Jhansi, Oct 28 (HS): Samajwadi Party candidate Dr. Mansingh

Yadav has won the Allahabad-Jhansi Constituency Graduate Election 2026,

defeating BJP candidate Ashok Kumar Rathore by a huge margin of 27,663 votes.

In the final tally of the second day of counting at Bundelkhand College (BKD)

on Wednesday, Dr. Mansingh Yadav received 60,358 votes, while BJP's Ashok Kumar

Rathore received 32,695 votes.

The SP candidate's lead steadily strengthened during the

vote count. By the seventh round, Dr. Mansingh Yadav was leading the BJP

candidate by 18,639 votes. By that time, 84,052 ballots had been counted. The

SP candidate had received 44,897 votes, while the BJP candidate had received

26,258 votes. Shivshankar Patel, in third place, received 3,226 votes.

The picture appeared somewhat different at the beginning of

the vote count. In the first round, BJP candidate Ashok Kumar Rathore held a

lead of 984 votes, but in the second round, the SP candidate made a comeback,

gaining a 150-vote lead. Then, in the third round, Dr. Mansingh Yadav took a

2,225-vote lead over the BJP candidate. The SP candidate's lead continued to

increase with each subsequent round.

There was a delay in releasing the round-by-round results

during the vote count. Candidates and supporters remained anxious about the

results well into the night. As the figures came in, the SP camp grew

increasingly enthusiastic about victory. Supporters began expressing hope for

victory after the seventh round, as the SP candidate's lead strengthened.

According to the final result, a total of 1,09,482 ballot

papers were counted, in which 9,596 ballot papers were declared rejected. Among

other candidates, Shivshankar Patel got 3,949 votes, another candidate named

Mansingh Yadav got 829 votes, Deepak Kumar Dwivedi got 609 votes, Vishnu Kumar

and Sarika got 309 votes each, Satya Chandra Dubey got 254 votes, Keshav Kant

Sharma got 251 votes, Devesh Kumar Singh got 168 votes, Rahul Kanakne, Mohit

Gupta got 66 votes, Raj Kumar got 52 votes and Shailendra Kumar got 37 votes.

Election officer Vimal Dubey gave the certificate to the winning candidate Dr.

Mansingh Yadav.

After the victory, Dr. Mansingh Yadav attributed the victory

to the hard work of party workers and the vision of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav. He

said that the party's message reached teachers and voters on issues such as

unfunded teachers, 69,000 teacher recruitment, and the Advocate Protection Act.

He described the workers' hard work as a key factor in the victory.

Meanwhile, BJP candidate Ashok Kumar Rathore wrote on social

media, Regardless greetings, neither in victory nor in defeat, I am not

afraid at all. I apologize to all the brothers and sisters of the

Allahabad-Jhansi Graduate Constituency for failing to meet your expectations in

this MLC exam. I will forever be grateful for your affection once again.”

Meanwhile, security remained tight around the counting

center, BKD. Police deployment increased as the night progressed. In addition

to police officers, PAC personnel and police from eight police stations were

deployed for security. Additional forces were also deployed at the BKD

intersection. Police personnel maintained constant vigil outside the counting

center. With the final results, the victory of SP candidate Dr. Mansingh Yadav

in the Allahabad-Jhansi graduate election was confirmed.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi