BREAKING: Samajwadi Party's Awadhesh Prasad Leads by Over 56,000 Votes in Ayodhya

Ayodhya Lok Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE: Vote counting for the Ayodhya Lok Sabha seat began at 8 AM. The voting for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Ayodhya occurred on May 20. BJP's Lallu Singh is facing a tough competition from SP’s Awadhesh Prasad who is leading by over 56,000 votes.

Ayodhya, A BJP Stronghold Since 2014

Ayodhya has been a stronghold for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2014, winning the constituency for two consecutive terms.

In 2014, BJP’s Lallu Singh contested from Ayodhya for the first time, securing a significant victory with 4,91,761 votes, defeating SP’s Mitrasen Yadav.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Lallu Singh won again by securing 529,021 votes, defeating Anand Sen Yadav of the Samajwadi Party, as the NDA government stormed to power at the Centre.

Ayodhya Lok Sabha Election Result 2024: Here Are The LIVE Updates

• Samajwadi Party's Awadhesh Prasad is leading by over 56,000 Votes in Ayodhya, as per ECI at 5.56pm.
• Tough Fight in Ayodhya, SP Leads By Over 14,000 Votes, as per ECI at 2.27pm.
• Neck-and-neck fight in Ayodhya, SP's Prasad takes lead over BJP's Singh by over 3k votes.
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• BJP's Lallu Singh is trailing with 1,62,328 Votes in Ayodhya, as per the ECI at 12.45pm.
• SP's Awadhesh Prasad is leading with 1,51,501 votes whereas BJP's Lallu Singh is trailing with 1,48,143 votes, as per ECI at 12.37pm.
• SP's Awadhesh Prasad is leading with 1,32,305 Votes in Ayodhya, as per the ECI at 11.59am.
• Samajwadi Party's Awadhesh Prasad is leading with 65,252 votes, as per ECI at 10.46am.
• BJP's Lallu Singh is trailing with 60,461 votes, as per ECI at 10.48am.
• BJP's Lallu Singh Leads in Ayodhya, as per ECI at 9.46am.
• Counting is Done Transparently: CEC Rajiv Kumar

On Tuesday, soon after voting began for the Lok Sabha elections 2024, Chief Election Commission Rajiv Kumar said, "The counting process is underway at all the places. We have given strict instructions to all the DMs, SPs and COs (central observers) that the process of counting is done transparently and as per rulebook."
 

• SP's Awadhesh Prasad Leads
• Counting of votes begins
• Counting of votes to begin at 8 AM