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BJP's 'Guru Ji' wins Agra graduate MLC seat again, defeats SP rival
Manavendra Pratap Singh, the BJP candidate for the Agra graduate constituency, has secured victory in the legislative council election. The win marks Singh's return to the state legislative council.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party has retained the Agra graduate segment seat in the Uttar Pradesh legislative council, with party candidate Manavendra Pratap Singh securing victory over his Samajwadi Party rival Shashank Yadav.
Singh, who is popularly known as 'Guru Ji' in local political circles, defeated Yadav in what was contested as a key seat in the graduate constituency. The election saw competition between the state's two major political formations, with the BJP consolidating its position in the region.
With this win, Singh will return to the state legislative council for another term. The victory underscores the BJP's continued electoral strength in Uttar Pradesh, particularly in constituencies representing graduate voters in the state's western regions.
The Agra graduate MLC seat covers voters who hold university degrees, a relatively smaller but politically engaged electorate. Singh's successful campaign retained the seat that the BJP had previously held, preventing the opposition from making gains in this segment.