Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Might 10 (ANI): Voting in bypolls to Suar and Chhanbey Meeting seats in Uttar Pradesh started at 7 am on Wednesday.
The ruling coalition associate Apna Dal (Sonelal) is contesting in each seats. Suar meeting seat in Rampur district was declared vacant on February 13 after a Moradabad courtroom sentenced Abdullah Azam Khan, the son of senior Samajwadi Social gathering chief Azam Khan, to 2 years in jail in a 15-year-old case.
Anuradha Chauhan is contesting from this seat on a Samajwadi Social gathering ticket whereas Shafeek Ahmed Ansari is contesting on Apna Dal (Sonelal) ticket.
In Might, the Supreme Courtroom requested Uttar Pradesh Authorities to file a counter affidavit on Samajwadi Social gathering (SP) chief Mohammad Abdullah Azam Khan’s plea difficult the Allahabad Excessive Courtroom order which rejected his plea looking for a keep on his conviction in a matter associated to protest case. Just lately the Allahabad Excessive Courtroom has refused to remain the conviction of Mohammad Abdullah Azam Khan in reference to a 2008 protest case, which led to his disqualification as an MLA from the Uttar Pradesh meeting.
The Supreme Courtroom had earlier requested the Allahabad Excessive Courtroom to determine on the earliest Mohammad Abdullah Azam Khan’s plea looking for a keep of his conviction in a matter associated to the protest. Mohammad Abdullah Azam Khan claiming that he was a juvenile as of the date of the incident, has challenged the Allahabad Excessive Courtroom order dated March 17.
Abdullah Azam Khan was disqualified from the UP Legislative Meeting after he was convicted and sentenced to two-year imprisonment in a 15-year-old case. Abdulla Azam Khan was representing Suar in Rampur district within the Meeting.
Abdullah Azam Khan, and his father, have been convicted by a neighborhood courtroom in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly utilizing felony pressure to discourage a public servant from discharging his obligation and different provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in a matter pertaining to a dharna on a state freeway in January 2008. Abdullah Azam Khan moved Allahabad Excessive Courtroom towards a trial courtroom order looking for suspension of his sentence.
In the meantime, individuals lined up exterior a polling station in Mirzapur to solid their votes.
The Chhanbey Meeting seat in Mirzapur fell vacant after the loss of life of Apna Dal (Sonelal) MLA Rahul Prakash Kol in February this yr.
The social gathering has fielded Koi’s spouse Rinki Kol who’s pitted towards Kirti Kol who’s contesting as a Samajwadi Social gathering candidate. (ANI)
This report is auto-generated from ANI information service. ThePrint holds no duty for its content material.