Sun Feb 09 08:09:57 UTC 2025: ## BJP Wins Uttar Pradesh By-election, DMK Triumphs in Tamil Nadu

**Lucknow/Erode, [Date of Publication]** – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a decisive victory in the Milkipur Assembly by-election in Uttar Pradesh, while the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) achieved a landslide win in the Erode East by-election in Tamil Nadu.

In Milkipur, BJP candidate Chandrabhanu Paswan defeated Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Ajit Prasad by a significant margin of 61,710 votes. Paswan garnered 1,46,397 votes, a substantial victory that the BJP attributed to the popularity of their welfare schemes and the good governance of the central and state governments. The by-election was considered crucial for both parties, following the SP’s upset win in the Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency in 2024, which includes Ayodhya. This victory is seen as a reversal of the SP’s recent successes in the region.

Meanwhile, in Erode East, DMK candidate V. C. Chandhirakumar secured a resounding victory against Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) candidate M. K. Seethalakshmi. Chandhirakumar won with 1,15,709 votes, defeating Seethalakshmi by a margin of 91,558 votes. The win is a significant boost for the DMK ahead of next year’s Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The AIADMK and BJP boycotted this by-election, leaving the field open for smaller parties and independent candidates. The DMK’s victory is considered a testament to the party’s continuing popularity in the region.

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