“Milkipur By-Election: Everything You Need To Know About The Seat Which Will Set Up Momentum For 2027 UP Battle“, Swarajyamag, February 4, 2025:
“While the Delhi Assembly Election 2025 headlines the election schedule of 5 February 2025, there is a by-election on the very day whose significance extends far beyond the immediate aftermath of result.
Location of Milkipur and the timing of its bypolls make it one of the most closely watched assembly bypolls in recent electoral history of India. It is one of the five constituencies that form part of the Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency. The place is a 50-60 minute drive away from Shri Ram’s birthplace, Ayodhya.
The constituency was carved out in 1967 and is known for the domination of Mitrasen Yadav, also known as Comrade Mitrasen Yadav. In four out of the five times he won this seat, Yadav chose to contest on a Communist Party of India (CPI) ticket. In 1996, the last time he won this seat, Yadav was co-opted by the Samajwadi Party (SP)……”
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