October 30 saw bypolls across 11 States for three Lok Sabha and 29 Assembly seats that will have implications for the politics of each of these States. The votes for these constituencies are being counted.
Read | Crucial bypolls in 11 States on October 30
Here are the latest developments :
Congress wins both Vallabhnagar and Dhariawad seats
The ruling Congress won both the Assembly seats, Vallabhnagar and Dhariawad, with huge margins. In a humiliating defeat, the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party was relegated to a distant third position in Dhariawad and fourth in Vallabhnagar.
Congress candidate Nagraj Meena defeated Thawarchand Damor, an Independent and tribal youth who had rebelled against Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP), in Pratapgarh district's Dhariawad by a margin of 18,725 votes. BJP's Khet Singh Meena, having a strong Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh background, was pushed to third position in the Assembly constituency reserved for Scheduled Tribes, which was represented by his party before the bypolls. - Mohammad Iqbal
BJP wrests Prithvipur assembly seat from Congress by margin of 15,687 votes. BJP loses Raigoan (SC) seat by margin of 12,290 votes to Congress: EC official. - PTI
Ruling party JD(U) has retained both seats at the Kusheshwarasthan and Tarapur bypolls. - Amarnath Tewary
BJP-led ruling alliance sweeps Assam bypolls 5-0
The ruling BJP-led alliance in Assam won all the five Assembly constituencies, with the saffron party bagging three seats and its ally United Peoples' Party Liberal (UPPL) emerging victorious in the two other, according to the Election Commission of India on Tuesday.
The BJP's Phani Talukdar, Rupjyoti Kurmi and Sushanta Borgohain retained their respective Bhabanipur, Mariani and Thowra seats which they had won in the assembly elections held earlier this year on tickets given by other parties but resigned after joining the saffron party.
Kurmi retained the Mariani assembly constituency for the sixth time defeating Congress candidate Luhit Konwar by 40,104 votes while Talukdar won the Bhabanipur seat for the second time beating Sailendra Das of the grand old party by 25,641 votes.
Borgohain also retained the Thowra constituency winning by a margin of 30,561 votes over Raijor Dal's Dhaijya Konwar, who fought as an independent candidate.
The BJP's ally UPPL wrested the Gossaigaon constituency with its candidate Jiron Basumatary defeating Congress nominee Jowel Tudu by a margin of 28,252 votes while another party candidate Jolen Daimary beat his nearest rival, independent candidate Ganesh Kachary, by 57,059 votes in the Tamulpur seat.
On the opposition bench, the Congress' strength is 27, AIUDF has 15 members, BPF three, the CPI(M) one and there is an Independent MLA as well. - PTI
Congress wins Vallabhnagar Assembly seat
Congress candidate Preeti Shaktawat wins Vallabhnagar Assembly seat by 20,606 votes. - PTI
Meghalaya bypolls | Ruling NPP wins two assembly seats, UDP one
The NPP-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance on Tuesday got a shot in the arm, as it clinched all three assembly seats where bypolls were held on October 30, an official said.
The National People’s Party wrested Rajabala and Mawryngkneng seats from the Congress, while the United Democratic Party, a partner in the MDA government, emerged victorious in Mawphlang, Chief Electoral Officer FR Kharkongor said.
NPP's nominee in Rajabala, Md. Abdus Saleh, defeated his nearest Congress' rival Hashina Yasmin Mondal by a margin of 1,926 votes. - PTI
Shiv Sena wins Dadra and Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha seat
Shiv Sena candidate Kalaben Delkar on Tuesday won the by-election to the Dadra and Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha seat with a comfortable margin of 51,269 votes, EC officials said.
While Kalaben Delkar (50), wife of former independent MP Mohan Delkar whose death necessitated the bypoll, garnered 1,18,035 votes, her closest rival, BJP's Mahesh Gavit, bagged 66,766 votes.
Congress candidate Mahesh Dhodi finished third with 6,150 votes.
BJP snatches Jobat (ST) Assembly seat from Congress
The BJP has snatched Jobat (ST) Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh from Congress with the saffron party candidate Sulochana Rawat defeating her nearest rival Mahesh Patel by a margin of 6,104 votes in the bypoll, counting for which was held on Tuesday, officials said.
Congress wins Mandi Lok Sabha, all three assembly seats
In a setback to the BJP in Himachal Pradesh, the opposition Congress won all three Assembly seats of Fatehpur, Arki and Jubbal-Kotkhai and the Mandi Lok Sabha seat , where bypolls were held on October 30.
The Congress retained Fatehpur and Arki Assembly seats while it wrested Jubbal-Kotkhai seat from the BJP, according to poll results announced by the Election Commission on Tuesday.
In Mandi parliamentary seat, late Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh's wife Pratibha Singh of the Congress party defeated her nearest rival, Kargil war hero Brigadier (retd) Khushal Thakur of the BJP.
Ruling BJP, ally UPPL bag one seat each in Assam bypolls; leading in other three
The ruling BJP and its ally UPPL secured one seat each in the Assam by-polls and the two parties are leading in the other three seats as well on Tuesday afternoon, as per the Election Commission of India (ECI).
BJP candidate Sushanta Borgohain, who switched over from the Congress, won the Thowra seat by a margin of 30,561, while United People’s Party, Liberal (UPPL) nominee Jiron Basumatary pocketed the Gossaigaon constituency by a margin of 28,252 votes.
BJP candidates Phanidhar Talukdar (Bhabanipur) and Rupjyoti Kurmi (Mariani) were leading by unassailable margins, while Jolen Daimary of the UPPL was also all set to bag the Tamulpur seat. - PTI
Ruling BJP wins Sindgi, Congress registers victory in Hangal
According to results announced by the Election Commission of India on Tuesday, Ramesh Bhusanur of BJP won in Sindgi seat by a margin of 31,185 votes, by securing 93,865 votes, while his closest rival Congress' Ashok Managuli secured 62,680 votes.
In Hangal, Congress' Srinivas Mane won by a margin of 7,373 votes, securing 87,490 votes, while his closest rival Shivaraj Sajjanar of BJP bagged 80,117 votes. - PTI
TMC sweeps West Bengal by-elections 4-0
Continuing its political dominance in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress on Tuesday won all four Assembly seats that held byelections on October 30. The State’s ruling party polled close to 75% of the votes while the opposition BJP managed to secure only 14.5% votes.
Of the four seats that went to polls, the TMC has won two of the seats that the BJP had won in May. The highest margin of victory was in the Dinhata Assembly seat, where the TMC’s Udayan Guha defeated the BJP’s Ashok Mondal by a margin of 1,64,089 votes. The BJP had won the seat in May, 2021 when Nisith Pramanik defeated Mr. Guha by a margin of only 57 votes.
Rajasthan bypolls | 'Congress win stamp on State government's performance'
Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra on Tuesday said results of the Assembly bypolls have indicated that his party's government in the State is doing a "good job" and will return to power in the 2023 elections.
The Congress has bagged the Dhariwad Assembly seat in the State while it is leading in Vallabhnagar.
"This is a direct message that there is no anti-government wave and its popularity has increased. Our government is doing a good job and the Congress will form government in Rajasthan again in 2023," Mr. Dotasra said. - PTI
TMC wins Shantipur assembly by over 64,000 votes
Trinamool Congress' candidate for Shantipur assembly constituency Braja Kishor Goswami won the by-elections by 64,675 votes on Tuesday, an Election Commission of India (ECI) official said.
Mr. Goswami bagged 1,11,189 votes defeating BJP's Niranjan Biswas who garnered 47,167 votes, he added.
"This win is for the people of Shantipur. I thank them for helping me win the elections. Now, it's my turn to work for their well being. I will work as my party wants me to," Mr. Goswami told reporters after the results were declared.. - PTI
Ellenabad bypoll | INLD's Abhay Chautala retains Ellenabad assembly seat, BJP offers tough fight
Indian National Lok Dal’s Abhay Singh Chautala on Tuesday defeated his nearest rival and BJP nominee Gobind Kanda by over 6,000 votes in a close contest to retain the Ellenabad assembly seat in Haryana. The BJP managed to narrow the margin of defeat to almost half compared to 2019.
Congress’ Pawan Beniwal polled 20,904 votes to finish distant third.
Congress wins three assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh
In a setback to the BJP in Himachal Pradesh, the opposition Congress won all three assembly seats of Fatehpur, Arki and Jubbal-Kotkhai and is leading in Mandi Lok Sabha seat where bypolls were held on October 30.
The Congress retained Fatehpur and Arki Assembly seats while it wrested Jubbal-Kotkhai seat from the BJP, according to poll results announced by the Election Commission on Tuesday.
Congress is also ahead in Mandi, where BJP's Ram Swaroop Sharma had won by a whopping 4,05,000 votes in the last Lok Sabha election in 2019. - PTI
Gehlot congratulates Congress candidates in Rajasthan for winning bypolls
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday congratulated Congress candidates for winning the assembly bypolls in the State.
“Congratulations to Preeti Shaktawat, Congress candidate from Vallabhnagar, and Nagaraj Meena of Congress from Dhariawad, for their victory in the assembly by-elections,” Mr. Gehlot tweeted.
“Gratitude to the voters of both the constituencies and congratulations to the workers and leaders of the Congress party,” he said. - PTI
Bihar bypolls: JD(U) retains Kusheshwar Asthan, RJD leads in Tarapur
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) on Tuesday retained the reserved Kusheshwar Asthan assembly seat, defeating the nearest rival, of Lalu Prasad’s RJD, by a comfortable margin of more than 12,000 votes.
JD(U)’s Aman Bhushan Hazari, the death of whose father had necessitated the by-election, polled 58,882 votes. RJD candidate Ganesh Bharti secured 47,184 votes.
Meanwhile, in Tarapur, where the bypoll was necessitated by the death of Mewa Lal Chaudhary, JD(U) candidate Rajiv Kumar Singh is trailing behind RJD’s Arun Kumar Sah by a slender margin of less than 2,000 votes. - PTI
Ellenabad bypoll | INLD leader Abhay Chautala again increases leads over BJP rival Gobind Kanda
INLD secretary general Abhay Singh Chautala has increased his lead over his nearest rival Gobind Kanda of the BJP in the Ellenabad assembly constituency in Haryana, according to the latest trends for bypolls.
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Counting of votes for the October 30 bypoll to the seat is in progress.
While Mr. Chautala maintained a consistent lead during the first seven rounds of counting, the margin dropped from 8,180 votes to 2,985 in the subsequent rounds. However, with the final few rounds of votes being counted, Mr. Chautala again increased his lead, which is at 6,604.
There are 16 rounds of counting of votes. - PTI
Deglur Assembly bypoll | Congress candidate expands lead over his BJP challenger
Congress candidate Jitesh Raosaheb Antapurkar is leading by 21,082 votes against his nearest BJP rival Subhash Pirajirao Sabne in Deglur (SC) Assembly seat as per the trends of counting of votes for the bypoll available so far on Tuesday.
Counting of votes for the bypoll held on October 30, necessitated due to the death of sitting Congress MLA Raosaheb Antapurkar due to coronavirus , began at 8 am. - PTI
Congress wins Rajasthan's Dhariawad Assembly seat by 18,725 votes
Congress candidate Nagraj Meena on Tuesday won the Dhariawad Assembly seat in Rajasthan's Pratapgarh district by a margin of 18,725 votes.
Meena defeated his nearest rival and Independent candidate Thawarchand, according to the result declared by the Election Commission.
Congress candidate in Vallabhnagar constituency Preeti Shaktawat is also leading by a margin of 17,391 votes. - PTI
TMC roller-coasts to record victory in BJP stonghold Dinhata, retains Khardah
The TMC on Tuesday roller-coasted to victory in Dinhata assembly seat which its Minister of State for Home Nishith Paramanik had won earlier this year, by a record margin of 1,64,089 votes in assembly by-elections held last Saturday.
The ruling party also retained the Khardah assembly segment by winning the seat by an impressive margin of 93,832 votes.
In the Dinhata assembly seat in Coochbehar, TMC's Udayan Guha secured votes 1,14,086 votes, whereas BJP's Palash Rana, the nearest rival, garnered mere 20,254 votes.
The bypoll for the Dinhata assembly segment was necessitated after central minister Nisith Pramanik who had won the seat by a slender margin of just 57 votes resigned to retain his Coochbehar Lok Sabha seat. - PTI
Karnataka bypolls | BJP wins Sindgi, trails behind Congress in Hangal
In what is being seen as a bittersweet result for the ruling BJP in Karnataka, the saffron party has won the Sindgi assembly segment, while it is trailing behind the Congress in Hangal.
The Election Commission of India has declared results for Sindgi, while it is yet to be officially declared for Hangal. Both assembly segments had gone for bypolls on October 30.
According to results announced by the Election Commission of India, Ramesh Bhusanur of BJP has won in Sindgi seat by a margin of 31,185 votes, by securing 93,865 votes, while his closest rival Congress' Ashok Managuli has secured 62,680 votes.
In Hangal, Congress' Srinivas Mane is leading by a margin of 7,272 votes, securing 83,514 votes so far, while his closest rival Shivaraj Sajjanar of BJP has secured 76,242 votes.
JD(S)' Naziya Shakeel Ahmed Angadi from Sindgi and Niyaz Shaikh from Hangal are in a distant third position by securing 4,353 and 870 votes respectively. - PTI
TMC heads for a 4-0 clean sweep in Bengal's by-polls
The ruling Trinamool Congress on Tuesday headed for a clean sweep as it took massive irreversible leads in all four by-elections held last Saturday, according to updates by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
The counting of votes to Khardah, Santipur, Gosaba and Dinhata which began at 8 am amid tight security showed that the TMC was set for a landslide wins in two constituencies including Dinhata which had returned BJP’s Minister of State for Home Nisith Pramanik in elections held earlier this year, where the leads were over 1.4 lakh and respectable wins in two others.
Although the EC is yet to announce the final results, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee quickly congratulated her party candidates for the "victory". - PTI
Assam bypolls | BJP wins Thowra, NDA leads in four seats
BJP won the bypoll to Thowra and was leading along with its allies in four seats of Assam assembly on Tuesday afternoon, as per the Election Commission.
BJP candidate Sushanta Borgohain, who switched over from the Congress, won the Thowra seat by a margin of 30,561 votes for a third term, the EC said.
BJP candidates Phanidhar Talukdar (Bhabanipur) and Rupjyoti Kurmi (Mariani) were leading by unassailable margins.
BJP ally UPPL's candidates Jiron Basumatary and Jolen Daimary were also leading in Gossaigaon and Tamulpur seats, respectively.
In the Thowra seat, BJP's Borgohain bagged 54,956 votes, while his nearest rival Raijor Dal's Dhaijya Konwar, who fought as an Independent, managed to get 24,395 votes. - PTI
TMC wins Gosaba assembly bypoll by a record 1.43 Lakh margin
The Trinamool Congress candidate Subrata Mondal Tuesday won the Gosaba assembly by-poll by a massive margin of 1,43,051 votes.
TMC's Subrata Mondal secured 1,61,474 votes, whereas BJP's Palash Rana, his nearest rival, garnered a mere 18,428 votes.
The bypoll for the Gosaba assembly segment in the Sunderbans deltaic region, was necessitated by the death of the sitting TMC MLA few months back. - PTI
BJP expands lead in Khandwa Lok Sabha and two Assembly segments in Madhya Pradesh, Congress ahead in Raigaon
BJP candidate Gyaneshwar Patil has taken a decisive lead of 45,647 votes over his nearest rival from Congress in Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh as per the trends of counting of votes for the bypoll available so far on Tuesday.
In three Assembly seats, where votes are also being counted, BJP candidates have expanded their lead over their Congress rivals in Prithvipur and Jobat (reserved for ST) constituencies. Congress is leading in the Raigaon (reserved for SC) segment where BJP is trailing.
Bhabanipur bypolls | BJP wins by more than 25,000 votes
BJP's Phanidhar Talukdar wins Bhabanipur seat in Assam by more than 25,000 votes; he had resigned as MLA of AIUDF from the seat to join BJP.
Ellenabad bypoll | INLD leader Abhay Chautala lead thins
INLD secretary general Abhay Singh Chautala's lead thinned over his nearest rival Gobind Kanda of the BJP in the Ellenabad assembly constituency in Haryana, according to latest trends for bypolls.
Counting of votes for the October 30 bypoll to the seat is in progress.
While Chautala maintained a consistent lead during the first seven rounds of counting, the margin dropped from 8,180 votes to 2,985 in the subsequent rounds. There are 16 rounds of counting of votes. - PTI
Meghalaya bypolls | Ruling NPP wins Rajabala assembly seat, leads in another
Meghalaya's ruling party NPP on Tuesday won Rajabala assembly constituency, where bypoll was held on October 30, as its candidate Md. Abdus Saleh defeated his nearest opponent Hashina Yashmin Mondal of the Congress by a margin of over 1,900 votes, Chief Electoral Officer FR Kharkongor said.
The National People’s Party nominee secured 11,823 votes while Mondal got 9,897, he said.
United Democratic Party's Ashahel D Shira secured the third position with 7,247 votes, the CEO said.
NPP's Pyniaid Sing Syiem in Mawryngkneng is ahead of his nearest Congress rival Highlander Kharmalki with a margin of 1,816 votes. - PTI
YSRCP registers a thumping majority, marches towards victory in Badvel
The ruling YSR Congress Party has retained a clear edge in every round of counting for the by-election held to Badvel (SC) assembly constituency and has secured a thumping majority of over 90000 votes by the end of twelfth round.
The counting began at 8 am amid deployment of security forces and the results of every round were released faster than expected. Of the 1,46,545 votes counted up to the twelfth round, YSRC’s candidate Dasari Sudha bagged 1,11,710 votes, surpassing the BJP’s Panathala Suresh who bagged 21,621 votes. The Indian National Congress candidate P.M. Kamalamma secured 6,205 votes, while 3,629 preferred NOTA. Dr. Sudha ensured the edge even in the postal ballot, as 139 out of the 259 votes were cast in her favour, followed by 18 for Congress and 17 for BJP. - A.D. Rangarajan
Bihar bypolls | JD(U), RJD lead in one seat each in Bihar Assembly bypolls
The ruling JD(U) and main opposition RJD are leading in one assembly seat each in Bihar, where by-polls took place on October 30, according to the latest update by the Election Commission on counting trends.
RJD's Arun Kumar is leading over his nearest rival of the JD(U) Rajiv Kumar Singh by 2,551 votes in Tarapur, after completion of seven rounds of counting.
In Kushweshwar Asthan, JD(U) nominee Aman Bhushan Hajari is ahead of RJD’s Ganesh Bharti by 6,242 votes, following 13 rounds of counting, data available with the poll panel showed. By-elections to Kusheshwar Asthan and Tarapur seats were necessitated by the death of sitting JD(U) lawmakers. - PTI
Himachal Pradesh Bypoll | Congress leading in Mandi Lok Sabha seat
The Congress is leading in Mandi Lok Sabha and two assembly seats of Jubbal-Kotkhai and Arki, whereas the BJP is ahead in Fatehpur on Tuesday, according to available trends for the bypolls in Himachal Pradesh.
In Mandi parliamentary seat, late chief minister Virbhadra Singh's wife Pratibha Singh of the Congress is leading with 5,755 votes over her nearest rival, Kargil war hero Brigadier (retd) Khushal Thakur of the BJP.
In Jubbal-Kotkhai assembly seat, Rohit Thakur of the Congress is leading with 3,707 votes over independent candidate Chetan Singh Bragta (20,460). BJP candidate Neelam Seraik has so far got only 2,383 votes.
In Fatehpur, Baldev Thakur of the BJP is leading with a margin of 861 votes over his nearest rival Bhawani Singh Pathania of the Congress.
In Arki, Congress candidate Sanjay is leading with 3,994 votes from BJP's Rattan Singh Pal. The BJP had won from Mandi in 2019 and Jubbal-Kotkhai in 2017, while the Congress won from Arki and Fatehpur. - PTI
TMC leads by huge margins in all four by-polls in Bengal
The ruling Trinamool Congress on Tuesday led by a huge margin in all the four assembly constituencies in West Bengal.
In Dinhata in Coochbehar district, earlier considered a BJP stronghold, TMC's Udayan Guha was ahead of his nearest rival, BJP's Ashok Mandal, by a massive margin of 1,31,890 votes. After 15 rounds, Mr. Guha secured 1,51,163 votes, whereas Mr. Mandal bagged just 19,562 votes.
After 15 rounds of counting, the TMC was ahead of its rival BJP in the Gosaba assembly segment in South 24 Parganas by an impressive margin of 1,33,318 votes. TMC's Subrata Mondal secured 1,51,452 votes, whereas BJP's Palash Rana, the nearest rival garnered a mere 18,134 votes.
In Santipur assembly constituency, famous for its handloom industry, TMC's Braja Kishore Goswami was leading over his nearest rival, BJP's Niranjan Biswas, by a margin of 24,330. Mr. Goswami bagged 52,776 votes, whereas Mr. Biswas bagged 28,446 votes after the eighth round.
In the Khardah assembly segment, state minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay was way ahead of CPI(M) 's Debajyoti Das, who stands at number two in the counting so far, by a margin of 46,728 votes. - PTI
Mizoram bypolls | Ruling MNF wins Tuirial
The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) on Tuesday won the bypoll to the Tuirial assembly seat in Mizoram by securing 39.96 per cent of the total 14,593 votes polled, as per the Election Commission.
MNF candidate K Laldawngliana defeated his nearest opponent Laltlanmawia of the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) by a margin of 1,284 votes, the EC said.
Laldawngliana secured 5,820 votes, while Laltlanmawia got 4,536 votes (31.15 per cent), it said. - PTI
Ellenabad bypoll | INLD leader Abhay Chautala leads by 8,180 votes over BJP's Gobind Kanda
INLD secretary general Abhay Singh Chautala has increased his lead over his nearest rival Gobind Kanda of the BJP, with a margin of 8,180 votes in the Ellenabad assembly constituency in Haryana. - PTI
Dadra and Nagar Haveli bypoll | Shiv Sena takes decisive lead
Shiv Sena candidate Kalaben Delkar, the wife of former independent MP late Mohan Delkar, took a decisive lead of over 15,000 votes as counting was underway on Tuesday for the by-election to the Dadra and Nagar Haveli Lok Sabh seat. - PTI
Karnataka bypolls | Congress' Srinivas Mane's lead decreases
After 14th round of counting, Congress candidate Srinivas Mane's lead has come down slightly. He has a lead of 6,803 votes over BJP's Shivaraj Sajjanar now.
Mane has secured 64,485 votes, while Mr Sajjanar has secured 57,682 votes after 14th round. Niyaz Seikh of JDS has so far secured 683 votes.
Mane's lead had increased to over 7,000 votes after 13 th round.
Assam Assembly bypolls | NDA on course to win all five seats
The ruling BJP and its allies on Tuesday looked set to win all the five assembly seats in Assam, where bypolls took place on October 30, according to the latest update of the counting trends by the Election Commission.
BJP candidates Phanidhar Talukdar, Rupjyoti Kurmi and Sushanta Borgohain are leading in Bhabanipur, Mariani and Thowra constituencies, respectively, the EC said.
While Talukdar and Kurmi are ahead of Congress candidates Sailendra Nath Das and Luhit Konwar by a margin of 30,389 votes and 26,538 votes respectively, Borgohain is leading with 16,002 votes over Raijor Dal's Dhaijya Konwar, who contested as an Independent. - PTI
Congress candidates head towards victory in Rajasthan bypolls
Congress candidates are headed towards victory in Dhariawad and Vallabhnagar assembly constituencies of Rajasthan where counting of votes is underway on Tuesday for the bypolls.
According to latest trends, Nagraj Meena is leading by a margin of 1,21,43 votes over BJP candidate Khet Singh Meena in Dhariawad while in Vallabhnagar, Preeti Shaktawat is ahead of Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) candidate Udailal Dangi by a margin of 6,501 votes. Congress leaders said the people voted for the good governance of Ashok Gehlot government while the BJP said division of votes caused a setback for the party. - PTI
Assam Assembly bypolls |NDA on course to win all 5 seats
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies on Tuesday looked set to win all the five assembly seats in Assam, where bypolls took place on October 30, according to the latest update of the counting trends by the Election Commission.
BJP candidates Phanidhar Talukdar, Rupjyoti Kurmi and Sushanta Borgohain are leading in Bhabanipur, Mariani and Thowra constituencies, respectively, the EC said.
While Talukdar and Kurmi are ahead of Congress candidates Sailendra Nath Das and Luhit Konwar by a margin of 30,389 vote
Karnataka bypolls | Congress' Srinivas Mane extends lead
After 12th round of counting, Congress candidate Srinivas Mane has increased his lead to 6,818 votes over BJP's Shivaraj Sajjanar.
Mr. Mane has secured 55,665 votes after 12th round and Mr. Sajjanar has secured 48,847 votes.
Congress candidates leading in Rajasthan bypolls
Congress candidates Nagraj Meena and Preeti Shaktawat are leading in Dhariawad and Vallabhnagar Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan on Tuesday, according to trends available for the bypolls.
Nagraj Meena is leading by a margin of 7,528 votes over BJP candidate Khet Singh Meena in Dhariawad.
In Vallabhnagar, Shaktawat is ahead of Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) candidate Udailal Dangi by a margin of 4037 votes. Transport Minister Pratap Singh Khachariawas expressed confidence that the Congress will win both the bypolls. - PTI
Himachal bypolls | Congress leading in Mandi Lok Sabha seat
The Congress is leading in Mandi parliamentary seat and in the assembly constituency of Arki whereas the BJP is leading in Fatehpur on Tuesday, according to available trends for bypolls in Himachal Pradesh.
Independent candidate Chetan Singh Bragta is ahead in the Jubbal-Kotkhai assembly seat.
In Mandi parliamentary seat, late chief minister Virbhadra Singh's wife Pratibha Singh of the Congress is leading with 5,920 votes over her nearest rival, Kargil war hero Brigadier (retd) Khushal Thakur of the BJP.
After 12 rounds of counting in the Jubbal-Kotkhai assembly seat, Bragta is leading with 2,331 votes over his nearest rival Rohit Thakur (12,780) of the Congress. BJP candidate Neelam Seraik has so far got only 1,753 votes.
In Fatehpur, Baldev Thakur of the BJP is leading with a margin of 924 votes over his nearest rival Bhawani Singh Pathania of the Congress.
In Arki, Congress candidate Sanjay is leading with 2,659 votes over BJP's Rattan Singh Pal (4,808). Bypolls in the four seats were held on October 30. - PTI
Bengal bypolls | TMC takes massive leads in all four seats
The ruling Trinamool Congress is leading in all the four assembly constituencies in West Bengal, where by-polls were held on October 30, according to the latest update of counting trends by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
The counting of votes to Khardah, Santipur, Gosaba and Dinhata began at 8 a.m. amid tight security.
In Dinhata in the Coochbehar district, TMC's Udayan Guha was ahead of his nearest rival, BJP's Ashok Mandal, by a massive margin of 81,460 votes. After ten rounds, Mr. Guha secured 96,537 votes, whereas Mr. Mandal bagged 15,077 votes.
After 14 rounds of counting, the TMC was ahead of its rival BJP in the Gosaba assembly segment in South 24 Parganas by a margin of 1,24,249 votes. TMC's Subrata Mondal secured 1,41,262 votes, whereas BJP's Palash Rana, the nearest rival garnered a mere 17,013 votes.
In the Santipur assembly constituency, TMC's Braja Kishore Goswami was leading over his nearest rival, BJP's Niranjan Biswas, by a margin of 15,548. Mr. Goswami bagged 34,236 votes, whereas Mr. Biswas bagged 18,688 votes after the fifth round.
In the Khardah assembly segment, state minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay was way ahead of CPI(M)'s Debajyoti Das, who stands at number two in the counting so far. After the sixth round, Chattopadhyay secured 36,439 votes, whereas Das bagged 8,672 votes. - PTI
Meghalaya bypolls | Ruling NPP leading in two assembly seats, UDP in one
Meghalaya's ruling National People's Party (NPP) is leading in Mawryngkneng and Rajabala assembly seats where counting of votes got underway on Tuesday, according to the Election Commission of India website.
The United Democratic Party (UDP) is leading in Mawphalang constituency where its candidate Eugeneson Lyngdoh was ahead of Congress's Kennedy Cornelius Khyriem by 1,700 votes.
NPP's Pyniaid Sing Syiem in Mawryngkneng is leading his nearest Congress rival Highlander Kharmalki by 823 votes. - iPTI
BJP wins in Sindagi
BJP's candidate Ramesh Bhusnur wins the bypoll in Sindagi. BJP got 74,463 votes against Congress' votes of 49,897 after 14 rounds.
However, an official announcement is pending.
Huzurabad bypoll | BJP ahead in initial rounds of counting
Counting of votes polled in the keenly-watched by-election to the Huzurabad Assembly constituency in Telangana commenced on Tuesday, November 2, 2021.
The exercise to count 2,05,236 votes began at 8 am at the SRR Government Degree College in Karimnagar town amid elaborate arrangements.
BJP candidate Eatala Rajender was leading over his nearest TRS rival Gellu Srinivas Yadav after three rounds of counting of votes in the Huzurabad assembly constituency bypoll in Telangana on Tuesday.
After completion of three rounds, Mr. Rajender was leading by 1,263 votes.
While Rajender garnered 13,525 votes, Srinivas Yadav (TRS) secured 12,262 votes.
Election Commission reminds its CEOs of ban on victory processions
The Election Commission has reminded its poll officials that there is a ban on victory processions to prevent spread of coronavirus in states where counting is underway for Lok Sabha and assembly bypolls.
In a letter to the chief electoral officers of Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Telangana, West Bengal and Dadra and Nagar Havelli and Daman and Diu where bypolls were held on October 30, the commission said that its instructions on banning victory processions, issued in April, would also apply on the latest set of bypolls.
These instructions were issued to check surge in COVID-19 cases when counting was to be held for assembly elections held in Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, West Bengal and Kerala earlier this year. - PTI
Mizoram bypoll | MNF leads in Tuirial seat
Ruling MNF candidate K Laldawngliana was leading by 976 votes in the bypoll to the Tuirial seat in Mizoram on Tuesday morning, as per the Election Commission.
The counting of votes began at 8 am at the Kolasib Government College amid tight security.
ZPM candidate Laltlangmawi was at the second spot.
The bypoll to the seat in Kolasib district was being held after the death of sitting MLA Andrew H Thangliana of Zoram People's Movement (ZPM). - PTI
Karnataka Bypolls | Congress extends lead
After 8th round of counting, Congress candidate Srinivas Mane has increased his lead to 4,413 votes over BJP's Shivaraj Sajjanar.
Ellenabad bypoll | INLD leader Abhay Chautala maintains lead over BJP's Kanda in early trends
INLD secretary general Abhay Singh Chautala is maintaining his lead over his nearest rival Gobind Kanda of the BJP, with a margin of 2,270 votes in the Ellenabad assembly constituency in Haryana.
The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) candidate is leading over Kanda by a margin of 2,270 votes, according to early trends.
Main opposition Congress' candidate Pawan Beniwal was trailing at third spot.
Out of the votes counted so far, Chautala has secured 6,915, Kanda 4,645 and Beniwal has got 4,174 votes. - PTI
Bihar bypolls | JD(U), RJD lead in one seat each
The ruling JD(U) and main opposition RJD are leading in one assembly seat each in Bihar, early trends showed on Tuesday.
Rajeev Kumar Singh of JD(U) was leading by a margin of 224 votes over his RJD rival Arun Kumar in Tarapur, according to the Election Commission website. RJD's Ganesh Bharti was ahead of JD(U)'s Aman Bhushan Hajari by 365 votes.
By-elections to Kusheshwar Asthan and Tarapur seats were necessitated by the death of sitting JD(U) lawmakers. - PTI
Maharashtra bypoll | Congress candidate leads in Deglur Assembly seat
Congress candidate Jitesh Raosaheb Antapurkar was leading over BJP’s Subhash Pirajirao Sabne by 1624 votes after the first round of counting of votes in Maharashtra’s Deglur (SC) Assembly bypoll, an official said on Tuesday.
Counting for the bypoll, necessitated by the death of Congress MLA Raosaheb Antapurkar due to coronavirus, began at 8 am.
The constituency is in Nanded district, from where state public works department minister Ashok Chavan hails. - PTI
Karnataka Bypolls | Congress leads in Hangal, BJP leads in Sindgi
Counting of votes for the by-election to Hangal Assembly segment began as per schedule. After the fifth round of counting, Congress candidate Srinivas Mane was leading with 1,320 votes.
Mr. Mane has secured 23,324 votes, BJP candidate and former MLA Shivaraj Sajjanar has 22,024 votes while JD(S) candidate Niyaz Sheikh has secured just 204 votes.
BJP leads by over 11,325 votes in Sindgi Assembly segment after six rounds of counting.
Ramesh Bhusnur had polled around 32,000 votes against Congress nominee Ashok Managuli' s tally of 19,000 votes.
Assam assembly bypolls | BJP leads in Bhabanipur and Thowra
Ruling BJP candidates are leading in Bhabanipur and Thowra assembly bypolls in Assam, according to initial trends available for two of the five seats where counting of votes is underway.
Counting of votes was underway on Tuesday for the five assembly seats in Assam where bypolls were held on October 30 amid tight security.
Altogether 73.77% of nearly eight lakh eligible voters exercised their franchise in Gossaigaon, Bhabanipur, Tamulpur, Thowra and Mariani.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli bypoll | Counting of votes begins for Lok Sabha seat
Counting of votes for the bypoll to Dadra and Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha constituency began on the morning of November 2, an official said.
During the bypoll held on October 30, a voter turnout of 75% was recorded in this constituency, reserved for ST, which is a part of the Union Territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The number of registered voters in the constituency is 2.58 lakh, Election Commission officials earlier said.
The counting of votes began at 8.30 a.m. on November 2, the official said. - PTI
Madhya Pradesh bypolls | Vote counting begins, BJP takes lead in Khandwa Lok Sabha seat
Counting of votes began on the morning of November 2 for bypolls in three Assembly seats and Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency of Madhya Pradesh, an official said.
The byelections were held on October 30.
In the Khandwa Lok Sabha seat, BJP candidate Gyaneshwar Patil was leading by 2,033 votes over his Congress rival Rajnarayan Singh Purni after the first round, the official said.
The counting of votes began at 8 a.m. on November 2 amid tight security, he said. - PTI
Haryana | Counting of votes starts for Ellenabad bypoll
Counting of votes for the October 30 bypoll to the Ellenabad assembly constituency in Haryana's Sirsa district started at 8 a.m. on Tuesday amid tight security arrangements.
The bypoll was necessitated after Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Abhay Singh Chautala's resignation as the MLA from the seat in January in protest against three central farm laws.
There are 19 candidates in the fray, including Mr. Chautala, Congress nominee Pawan Beniwal and BJP-JJP candidate Gobind Kanda. Gobind Kanda, the brother of Haryana Lokhit Party chief and legislator Gopal Kanda, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) recently. - PTI
Himachal Pradesh bypolls | Counting of votes begin for one Lok Sabha, 3 Assembly seats
Counting of votes for the recently held bye-elections to the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency and three assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh started at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, November 2 amid tight security arrangements. Twenty-five centres have been set up for counting of votes of the Mandi parliamentary bypoll and Fatehpur, Arki and Jubbal-Kotkhai assembly bye-elections which were held on October 30.
State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) C. Palrasu said that 11 counting observers have been deputed for the Mandi seat while three general observers have been deputed as counting observers for the Fatehpur, Arki and Jubbal-Kotkhai seats.
Besides them, one micro-observer has also been deployed at each counting table, the official said. - PTI
Rajasthan bypolls | Congress candidates lead in Dhariawad and Vallabhnagar
Congress candidates Nagraj Meena and Preeti Shaktawat are leading in Dhariawad and Vallabhnagar Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan respectively, on Tuesday, according to available trends.
Nagraj Meena is leading by a margin of 1,185 votes over BJP candidate Khet Singh Meena in Dhariawad.
In Vallabhnagar, Ms. Shaktawat is ahead of Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) candidate Udailal Dangi by a margin of 1,269 votes.
The counting of votes polled in Assembly bypolls for Rajasthan's Vallabhnagar (Udaipur) and Dhariawad (Pratapgarh) seats began amid tight security arrangements on Tuesday. - PTI
