Amethi: Rahul Gandhi's family bastion falls to BJP in UP civic falls
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Published: Dec 01, 2017, 05:47 IST | Updated: Dec 01, 2017, 05:47 IST
BJP sweeps UP civic polls
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BJP's Chandrama Devi clinched the Amethi Nagar Panchayat by 1,035 votes
BJP which swept the Uttar Pradesh civic polls won a politically significant seat today - Amethi, which is the parliamentary constituency of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi.
BJP's Chandrama Devi clinched the Amethi Nagar Panchayat by 1,035 votes in Rahul Gandhi's family bastion.
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Polling was held for 16 nagar nigams, 198 nagar palika parishads and 438 nagar panchayats today.
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath had undertaken a whirlwind campaign criss-crossing the state to power the BJP, however, the opposition leaders did not campaign much with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and BSP supremo Mayawati staying away.
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