Khair Bypoll Election 2024: There is by-election on 9 assembly seats of Uttar Pradesh next month on 13 November. Khair assembly seat of Aligarh is also included in these. Well, the administration has started preparations for the elections on the seat. On the other hand, political parties and candidates are seen trying political tricks to woo the voters.
Well, the nomination process for the seat has been completed. Azad Samaj Party candidate Nitin Kumar Chotel was the first to file his nomination here. SP, BSP, BJP and Azad Samaj Party have fielded strong candidates in the election battle to solve the caste equations.
Well, who are the candidates?
This time BSP has made Dr. Pahal Singh its candidate in the Khair by-election. On the other hand, its rival Azad Samaj Party has made Nitin Kumar Chotel its candidate. Dr. Charu Kane is trying her luck on Samajwadi Party ticket from India Alliance, while Surendra Diler is contesting from the ruling BJP.
Parties engaged in solving caste equation
ASP's strategy seems to be to woo Dalit voters, the reason for this is the significant influence of Dalit voters in Khair. If ASP National President Chandrashekhar Azad strengthens his hold here, then this election contest can turn in any direction. Nitin Kumar Chotel has intensified his efforts in this direction.
On the other hand, on behalf of Bahujan Samaj Party, Dr. Pahal has started strengthening his election campaign to repeat the success achieved in the 2022 assembly elections. BSP had finished second in Khair seat in the last assembly elections and this gives it a strong base in the by-elections. With Mayawati's support, Doctor Pahal is trying to attract voters by emphasizing on the slogan 'Sarvajan Hitaya-Sarvajan Sukhay'.
Well, Samajwadi Party candidate from the seat Charu Kane is leaving no stone unturned. Charu's family has a long political history. She is busy in cultivating the Jat and Dalit vote bank here. Charu Kane comes from SC community, while her husband comes from Jat community.
Charu Kane has good influence among SC and Jat voters, this time too he has great expectations from both the communities. Samajwadi Party had got a good amount of votes from this area in the last Lok Sabha elections, which can prove beneficial for Charu Kane and his party.
BJP is busy saving the fort
Well, BJP's dominance on the seat cannot be underestimated. BJP's Anup Valmiki has been winning this seat continuously since 2012. past Lok Sabha elections Well, the seat had become vacant when Anoop Valmiki was elected MP from Hathras. Now the Bharatiya Janata Party has made the by-election interesting by fielding Surendra Diler.
Surendra Diler's grandfather and father had created a special identity in Khair area, due to which they can also get sympathy votes. Seeing the dominance of BJP on this seat, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath And with the campaign of other senior leaders, the party's position seems to be getting stronger. On the other hand, Anup Valmiki also has his own vote bank.
All parties exerted their full strength
Without the campaign of former Chief Minister Mayawati and Akash Anand, the challenge of Bahujan Samaj Party seems to be fading a bit, but its old hold among Dalits and other backward classes cannot be ignored. ASP, BSP, SP and BJP are putting their full strength in this election, due to which this contest has become interesting.