Counting of by-elections is going on for 9 assembly seats of Uttar Pradesh. The results of Muslim-dominated Kundarki seat in western Uttar Pradesh have surprised everyone. On this seat which was held by SP for a long time, BJP is moving towards victory by making a big upset or rather the official announcement of the victory of BJP candidate is yet to be made. According to the data till 1 pm, BJP candidate from Kundarki Thakur Ramveer Singh is leading by about 85 thousand votes.
He has attributed this increase to the trust of Muslims for him. He told TV9, “When I did not even get the ticket, the Muslim party was one-sided. The Muslims had decided that this time they have to give a chance to Ramveer.” He further said that Muslims have broken the barriers of religion and caste and voted for BJP.
While the results seem to indicate that Ramveer has succeeded in winning the trust of the Muslims, allegations have been made by the SP that Muslims were not allowed to vote and the voting was rigged. SP candidate Haji Rizwan had alleged that the voting on Kundarki seat was not based on democracy but on the basis of monarchy policy.
Why did Muslims vote for BJP?
Thakur Ramveer Singh says that this election has happened on his face. Ramveer Singh has been contesting from this seat since 2007. Describing the support of Muslims, he says, “In 2007, Muslims gave me 2500 votes, in 2012 it was reduced to 5 thousand, in 2017 it was reduced to 25 thousand and then to 75 thousand.”
How many Muslim, how many Hindu votes on the seat?
Total votes in Kundarki seat is 3,80,000. There are 2,50,000 Muslim voters here, while the number of Hindu voters is 120,000 and there are 10 thousand others. About 57 percent votes have been cast in this by-election. In the last election, the BJP candidate from here got a total of 82 thousand votes and was defeated, whereas in this by-election, the BJP candidate is seen getting more than one lakh votes.
