In a major upset in the Faizabad parliamentary constituency, where the temple town of Ayodhya is situated, Samajwadi Party candidate Awadhesh Prasad defeated sitting Bharatiya Janata Party MP Lallu Singh by a margin of 54,567 votes.
IMAGE: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav holds hands with party candidate from Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency, Awadhesh Prasad during an election campaign rally, in Ayodhya. Photograph: ANI Photo
According to the Election Commission data, Prasad polled 5,54,289 votes while Lallu Singh got 4,99,722.
The Bahujan Samaj Party's Sachidanand Pandey managed to secure 46,407 votes.
In all, 13 candidates were in the fray in Faizabad.
