Lok Sabha results, Gautam Budh Nagar: Mahesh Sharma sees spike in urban vote share

BJP’s vote share in the semi-urban and rural areas of Gautam Budh Nagar also witnessed a marginal increase despite allegations of discontent in some parts prior to the polls. Sharma obtained 1,94,212 votes in Dadri assembly constituency, an increase of 83,000 votes since the previous elections. BSP’s Satveer Nagar obtained 1,17,584 votes, over 30,000 more than last election’s runner-up Narendra Bhati, who represented Samajwadi Party and got 85,505 votes.

Kachera, a village in Dadri, adopted by Sharma, had put up a signboard at the entrance of their village claiming that BJP members were not allowed in the village since the MP had allegedly not carried out any development work since 2014.

Satveer Nagar’s campaign was focussed on farmer issues and civic amenities. Congress candidate Dr Arvind, who lives in Aligarh, received criticism for being a parachute candidate.

Jewar, which has seen a string of controversies between farmers and administration with regards to land acquisition for the upcoming airport, gave Sharma 1,08,264 votes and 1,01,005 votes to Satveer Nagar. The winning margins in both the previous and present poll is around 7,000 here.

Khurja, the only reserved constituency of Bulandshahr which falls under Gautam Budh Nagar, gave BJP 1,38,408 votes.