The Samajwadi Party, on its official Twitter handle, alleged that the police force was being used and officials on election duty were preventing people from casting their votes, especially in Rampur.
Moderate to high turnout was recorded on Monday in by-elections to the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat and six assembly seats in five states, barring Rampur in Uttar Pradesh where only around 31 per cent of electors cast their votes.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Voting will be held on Monday in bypolls to six assembly seats in five states and the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh, where the Samajwadi Party is locked in a high-voltage contest with the BJP. India News | Voting in Bypolls to One Lok Sabha, Seven Assembly Seats on Monday.
Samajwadi Party leader Dimple Yadav, who will contest tomorrow's Lok Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri, has alleged hundreds of BJP leaders and workers are distributing cash and liquor at the constituency.
Campaigning concluded on Saturday evening for the December 5 bypolls to six assembly constituencies in five states and the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, where Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav s family is locked in a high-voltage contest with the BJP to hold on to its pocket borough. Mainpuri By-Elections 2022: Campaigning Ends for Bypolls on Lok Sabha Seat, 6 Assembly Constituencies in Uttar Pradesh.