Bypoll Results 2023 updates | INDIA bloc scores three seats in maiden electoral battle

Samajwadi Party candidate Sudhakar Singh on Friday defeated his BJP rival Dara Singh Chauhan in the Ghosi assembly bypoll in Uttar Pradesh with a margin of 42,759 votes, an official said.

The SP retained the seat with Mr. Singh garnering 1,24,427 votes. Mr. Chauhan got 81,668 votes, according to the Election Commission (EC).

The counting of votes for the bypoll, which is being seen as the first major electoral clash between the ruling NDA and the INDIA opposition bloc, began at 8 a.m.

The fate of the 10 candidates in the fray was sealed by the voters on Tuesday. A voter turnout of 50.77% was recorded in Ghosi, which falls in Mau district.

The Ghosi bypoll was necessitated by the resignation of Mr. Chauhan, who won the seat in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, from the SP in July. He returned to the BJP and was fielded by the party in the bypoll.

In the 2022 state Assembly polls, Mr. Chauhan had defeated BJP candidate Vijay Kumar Rajbhar by a margin of 22,216 votes.

In the bypoll, Mr. Chauhan was supported by NDA constituents Apna Dal (Sonelal), Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal (NISHAD) Party and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP), a former SP ally.

On the other hand, some INDIA bloc constituents — Congress, CPI(M), CPI, RLD, AAP, CPI(ML)-Liberation and Suheldev Swabhiman Party — extended support to Mr. Singh.

The bypoll will have no bearing on the BJP government, which enjoys a comfortable majority in the 403-member state Assembly. However, its outcome could be an indicator of what is in store for the 2024 Lok Sabha election for the INDIA bloc.

Uttar Pradesh sends 80 MPs to the 543-member Lok Sabha.

North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convenor and senior BJP leader, Himanta Biswa Sarma Friday expressed his gratitude to the voters of Tripura for the wins by BJP candidates in by-election to two assembly seats.

He congratulated BJP candidates for winning Boxanagar seat by over 30,000 votes and Dhanpur seat by 18,871 votes.

‘’My gratitude to Tripura voters for their continued faith in the policies of Hon PM Shri @narendramodi Ji and @BJP4India’‘, the Assam chief minister posted on ‘X’.

‘’The victory of BJP candidates in two Assembly bypolls by huge margins is heartening. Congratulations to BJP’s Tafajjal Hossain on winning Boxanagar seat by over 30,000 votes and Bindu Debnath for clinching Dhanpur by 18,871 votes. They both defeated CPI-M candidates,” he posted.

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee described her party’s win in the Dhupguri bypolls on Friday as a “victory of the people”. The ruling TMC wrested the Dhupguri seat from the BJP.

She congratulated candidates for defeating the BJP in the bypolls in four seats in various states saying it was a big win for the INDIA coalition. The BJP lost in Dumri (Jharkhand), Puthuppally (Kerala), Ghosi (Uttar Pradesh) and Dhupguri, the ECI said.

“Dhupguri is a big win. The seat was with the BJP. It’s a historic win and I congratulate all the people of Dhupguri. This is a win of the people,” Ms. Banerjee told reporters at the city airport before leaving for New Delhi.

At the national capital, Ms. Banerjee will attend President Droupadi Murmu’s G20 dinner invitation on Saturday.

“I would like to congratulate all those who beat the BJP to win the bypolls. The BJP has lost four bypolls out of the seven held on September 5. This is a big win for INDIA. I want people to take such decisions slowly,” she said.

“I thank the people of Dhupguri for reposing faith in us and voting decisively in our favour in the critical by-election to the Assembly constituency. People in North Bengal have been with us and trust our strategy of growth, inclusiveness and empowerment. Bengal has shown its mandate, and soon INDIA too will show its preference. Jai Bangla!” she posted on X.

TMC candidate Nirmal Chandra Roy, a college professor, won the seat by over 4,313 votes. He bagged 96,961 votes, while his nearest rival BJP’s Tapasi Roy, the widow of a CRPF jawan killed in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir in 2021, got 92,648 votes, the ECI said.

With this victory, the TMC’s tally went up to 217 in the 294-member assembly. It also enjoys the support of six BJP MLAs, who switched over to the ruling party but are yet to resign from the House.

“Thank you #Dhupguri, for embracing the politics of development over hatred and bigotry. Saluting every AITC worker for their tireless efforts in connecting with the people. We’re committed to leaving no stone unturned in ensuring Dhupguri’s all-round development,” TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee posted on X.

Ms. Banerjee had promised to make Dhupguri a “sub-division” by December this year.

Samajwadi Party candidate Sudhakar Singh strengthened his lead over his BJP rival Dara Singh Chauhan with a margin of 22,923 votes after the 17th round of counting in the Ghosi Assembly bypoll in Uttar Pradesh.

According to the Election Commission (EC), while Mr. Singh has garnered 66,707 votes so far, Mr. Chauhan has got 43,784 votes. There will be 34 rounds of counting.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate and Minister in Hemant Soren’s government Bebi Devi of INDIA block defeated All Jharkhand Student’s Union candidate Yashoda Devi of NDA block.

The poll was necessitated after the death of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MLA and former Education Minister Jagarnath Mahto. JMM has fielded Mahto’s wife Bebi Devi as the nominee of INDIA block.

“The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) wrested the Dhupguri Assembly seat in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district, from the BJP in the byelection,” officials said.

“TMC candidate Nirmal Chandra Roy, a college professor, won the seat by more than 4,000 votes. His nearest rival was BJP’s Tapasi Roy, the widow of a CRPF jawan killed in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir in 2021,” they said.

“CPI(M) candidate Ishwar Chandra Roy, who was backed by the Congress, was at a distant third spot,” they added.

TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said the people of Dhupguri embraced politics of development over hatred and bigotry.

“The ruling Trinamool Congress was leading in the byelection to the Dhupguri Assembly seat in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district, in a close contest with the BJP,” officials said.

“After seven rounds of counting, TMC candidate Nirmal Chandra Roy was leading by 2,931 votes. BJP candidate Tapasi Roy was at the second spot, while CPI(M) candidate Ishwar Chandra Roy, backed by the Congress, was at a distant third spot,” they said.

BJP candidate Parvati Das won the Bageshwar Assembly seat whose results were declared today. She is the wife of former BJP Minister Chandan Ram Das who held this seat since 2007. He died in April this year which necessitated the bypoll.

Samajwadi Party candidate Sudhakar Singh strengthened his lead over his BJP rival Dara Singh Chauhan with a margin of 12,139 votes after the 10th round of counting in the Ghosi assembly bypoll in Uttar Pradesh on Friday.

According to the Election Commission (EC), while Singh has garnered 38,635 votes so far, Chauhan has got 26,496. There will be 34 rounds of counting. - PTI

JMM’s Bebi Devi was leading by 6,536 votes over her nearest AJSU Party rival Yashoda Devi in the by-election to the Dumri Assembly seat in Jharkhand’s Giridih district on Friday, officials said.

After 18 rounds of counting, the JMM candidate, who is the INDIA bloc nominee, secured 72,042 votes, while the AJSU party candidate, an NDA nominee, got 65,506 votes, they said. - PTI

BJP candidate Parwati Dass was leading by 2,041 votes over the Congress’ Basant Kumar as counting of votes polled in the Bageshwar assembly bypoll progressed.

“At the end of the 10th round of counting, the BJP candidate had polled 25,094 votes while the Congress candidate got 23,053 votes,” Bageshwar District Magistrate Anuradha Pal said. “There will be 14 rounds of counting,” she said.

The BJP was ahead of the Congress in the Bageshwar Assembly bypoll, with its candidate Parwati Das leading by 1,542 votes as counting progressed.

“At the end of the seventh round of counting, Ms. Das had polled 18,299 votes while the Congress’ Basant Kumar had garnered 16,757 votes,” Bageshwar District Magistrate Anuradha Pal said.

The BJP moved ahead of the Congress in the third round and has maintained the lead consistently so far. The seat was held since 2007 by the BJP’s Chandan Ram Das whose death in April this year necessitated a bypoll to the seat.

“Opposition Congress-UDF retained the Puthuppally Assembly constituency in Kerala as its candidate Chandy Oommen won by a margin of more than 36,000 votes in the bypoll,” Election Commission sources said.

While Mr. Oommen, son of late Congress stalwart Oommen Chandy, gained a clear edge since the initial round, his nearest rival and ruling LDF candidate Jaick C. Thomas could never gain a lead in any rounds.

The CPI(M)-led LDF lost ground even in its stronghold areas, and BJP candidate Lijin Lal was nowhere in the picture when the counting was over.

“AJSU Party candidate Yashoda Devi was leading by 1,551 votes over her nearest JMM rival Bebi Devi in the byelection to the Dumri Assembly seat in Jharkhand’s Giridih district,” officials said. “After seven rounds of counting, the AJSU party candidate, an NDA nominee, secured 25,557 votes, while the JMM candidate, who is the INDIA bloc nominee, got 24,006 votes,” they said. All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen candidate Abdul Mobin Rizvi was in the third place with 1,129 votes.

The BJP is leading in the by-election to the Dhupguri assembly seat in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district. After two rounds of counting, BJP candidate Tapasi Roy was leading by 1,085 votes. TMC’s Nirmal Chandra Roy was at the second spot, while CPI(M) candidate Ishwar Chandra Roy, backed by the Congress, was at a distant third spot, they said. - PTI

Samajwadi Party candidate Sudhakar Singh strengthened his lead over his BJP rival Dara Singh Chauhan with a margin of 4,067 votes after the fourth round of counting in the Ghosi assembly bypoll in Uttar Pradesh.

According to the Election Commission, while Mr. Singh has garnered 14,286 votes so far, Mr. Chauhan has got 10,219. There will be 34 rounds of counting. - PTI

The BJP won the by-elections to the Dhanpur and Boxanagar assembly seats in Tripura’s Sepahijala district according to the Election Commission.

BJP’s Tafajjal Hossain won the Boxanagar seat, which has around 66% minority voters, by 30,237 votes. Mr. Hossain got 34,146 votes, while his nearest rival Mizan Hossain of the CPI(M) got 3,909 votes. - PTI

JMM candidate Bebi Devi was leading by 1,341 votes over her nearest AJSU party rival Yashoda Devi in the by-election to the Dumri Assembly seat in Jhakhand’s Giridih district. After two rounds of counting, the JMM candidate, who is also the INDIA bloc nominee had secured 7,314 votes, while the AJSU Party candidate, an NDA nominee, got 5,973 votes. - PTI

Opposition UDF candidate Chandy Oommen is leading in the initial rounds of counting in the Puthuppally assembly bypoll. Son of late Congress stalwart Oommen Chandy, he has been far ahead of his nearest co-contestants - PTI

Congress snatched an early lead over the BJP in the Bageshwar assembly bypoll, with its candidate Basant Kumar leading by 195 votes over the saffron party’s Parvati Das.

At the end of the second round of counting, Mr. Kumar had garnered 4,554 votes while Ms. Das had polled 4,359 votes so far, Bageshwar District Magistrate Anuradha Pal said - PTI

Samajwadi Party candidate Sudhakar Singh has taken a slender lead of 178 votes over BJP’s Dara Singh Chauhan as counting got underway in the Ghosi Assembly bypolls in Uttar Pradesh.

According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) in the first round, Mr. Singh has garnered 3,381 votes, while Mr. Chauhan has got 3,203 votes so far. There will be 34 rounds of counting. - PTI

BJP candidate Tafajjal Hussein is set to make a record in Boxanagar. After 3rd round of counting he is leading by a margin of 14,177, | Syed Sajjad Ali reports

BJP established lead over CPI(M) in both Dhanpur & Boxanagar assembly constituencies in Sepahijala district. CPI(M) boycotted counting alleging massive rigging during by-elections on September 5 | Syed Sajjad Ali reports