In Suar, figures till noon indicated that Apna Dal’s Shafeeq Ahmed Ansari was leading with 49.2 per cent of the votes while SP’s Anuradha Chauhan lagged behind with 46.26 per cent of the votes.
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If the Akhilesh Yadav-led party loses Suar, one of the two seats at stake, it will be yet another example of Azam Khan’s declining hold over Rampur. The other bypoll will be held in Chhanbey in Mirzapur district.