Bypoll results live updates: Counting of votes has begun for the 13 Assembly seats in seven states where by-elections were conducted on Wednesday. Voter turnout ranged from moderate to high across these constituencies, with sporadic incidents of violence reported in Uttarakhand, Bihar, and West Bengal.
Voting took place from 7 am to 6 pm on Wednesday. According to the Election Commission’s Voter Turnout app, Tamil Nadu’s Vikravandi assembly seat recorded the highest polling percentage among the 13 constituencies, while Uttarakhand’s Badrinath seat saw the lowest turnout.
This electoral exercise, the first since the Lok Sabha polls, will determine the fate of many veteran politicians and some newcomers, including Kamlesh Thakur, the wife of Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.
West Bengal
The bypolls to four assembly constituencies in West Bengal saw a voter turnout of 62.71 percent by 5 pm on Wednesday, as reported by an Election Commission official.
Raiganj had the highest turnout at 67.12 percent, followed by Ranaghat Dakshin at 65.37 percent, Bagdah at 65.15 percent, and Maniktala at 51.39 percent. There are approximately 10 lakh voters in these four constituencies.
The BJP won the Ranaghat Dakshin and Bagdah seats in the 2021 assembly elections.
Uttarakhand
The Manglaur assembly by-poll in Uttarakhand experienced an incident of violence that left four people injured, although the constituency recorded a voter turnout of 67.28 per cent.
Polling in the Badrinath assembly seat remained peaceful with a voter turnout of 47.68 percent, according to officials.
Himachal Pradesh
According to the state election department, voter turnout in the by-polls in three assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh was about 71 per cent on Wednesday.
Election officials reported peaceful polling in the Nalagarh constituency, which had the highest turnout at 78.1 per cent, followed by Hamirpur at 67.1 per cent and Dehra at 65.2 per cent.
Punjab
The Jalandhar West assembly by-poll in Punjab recorded a voter turnout of 51.30 per cent on Wednesday, a significant drop from the 67 per cent turnout in the 2022 state election.
Polling concluded at 6 pm, but the Election Commission may update the turnout figure later.
The Jalandhar West constituency saw a multi-cornered contest involving major political parties like the AAP, Congress, and BJP.
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Sat, 13 Jul 2024 10:21 AM
Bypoll results live updates: TMC leading in all 4 Assembly seats
Bypoll results live updates: All India Trinamool Congress candidates are leading in all four Assembly seats that went for bypolls.
In Raiganj, Krishna Kalyani of the All India Trinamool Congress is leading with 18,721 votes, an increase of 10,146 votes over his nearest competitor. Manas Kumar Ghosh of the Bharatiya Janata Party is trailing with 8575 votes, a decrease of 10,146 votes compared to Kalyani’s total.
In Ranaghat Dakshin, Mukut Mani Adhikari of the All India Trinamool Congress is leading with 10,174 votes, an increase of 498 votes over his nearest competitor. Manoj Kumar Biswas of the Bharatiya Janata Party is trailing with 9676 votes, a decrease of 498 votes compared to Adhikari’s total.
In Bagda, Madhuparna Thakur of the All India Trinamool Congress is leading with 15,270 votes, an increase of 2304 votes over her nearest competitor. Binay Kumar Biswas of the Bharatiya Janata Party is trailing with 12,966 votes, a decrease of 2304 votes compared to Thakur’s total.
In Maniktala, Supti Pandey of the All India Trinamool Congress is leading with 6824 votes, an increase of 4846 votes over her nearest competitor. Kalyan Chaubey of the Bharatiya Janata Party is trailing with 1978 votes, a decrease of 4846 votes compared to Pandey’s total.
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Sat, 13 Jul 2024 10:09 AM
Bypoll results live updates: Cong leading in Uttarakhand’s Manglaur and Badrinath seats
In Uttarakhand’s Badrinath constituency, Lakhapat Singh Butola of the Indian National Congress is leading with 4115 votes, an increase of 665 votes over his nearest competitor. Rajendra Singh Bhandari of the Bharatiya Janata Party is trailing with 3450 votes, a margin of 665 votes compared to Butola’s total.
In Manglaur constituency, Qazi Mohammad Nizamuddin of the Indian National Congress is leading with 8990 votes, an increase of 1600 votes over his nearest competitor. Ubaidur Rahaman (Monty) of the Bahujan Samaj Party is trailing with 7390 votes, a margin of 1600 votes compared to Nizamuddin’s total.
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Sat, 13 Jul 2024 09:56 AM
Bypoll results live updates: DMK’s Anniyur Siva leading in TN’s Vikravandi with over 5k votes
In Tamil Nadu’s Vikravandi constituency, Anniyur Siva of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is leading with 5564 votes, an increase of 2670 votes over his nearest competitor. Anbumani. C of the Pattali Makkal Katchi is trailing with 2894 votes, a decrease of 2670 votes compared to Siva’s total.
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Sat, 13 Jul 2024 09:50 AM
Bypoll results live updates: AAP candidate Mohinder Bhagat leading with over 15 votes in Punjab’s Jalandhar West
Bypoll results live updates: In the Jalandhar West bypoll after Round 5 of counting, Mohinder Bhagat of the Aam Aadmi Party has secured 23,189 votes. Surinder Kaur of the Congress has obtained 8,001 votes, while Sheetal Angural of the BJP has received 4,395 votes. Mohinder Bhagat is leading with a margin of 15,188 votes.
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Sat, 13 Jul 2024 09:40 AM
Bypoll results live updates: In Himachal’s Dehra Cong candidate and CM Sukhu’s wife
Bypoll results live updates: After Round 4 of counting for the byelection in Dehra, Kamlesh Thakur of the Congress has secured 9942 votes, while Hoshyar Singh of the BJP has garnered 9979 votes. Hoshyar Singh is currently leading by a margin of 37 votes.
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Sat, 13 Jul 2024 09:25 AM
Bypoll results live updates: JD(U) candidate Kaladhar Prasad Mandal leading in Bihar’s Rupauli
Bypoll results live updates: In Bihar’s Rupauli constituency, Kaladhar Prasad Mandal of the Janata Dal (United) is leading with 6588 votes, an increase of 2433 votes over his nearest competitor. Shankar Singh, an independent candidate, is trailing with 4155 votes.
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Sat, 13 Jul 2024 09:18 AM
Bypoll results live updates: Congress leading in Himachal’s Hamirpur
Bypoll results live updates: In Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur constituency, Pushpinder Verma of the Indian National Congress is leading with 3004 votes, an increase of 200 votes over his nearest competitor. Ashish Sharma of the Bharatiya Janata Party is trailing with 2804 votes, a decrease of 200 votes compared to Verma’s total.
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Sat, 13 Jul 2024 09:12 AM
Bypoll results live updates: AAP candidate Mohinder Bhagat leading in Punjab’s Jalandhar West
Bypoll results live updates: In Pubjab’s Jalandhar West, Mohinder Bhagat of the Aam Aadmi Party is leading with 3971 votes, an increase of 2249 votes over his closest competitor. Surinder Kaur of the Indian National Congress is currently trailing with 1722 votes, reflecting a decrease of 2249 votes compared to Bhagat’s tally.
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Sat, 13 Jul 2024 09:02 AM
Bypoll results live updates: BJP leading in Himachal Pradesh’s Dehra; CM Sukhu’s wife Kamlesh Thakur trailing
In Himachal Pradesh’s Dehra constituency, Hoshyar Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party is currently leading with 4942 votes, an increase of 360 votes. In second place is Kamlesh Tha of the Indian National Congress, trailing with 4582 votes
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Sat, 13 Jul 2024 08:43 AM
Bypoll results live updates: Counting of votes underway for 3 assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh
Bypoll results live updates: The counting of votes for the bypolls to three assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh was underway on Saturday.
Polling for the Dehra, Hamirpur, and Nalagarh assembly constituencies took place on Wednesday.
Thirteen candidates, including those from the BJP and Congress, contested in these by-elections.
The Nalagarh assembly constituency saw the highest voter turnout at 79.04 per cent, followed by Hamirpur at 67.72 per cent and Dehra at 65.42 per cent.
According to data from the state election department, the overall voter turnout for the three by-polls was 71 percent.
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Sat, 13 Jul 2024 08:35 AM
Bypoll results live updates: Counting begins in 13 Assembly seats across seven states
Bypoll results live updates: Counting of voteshas begun for the 13 Assembly seats in seven states where by-elections were conducted on Wednesday. Voter turnout ranged from moderate to high across these constituencies, with sporadic incidents of violence reported in Uttarakhand, Bihar, and West Bengal.
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