Madhya Pradesh bypoll results 2020 live | BJP wins 11 seats; Congress gets one

BJP attains simple majority in the 230-member house

November 10, 2020 04:02 am | Updated 08:55 pm IST

Political drama: Jyotiraditya Scindia, left, and Kamal Nath, who were once on the same side, now stand apart. PTI PTI

Political drama: Jyotiraditya Scindia, left, and Kamal Nath, who were once on the same side, now stand apart. PTI PTI

The BJP has attained a simple majority in the 230-member house, when the party won 9 out of the 28 assembly seats.

Voting for bypolls on 28 assembly seats was held on November 3. The bypolls also showed the effect of Jyotiraditya Scindia factor in the changed political scenario in the State.

Here are the live updates:

8.45 pm

BJP expands footprint in M.P.

The BJP expanded its footprint across Madhya Pradesh and found the means to retain the government by winning nine seats and maintaining its lead in 10 others as results for byelections were declared on Tuesday.

In the 2018 Vidhan Sabha election, of the 28 contested seats, the Congress won 27 and the BJP one. But the Congress this time won just one seat, while leading in eight. 

Speaking to reporters in Bhopal, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the State’s people and he had a relation of affinity. “I had complete faith the BJP will secure a massive victory. Wherever we trail, we are behind only by marginal votes”. -- Sidharth Yadav

8.20 pm

BJP’s Mahendra Singh Sisodia, Kasdekar win

Jyotiraditya Scindia’s loyalist and state minister Mahendra Singh Sisodia of the BJP won byelection from Bamori in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday by 53,153 votes, officials said.

Mr. Sisodia defeated Congress’ Kanhaiya Lal Agrawal, a former BJP leader and Minister. Mr. Sisodia got 1,01,124 votes against his Congress rival’s 47,971 votes.

Mr. Sisodia had quit the Congress in March this year to join the BJP.

The BSP’s Ramesh Dawar got 5,391 votes while NOTA cornered 2,058 votes.

The BJP’s Sumitradevi Kasdekar won from Nepanagar by a margin of 26,340 votes. She defeated the Congress’ Ramkishan Patel.

Mr. Kasdekar got 98,881 votes against Mr. Patel’s 72,541.

7.35 pm

BJP wins eleven seats; Congress gets one

As per the latest update from the Election Commission of India, BJP has won 11 seats and leading in eight others. While Congress has won one seat only so far, and is leading in eight other seats.

BJP has polled 49.8% of the total votes in their favour, while Congress secured 40.4% of the total votes.

7.30 pm

With 9 seats already in kitty, BJP gets simple majority

With the BJP winning nine out of the 28 assembly seats in bypolls in Madhya Pradesh so far on Tuesday, the ruling party has already attained a simple majority in the 230-member house.

The BJP is leading in 10 other seats. Voting for bypolls on assembly 28 seats was held on November 3 and counting of ballots was taken up on Tuesday.

The BJP’s current strengthin the MP assembly is 107 and nine more seats take it to the simple majority mark of 116. The effective strength of the 230-member house is 229.

According to Election Commission data, the BJP has so far won nine seats - Bamori, Ashok Nagar, Mungaoli, Anuppur, Sanchi, Mandhata, Nepanagar, Badnawar and Suwasara. - PTI

7.20 pm

NOTA scores more than BSP

In the Badnawar constituency of Madhya Pradesh where bypolls was necessitated, BJP's Rajvardhan Singh-Shree Premsingh Dattigaon won by a hefty margin over Kamalsing Patel of Congress. In the third place, NOTA knocked out BSP's Omprakash Malviy. NOTA got 2,775 votes, BSP got 2,290.

6.45 pm

NOTA playing spoilsport?

In a case of NOTA playing spoilsport, Phool Singh Baraiya of the Congress is trailing by 51 votes to Raksha Santram Saroniya of the BJP in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhander. At 6.35 p.m., NOTA has got 1,619 votes, and the BSP candidate more than 7000 votes.

6.20 pm

BJP Ministers Brijendra Singh Yadav, Dattigaon win

Minister in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government and BJP candidate Brijendra Singh Yadav won bypoll from Mungaoli assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh by defeating Kanhairam Lodhi of the Congress by 21,469 votes on Tuesday.

Yadav got 83,153 votes while Lodhi bagged 61,684, an election official said. The BSP’s Virendra Sharma polled 2,474 while NOTA received 1,330 votes, the official added.

BJP minister and Jyotiraditya Scindia’s loyalist, Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon won from Badnawar by defeating Congress candidate Kamal Singh Patel by 32,133 votes.

Dattigaon had quit the Congress along with other Scindia supporters in March this year and joined the BJP.

The BJP candidate got 99,137 votes against Patel’s 67,004. BSP’s Om Prakash Malviya got 2,295 while NOTA attracted 2,785 votes, the official added.

5.40 pm

BJP wins Ashok Nagar, Badnawar constituencies

BJP candidate Jajpal Singh "Jajji" has won the Ashok Nagar constituency by 14,630 votes, while BJP Minister Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon has won the Badnawar seat by 32,133 votes. The BJP candidates have surpassed their Congress counterparts Asha Dohare and Kamalsing Patel respectively.

5.10 pm

The BJP's Brajendra Singh Yadav has beaten the Congress' Kanhairam Lodhi by 21,469 votes to win the Mungaoli constituency.

5 pm

Congress wins Biaora; BJP gets Suwasra

The Congress' Amlyahat-Ramchandra Dangi won the Biaora seat, beating the BJP's Narayansingh Panwar by 12,102 votes. In the Suwasra seat, Dung Hardeepsingh of BJP surpassed Congress' Bhai Rakesh Patidar by 29,440 votes.

3.45 pm

BJP's Narayan Singh Patel wins Mandhata seat

According to the Election Commission website, the BJP's Narayan Singh Patel has won the Mandhata seat, beating Congress' Uttampal Singh by a margin of 22,129 votes.

The BJP is leading in 19 other seats, the Congress in 7 seats and the BSP in one.

2 pm

BJP leads in 21 of 28 seats

The BJP is leading in 21 seats of Madhya Pradesh, inching towards winning most of the 28 seats of which it won just one in the previous Assembly election.

Meanwhile, the lead of the Congress, which had won 27 of the 28 seats in 2018, has shrunk to just six. The BSP is leading in one seat.  In the Chambal region, the Congress and the BJP are leading in three seats each, while the BSP is leading in Morena.

In the Bundelkhand, the Nimar and the Malwa regions, the BJP is leading in all the seats.  In the Gwalior region, the stronghold of BJP MP Jyotiraditya Scindia, the party is leading in all the seats, while the Congress is leading in Karera in Shivpuri district.

- Sidharth Yadav

1.30 pm

BJP ahead in 20 seats, Congress in 7

The BJP is leading in 20 seats while the Congress is leading in seven seats. The BSP is leading in one.

M.P. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has tweeted that the people of the State "once again committed to development and public welfare". It is clearly visible that the BJP has been entrusted with the responsibility of Madhya Pradesh, he wrote on Twitter in Hindi.

1 pm

As per the Election Commission website, the BJP is now leading in 19 seats, the Congress in 8 and the BSP in one.

12.50 pm

BJP leads in 20 seats, Congress ahead in seven

The ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh is leading in 20 of the 28 Assembly constituencies for which byelections were held while the Congress is ahead in seven seats, as per the trends of counting. The BSP is leading in Morena constituency.

However, three Ministers in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government including Aidal Singh Kansana (Sumaoli), Girraj Dandotia (Dimani) and OPS Bhadoria (Mehgaon) are trailing behind their Congress rivals. Mr. Bhadoria is trailing by only 175 votes.

Elsewhere, BJP candidates are leading in 20 seats by margins ranging from 181 votes (Agar) to 22,456 votes (Sanchi), while Congress contestants are ahead in Sumaoli, Dimni, Ambah, Mehgaon, Gohad, Karera and Biora constituencies.

Tulsiram Silawat of the BJP is leading by a margin of 9,554 votes from Sanver against his Congress rival.

- PTI

12.00 pm

BJP ahead in 17 seats but three Ministers trailing

Three Ministers in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government in Madhya Pradesh are trailing behind their Congress rivals even as the ruling BJP has taken a lead in 17 of the 28 Assembly constituencies, as per the trends of counting.

The opposition Congress is ahead in nine seats out of the 27 constituencies for which trends are available. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is leading in Morena seat, as per the Election Commission data.

Ministers Aidal Singh Kansana, Girraj Dandotia, and OPS Bhadoria are struggling in Sumaoli, Dimani and Mehgaon seats, respectively, where their Congress rivals have taken a lead.

- PTI

11.30 pm

BJP leading in 17 seats, Congress in 9

The BJP was leading in 17 seats and the Congress in nine in Madhya Pradesh, according to the Election Commission website. The BSP continues to lead in one seat.

- PTI

10.40 am

BJP candidates are leading in 14 seats by a margin ranging from around 90 to 5,600 votes, while the Congress contestants are ahead in Hatpipalya, Sumaoli, Ambah, Dimni, and Biora constituencies.

BJP candidates are ahead in Badnawar, Mungaoli, Suwasara, Ashok Nagar, Bamori, Anuppur, Bada Malhara, Nepanagar, Surkhi, Gohad, Sanchi, Agar, and Mandhata.

The BSP is leading in one seat.

10.00 am

BJP’s Tulsiram Silawat is leading from Sanver, while Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon is ahead in Badnawar, Brajendra Singh Yadav from Mungaoli, Narayan Singh Pawar from Biora, Hardeep Singh Dung from Suwasara, and Jajpal Singh Jajji from Ashok Nagar against their rivals from the Congress.

Congress’ Vipin Wankhede and Rajendra Singh Baghel are ahead against their challengers from the BJP in Agar and Hatpipalya constituencies, respectively.

9 am

This is the first time in Madhya Pradesh that bypolls were held in as many as 28 Assembly seats in one go.

Bypolls to 25 of these seats were necessitated as the sitting Congress MLAs quit and joined the BJP and contested the bypolls as BJP candidates.

In the remaining three Assembly segments, bypolls were held due to deaths of the sitting legislators. One more Congress MLA resigned recently. - PTI

8 am

Counting under way

The counting began at 8 a.m. in 19 districts where the by-elections were held on November 3.

The Election Commission’s guidelines regarding COVID-19 will be in place so that counting agents do not assemble in large numbers at the counting centres, an official said.

A candidate, his poll agent and counting agent can remain present in the counting hall, as per the EC’s instructions. “Results can be displayed from the control unit on a big screen as per the EC’s directives,” the official said.

 

Heavy voter turnout in the State despite COVID-19 risks

Heavy voter turnout was recorded in the Madhya Pradesh byelection on Tuesday despite the COVID-19 pandemic, with the estimated voter turnout crossing 80% in four seats and the average turnout standing at 68.93% in the 28 seats until 7.30 p.m., the Election Commission of India said.

The turnout stood at 80.54% in Agar, 80.01% in Biaora, 80.84% in Hatpipliya, and 83.2% in Badnawar, the seats which fall outside the Gwalior-Chambal region and where even in the 2018 Vidhan Sabha election the turnout crossed 80%. The average turnout in the State stood at 75.05% in the previous election.

 

 

Political fortunes of Scindia, Kamal Nath at stake

The importance of the  bypolls to 28 Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh  on Tuesday goes beyond the simple arithmetic of redefining the majority numbers in the Assembly.

These polls not only have the potential of changing the government in the State, if the Congress manages to win all the seats, but will also change the standing of the leaders in their respective parties.

The math certainly works in favour of the  Shivraj Singh Chouhan -led BJP government as it needs to win only nine seats in the 230-member Assembly to cross the halfway mark on its own, compared to 28 for the Congress.

But for the Congress party, still smarting from  Jyotiraditya Scindia ’s switchover to the BJP, the elections are also about making a dent in the Gwalior-Chambal region, believed to be a stronghold of the Scindias.

 

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