lambi seat defeating his nearest Congress rival and cousin, Mahesh Inder Singh Badal, by a margin of 24,739 votes.
Punjab’s Deputy Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal wins from Jalalabad seat by a margin of 50,289 votes.
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh retains Patiala constituency by defeating ruling SAD’s Surjit Singh Kohli by a margin of 42,318 votes.
His son Raninder Singh loses by 6,930 votes from Samana seat.
BJP candidate Navjot Kaur, wife of Amritsar MP Navjot Singh Sidhu, wins Amritsar (East) constituency by defeating an Independent candidate by a margin of 7,099 votes.
Former Indian Hockey captain and SAD candidate Pargat Singh wins from Jalandhar Cantt by defeating Congress rival Jagbir Singh Brar by a margin of 6,798 votes.
Punjab BJP president Ashwani Sharma wins from Pathankot defeating his nearest Congress rival Raman Bhalla by a margin of 17,586 votes.
SAD candidate Bibi Jagir Kaur wins from Bhonath seat.
Among the losers in Punjab are Razia Sultana (Cong. — Malerkotla), Suman Kaypee (Cong. — Jal West), Tikshan Sud (BJP — Hoshiarpur) and Upinderjit Kaur (SAD — Sultanpur Lodhi).
Uttarakhand:
Uttarakhand Chief Minister B.C. Khanduri loses to Surendra Singh Negi of the Congress from Kotdwar by a margin of 4,632 votes.
Uttarakhand BJP president Bishan Singh Chufal wins from Didihaat seat defeating Rewati Joshi of Congress by 10,617 votes.
Uttarakhand Congess chief Yashpal Arya wins from Baajpur defeating Raj Kumar of the BJP by 15,075 votes.
Former Health Minister and BJP leader Ajay Bhatt loses to Karan Mahra of Congress from Ranikhet seat by 88 votes.
Tourism Minister Madan Kaushik of the BJP wins from Haridwar seat defeating Satpal Bhramchari of Congress by 8,603 votes.
Former PWD Minister and Congress leader Indira Hridayesh wins from Haldwani seat defeating Renu Adhikari of BJP by 23,583 votes
Goa
Congress candidate from Cuncolim constituency Joaquim Aleamo loses to BJP’s candidate Subhash Naik while Dayanand Narvekar lost to BJP’s Glen Ticlo in Aldona constituency.
Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Subhas Shirodkar suffers defeat at the hands of BJP’s Mahadev Naik in Shiroda constituency.
In Calangute constituency, BJP’s Michael Lobo wins against Congress’ Agnelo Fernandes.
Sitting MLA Nilkhant Halarnkar loses to MGP’s Kiran Kandolakar from Tivim constituency.
Former Tourism Minister and Goa Vikas Party candidate Franciso Pacheco wins in Nuvem defeating Congress candidate Alexio Sequeira.
Alemao family and Congress candidates Churchil Aleamo (Navelim), his brother Joaquim (Cuncolim) and daughter Valanka suffer defeat in Benaulim.
Manipur
Manipur Chief Minister O. Ibobi Singh defeats his nearest rival O Indira of BJP in Thoubal Assembly constituency by over 10,000 votes.
Keywords: Assembly elections, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur, Punjab
It is a shame that congress candidate Ms Amita Singh lost in Amethi where from Ms Sonia Gandhi gets elected successively after Nehru dynasty. This speaks for her self-introspection since entire family including daughter and son-in-law was campaigning in this constituency. It is after all people as voters decide who should draft Lokpal bill and not five wise men of her party.
Similarly, Salman Khursheed should also see the writings on the wall and have self-introspection. He was the main person to buy votes for his beloved wife from his community by announcing 9% reservation for muslims. Our muslim brothers and sisters cannot be befooled by Salaman representing congress.
Time and again the so called illiterates of the rural uttar pradesh have
given the judgement in lucid way.Inheritance also should be decorated
with personal ambitions for the betterment of the society and not
prompted and guided by every body on the street and the forlorn
politicians.
It is no surprise and natural justice that a saffron party should rule
the Land of God (Deva Bhoomi-akka-Uttranchal) rather than by a party
which mismanaged and still mismanaging the country since Independence
and indulging shamelessly in appeasement of minorities in the name of
Secularism
Mulayam Singh Yadav could be elected CM by "popular demand" But the actual governance should be left to Akilesh who seems to be a good man of fine mettle. He is young liberal and more open than his father. He should make all moves behind the curtain. He will do well to consult Nitish Kumar, Narendra Modi for guidance.
The election results in the UP indicate that the people have voted the SP in a decisive manner. They have rejected the corrupt Mayawati government. The Rahul factor also has not paid rich dividends for the Congress party. The Congress has a lot of spade work to be do before the 2014 general election by refraining from indulging in corruption. The dismal performance by the BJP needs a thorough introspection and revisit of the policies adopted by the party so far. The SP is going to form the government there. But it should not repeat the past mistakes and work for the welfare of the people of the state.
It's good to note that the congress party's communalising agenda has come a cropper. A decisive vote against mayavati government is evident. The BJP has pulled a surprise by not only making inroads in BSP and SP strongholds but also by getting them translated into votes. Great show.
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