Lucknow, May 23 (PTI) Union Minister Manoj Sinha Thursday lost to BSP's Afzal Ansari in Ghazipur Lok Sabha seat by a margin of over 1.19 lakh votes.

Sinha lost to Ansari by a margin of 1,19,392 votes, the EC website said.

While Sinha polled 4,46,690 votes, Ansari secured 5,66,082 votes.

In 2014, Sinha won the seat by a margin of 32,452 votes.

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