Ramveer Thakur, Only Hindu Candidate In UP’s Kundarki Seat, Helps BJP Win After 30 Years
Last Updated:November 24, 2024, 09:51 IST Kundarki, one of the nine UP Assembly seats that went to by-polls, has remained a SP stronghold as the BJP last won the seat in 1993. BJP’s Ramveer Thakur Singh | Image/CNN-News18 As the counting of votes concluded for by-election to nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, BJP threw a major surprise in the Kundarki assembly constituency, where the party’s candidate Ramveer Thakur Singh emerged victorious defeating 11 contenders from the Muslim community. Thakur, who was the only Hindu candidate in the fray in the Muslim-majority constituency in Uttar Pradesh, won the seat with a margin of over 1.4 lakh votes, helping BJP to reclaim the seat after a gap of 30 years. Kundarki, one of the nine UP Assembly seats that went to by-polls, has remained a Samajwadi Party stronghold. The BJP last won the Kundarki seat in 1993. Why Kundarki Was A Unique Challenge Thakur was pitted against SP’s Mohammad Rizwan, Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)’s Chand Babu, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen’s Mohammad Varnish and …









