In the by-election to the 56th assembly seat in Ghaziabad, a big challenge for candidates this time will be how to bring voters to the polling stations. The entire area of ​​Ghaziabad Assembly falls under the urban population limits. In this case, voters here appear to be indifferent to voting. In the recent Lok Sabha elections held in Ghaziabad, despite all the efforts and arrangements made by the government, the turnout even reached 50%, falling to only 49.80%.
The 2016 municipal corporation by-election in Ghaziabad also found that the turnout was only 18.54% due to lack of enthusiasm among voters. In fact, if by-election voters are not motivated enough, it will affect turnout and, in turn, the winning numbers of each party’s candidates. This voting is also scheduled for Wednesday, the 13th, which is a working day.
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Weekday voting may be reduced
In this assembly seat number 56, a large number of people from Ghaziabad travel to Delhi and nearby Noida district for work every day. In this context, the turnout is expected to be low in this by-election as well, adding to the concerns of political parties as low turnout can impact a candidate’s caste equation numbers and victory or defeat. Voter turnout in Muslim and Dalit colonies is higher than in other areas, thus affecting the strategies of all parties.
Contest between these candidates in Ghaziabad seat
The main electoral contest in Ghaziabad is believed to be between Sanjeev Sharma of the BJP, Rashtriya Janata Dal Garg of the Janata Party and Singh Raj Jatav of the Samajwadi Party . At the same time, Ravi Gautam of AIMIM and Satpal Chaudhary of Azad Samaj Party can also show their talents in this election.
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In this case, despite the low turnout, voters here will be divided among the candidates of the major parties, so the number of wins and losses here will not be too high. In this case, how to make voters aware of this and bring them to the polling booths to increase turnout here is a challenge not only for the main opposition parties SP and BSP, but also for their ally BJP.
