BJP MLA, Who Did Sit-Ups In Rally Seeking "Forgiveness", Retains UP Seat
NDTV
UP Polls: BJP's Bhupesh Chaubey was seen doing sit-ups holding his ears from the stage of an election rally, in a bid to seek "forgiveness"of the voters.
A BJP MLA, who was seen doing sit-ups and giving a massage to a voter during the Uttar Pradesh Assembly poll campaigns, has retained his seat, official results showed.
Bhupesh Chaubey from Robertsganj constituency in Sonbhadra district secured 84,496 (or 40.29 per cent) of the total votes counted, defeating his nearest rival, Avinash Kushwaha of the Samajwadi Party (SP) by over 5,600 votes, according to the Election Commission website.
Mr Kushwaha got 78,875 (or 37.61 per cent) of the total 2.09 lakh votes that were counted on the seat, according to the Election Commission.
A total of 10 candidates were in the contest for the assembly poll from Robertsganj, including Mr Chaubey, who had won the constituency election in 2017 to become a first-time MLA.
