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By-election results 2019: BJP candidate wins Balha seat in UP

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Published : Oct 24, 2019, 8:11 AM IST

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By-election results 2019: BJP candidate wins Balha seat in UP

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18:44 October 24

UDF wins 3 seats, ruling LDF wrests two prestigious seats

Kerala By-polls Result 2019

Kerala By-polls Result 2019

The Congress-led UDF tasted defeat at the hands of the ruling LDF headed by the CPI-M in its strongholds of Vattiyoorkavu and Konni, while it
retained two seats and won from the marxist bastion of Aroor in the October 21 bypolls to five assembly seats in Kerala.

The BJP was blanked out.

Thiruvananthapuram Mayor V K Prasanth won from Vattiyoorkavu by a margin of over 14,465 votes against his nearest Congress rival K Mohankumar.

While Prasanth polled 54,830 votes, K Mohankumar bagged 40,365 votes and BJP's S Suresh garnered 27,453 votes.

Vattiyoorkavu was held by senior congress leader K Muraleedharan for two terms since 2011 when the constituency was formed.

Another UDF bastion, Konni, went to the LDF kitty with its candidate K U Jenish Kumar winning by 9,953 votes.

18:34 October 24

TRS candidate Saidi Reddy won in Huzurnagar by election

In Huzurnagar by election TRS candidate Saidi Reddy won with majority 43,233 votes. PCC chief uttam losses his won constuency. After the 3 unsccessfull attempts of TRS party for the 4th time won from the huzurnagar.

18:28 October 24

Rajasthan bypolls: Cong wins Mandawa seat, RLP retains Khinwsar

The ruling Congress in Rajasthan on Thursday increased its tally in the state legislature by one after winning the assembly bypolls to Mandawa while MP Hanuman Beniwal's Rashtriya Loktantrik Party retained the Khinwsar seat.

Both seats had gone to bypolls on Monday.

Congress candidate Rita Chaudhary won the Mandawa seat with a margin of 33,704 votes while RLP candidate Narayan Beniwal won Khinwsar by just 4,630 votes.

Chaudhary defeated BJP's Sushila Sigra in Mandawa.

17:56 October 24

Gujrat: BJP nominee Alpesh Thakor loses from Radhapur

OBC leader and BJP candidate Alpesh Thakor lost the byelection to Radhanpur Assembly seat in Gujarat.

Congress' Raghubhai Desai defeated Thakor by over 3,500 votes, an official said.

Thakor, who emerged as an OBC leader during the Patel quota agitation and won the Radhanpur seat in the 2017 polls on Congress' ticket, later quit after differences with the state party leadership.

17:01 October 24

Guj bypolls: Cong wins 2, BJP 1, counting underway in 3

The Congress won two seats while the BJP bagged one seat on Thursday out of six Assembly
bypolls in Gujarat, as per per the results announced by the Election Commission so far.

In the remaining three seats, the Congress was leading in two seats while the BJP was ahead in one seat.

Congress candidate Jashu Patel defeated BJP's Dhavalsinh Zala in Bayad seat of Arvalli district by a margin of over 700 votes.

Before the results were declared by local election officials, Zala accepted his defeat and left the counting centre.

In Tharad seat of Banaskantha, Congress candidate Gulabsinh Rajput made a comeback after trailing in the initial hours and defeated BJP's Jivraj Patel by over 6,400 votes.

In Kheralu seat of Mehsana, BJP'sAjmalji Thakor defeated Congress' Babuji Thakor by 29,000 votes.

16:34 October 24

BJP retains Lucknow Cantt seat

The BJP retained the Lucknow Cantonment seat with its nominee Suresh Chandra Tiwari defeating nearest rival Samajwadi Party candidate Major Ashish Chaturvedi with a comfortable margin.

While Tiwari secured 56,684 votes, Chaturvedi got 21,261 votes and Congress' Dilpreet Singh and BSP's Arun Dwivedi got 19,445 and 10,709 votes respectively, official sources said here.

The Lucknow Cantonment seat was held by BJP's Rita Bahuguna Joshi, who vacated the seat in 2017 after winning the Lok Sabha election from Allahabad.

16:04 October 24

TN bypolls: AIADMK wrests Vikravandi constituency from DMK

The AIADMK candidate R Muthamilselvan was declared elected from Vikravandi Assembly constituency in Villupuram district on Thursday by a margin of 44,924 votes.

The ruling party, which took a decent lead of about 1,900 votes against arch rival DMK just after the start of the counting exercise, improved its margin steadily round after round and eventually won by 44,000 plus votes.

While DMK's N Pugazhenthi polled 68,842 votes including 14 postal votes securing 36.48 per cent, Muthamilselvan registered an impressive 1,13,745 votes (21 postal votes) with a 60.29 per cent vote share.

With the AIADMK all set to win the Nanguneri seat as well, by a margin of over 29,000 votes, the victory is a clear morale booster for the ruling party.

15:53 October 24

BJP candidate wins Balha seat in UP

BJP's Saroj Sonekar on Thursday won the Balha (R) Assembly seat by defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Kiran Bharti

Sonekar won by a margin of 46,487 votes.

The BJP has retained the seat.

15:14 October 24

BJD wins Bijepur by-poll in Odisha by over 97,000 votes

BJD wins Bijepur by-poll in Odisha by over 97,000 votes

BJD wins Bijepur by-poll in Odisha by over 97,000 votes

BJD candidate Rita Sahu won the by-poll to the Bijepur Assembly constituency in Odisha by a margin of 97,990 votes, which is the highest ever margin in the history of the state's Assembly polls.

Sahu registered her victory over her nearest rival Sanat Gartia of the BJP, an election official said.

While Sahu polled 1,35,957 votes, Gartia secured 37,967 votes.

Sahu has secured over 73 per cent of the total polled votes while Gartia has garnered around 20 per cent of it.

Congress candidate Dilip Kumar Panda secured the third position by polling 5,876 votes.

15:14 October 24

UP bypolls: BJP, ally improve lead; ahead in 8 seats

The ruling BJP and ally Apna Dal (S) improved their leads and are ahead in eight places as counting progressed in 11 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh.

The BJP is now leading in seven seats and ally Apna Dal (S) in one. The Samajwadi Party is ahead in two, while the Bahujan Samaj Party is leading in the remaining seat.

The Congress, which was initially ahead in Gangoh constituency, was overtaken by the ruling saffron party in later rounds of counting.

The BJP is also leading in Manikpur, Ghosi, Iglas, Lucknow Cantt, Govindnagar and Balha, while ally Apna Dal (Sonelal) is ahead in Pratapgarh.

The SP is ahead in Rampur and Zaidpur, while the BSP is ahead in Jalalpur.

14:36 October 24

Punjab bypolls: Cong wins Mukerian seat

Congress candidate Indu Bala won from Mukerian seat in Punjab by defeating her BJP nominee Jangi Lal Mahajan with a margin of 3,440 votes on Thursday.

The seat fell vacant following the death of Congress MLA Rajnish Kumar Babbi. Indu Bala is wife of Babbi.

13:35 October 24

BJP wins both Dharamshala, Pachhad seats in Himachal bypolls

The ruling BJP on Thursday retained both Dharamshala and Pachhad seats in Himachal Pradesh where bypolls were held earlier this week.

In Pachhad, Reena Kashyap of the BJP defeated her nearest rival former minister Gangu Ram Musafir of the Congress by a margin of 2,742 votes.

Rebel BJP candidate Dayal Pyari, who contested as an independent candidate, finished a distant third with 1,1651 votes.

13:33 October 24

Sikkim CM Golay wins from Poklok-Kaamrang

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang alias P.S. Golay has won the Poklok-Kaamrang constituency on Thursday in the Assembly by-poll vote count in the Himalyan state.

Golay, also the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha's candidate, swept to victory with a huge margin while the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Sonam Tshering Venchungpa won from the Martam-Rumtek seat.

The result of the Gangtok constituency was yet to be declared.

In the 32-member Sikkim Assembly, the ruling SKM now has 18 legislators, followed by BJP (10) and SDF (1). Three seats are vacant.

13:23 October 24

Punjab bypolls: Cong set to win 2, SAD 1

The ruling Congress is all set to win two seats, Jalalabad and Phagwara, while the Shiromani Akali Dal is also going to register victory over the Dakha seat in the Punjab bypolls, according to latest trends.

There is a close fight on the Mukerian assembly segment between the Congress and the BJP.

In Jalalabad, which is considered as an Akali bastion, Congress candidate Raminder Awla is way ahead of SAD candidate Raj Singh Dibipura by 11,252 votes.

The Jalalabad seat fell vacant after SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal was elected to the Lok Sabha from Ferozepur parliamentary segment in the Lok Sabha election.

Congress nominee Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal is leading over BJP nominee Rajesh Bagha by a comfortable margin of 15,732 votes from the Phagwara seat, as per the trends.

From Mukerian seat, Congress candidate Indu Bala is ahead by 2,164 votes against the BJP's Jangi Lal Mahajan.

SAD candidate Manpreet Singh Ayali is also leading by a comfortable margin of 12,550 over Congress nominee Sandeep Sandhu from the Dakha assembly seat, as per initial trends.

13:03 October 24

Chhattisgarh bypolls: Cong candidate Rajman Benzam wins

Rajman Benzam

Rajman Benzam

Congress candidate Rajman Benzam won the Chitrakot Assembly bypoll seat by 17,800 votes in Chhattisgarh.

12:59 October 24

Kerala bypolls: CPI(M) wins Konni seat

Result declared for By-election Konni, Kerala, Adv. K U Jenish Kumarof Communist Party of India (Marxist) won the seat with a margin of 9953 votes.

Counting underway for other 4 By-elections held at Manjeshwar, Eranakulam, Aroor and Vattiyoorkavu.

12:58 October 24

Huzurnagar bypoll: TRS continues to lead

The ruling TRS in Telangana continued to maintain its lead as the counting of votes in Huzurnagar Assembly constituency bypoll.

TRS candidate S Saidi Reddy had established a lead of more than 11,000 votes over his Congress rival N Padmavati Reddy after the sixth round.

The counting of votes is likely to be completed in about 22 rounds,official sources said.

12:54 October 24

Tamil Nadu Minister D Jayakumar on AIADMK leading in assembly by-polls

Through this election, DMK chief Stalin, wanted his son Udhayanidhi's entry into politics and many senior party leaders were overruled. So, senior leaders of the party will now be happy to see Udhayanidhi's defeat, said Tamil Nadu Minister D Jayakumar.

12:24 October 24

BJD leads over BJP by 75,247 votes in Odisha's Bijepur

BJD candidate Rita Sahu has established a lead of 75,247 votes over her nearest rival Sanat Gartia of the BJP in the by-poll to Odisha's Bijepur Assembly constituency.

Sahu has secured 1,03,318 votes while Gartia has garnered 28,071 votes.

Congress candidate Dilip Kumar Panda is trailing at the third position with 4,287 votes, an election official said.

12:24 October 24

Bihar bypolls: LJP leading in Samastipur LS seat, AIMIM in 1 assembly seat

Lok Janshakti Party's (LJP) Prince Singh is leading in the Samastipur Lok Sabha seat.

According to the latest trends, the NDA is leading in two of the five Assembly seats -- Simri Bakhtiyarpur and Nathnagar.

The RJD is leading in Belhar and in Kishenganj the BJP candidiate Sweety Singh is trailing behind the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) candidate Kamrul Hoda.

In Daraundha Assembly seat Independent candidate Karanjit Singh is leading.

A total of 51 candidates are in the fray, out of which only six are women.

The bypolls are being viewed as a precursor to next year's Assembly election in the state.

12:01 October 24

Ruling Congress retains Kamaraj Nagar Assembly seat in Pondy

The ruling Congress in Puducherry on Thursday retained the Kamaraj Nagar Assembly seat with its nominee A John Kumar emerging victorious in the by-poll, defeating his nearest AINRC rival S Bhuvaneswarane by a margin of 7,170 votes.

While John Kumar, a confidante of Chief Minister V Narayanasamy, polled 14,782 votes out of the total 24,310 polled in the by-election held on October 21, the AINRC nominee secured 7,612 votes.

Counting of votes was held at the Motilal Nehru Government Polytechynic College in neighbouring Lawspet amid tight security.

11:59 October 24

Congress, BJP leading in three seats each out of six Assembly bypolls in Gujarat

In Radhanpur (Patan district), OBC leader and BJP candidate Alpesh Thakor trailing behind Congress' Raghu Desai by 3,000 votes.

In Bayad (Arvalli), BJP candidate Dhavalsinh Zala trailing behind Congress' Jasu Patel by over 6,600 votes.

In Amraiwadi seat of Ahmedabad, Congress' Dharmendra Patel leading over BJP's Jagdish Patel by more than 200 votes.

In Tharad (Banaskantha), Kheralu (Mehsana) and Lunawada (Mahisagar) seats, the BJP candidates are leading their rivals.

11:54 October 24

Rajasthan Bypolls: Congress leading in both seats

Ruling Congress party candidates are leading in both the assembly constituencies in Rajasthan where bypolls were held on Monday.

Congress candidate Rita Chaudhary is leading with a margin of 7,745 votes in Mandawa against BJP's Sushila Sigra.

In Nagaur's Khinwsar constituency, Congress candidate Harendra Mirdha is leading with a margin of 144 votes.

The margin on the Khinwar seat was higher initially but it was reduced considerably in the later rounds.

BJP-RLP alliance candidate Narayan Beniwal is trailing in this seat.

11:49 October 24

We will win all in Northeast states: BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma

BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma

"We are confident of winning all by-election seats in Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast," said BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.

11:49 October 24

Punjab bypolls: Cong ahead in 3 seats; SAD leading in 1

The Congress was leading in the three seats of Jalalabad, Phagwara and Mukerian, while the SAD was ahead in Dakha in the bypolls to four assembly seats of Punjab, as per early trends.

Congress nominee Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal is leading over his nearest rival and BJP nominee Rajesh Bagha by a margin of 6,821 votes from Phagwara seat, according to initial trends.

From Mukerian seat, Congress candidate Indu Bala was leading by 2,684 votes against her nearest rival and BJP nominee Jangi Lal Mahajan.

From Jalalabad, Congress candidate Raminder Awla was also ahead of SAD candidate Raj Singh Dibipura by 9,071 votes.

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) candidate Manpreet Singh Ayali was leading by a comfortable margin of 6,477 votes over his nearest rival and Congress nominee Sandeep Sandhu from Dakha assembly seat, as per early trends.

Counting of votes for the bypolls to four assembly seats in Punjab is underway, amid tight security arrangements. The counting began at 8 am, officials said.

11:48 October 24

Chhattisgarh bypolls: Congress candidate Rajman Benzam is leading

Congress candidate Rajman Benzam is leading

The ruling BJP on Thursday won the Dharamshala bypoll in Himachal Pradesh, with its candidate Vishal Nehriya winning by a margin of 6,673 votes.

Nehriya defeated his nearest rival Rakesh Kumar, an independent candidate. Congress candidate Vijay Inder Karan was at the third place.

11:29 October 24

HP: BJP wins Dharamshala bypoll

BJD candidate Rita Sahu has established a lead of 23,365 votes over her nearest rival Sanat Gartia of the BJP in the by-poll to Odisha's Bijepur Assembly constituency.

While Sahu has polled 31,286 votes, Gartia has secured 7,921 votes while Congress candidate Dilip Kumar Panda has garnered 1,115 votes at the end of the fourth round of counting, an election official said.

10:56 October 24

Odisha Bypolls: BJD leads over BJP by over 23,000 votes in Bijepur

Congress candidate Kantilal Bhuria leading by 4000 votes over nearest BJP rival Bhanu Bhuria in the Jhabua Assembly seat bypoll in Madhya Pradesh after seven round of counting.

10:52 October 24

MP Bypolls: Congress candidate Kantilal Bhuria is leading

Kantilal Bhuria

Kantilal Bhuria

Rajen Bortakur of the BJP leads over Kartik Kurmi of the Congress by 14,873 votes in the by-poll to Rangapara Assembly constituency of Assam.

10:50 October 24

Assam bypolls: BJP candidate Rajen Bortakur is leading

Ruling Congress party candidates are leading in both seats in Rajasthan where bypolls were held on Monday.

Congress candidate Rita Chaudhary is leading with a margin of 4,299 votes in Mandawa against BJP's Sushila Sigra.

In Nagaur's Khinwsar constituency, Congress candidate Harendra Mirdha is leading with a margin of 3,433 votes.

The BJP-RLP alliance candidate Narayan Beniwal is trailing in this seat.

10:50 October 24

Rajasthan Bypolls: Cong leading in both seats

As counting of votes polled in October 21 by-elections to two Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu is on, early trends indicate an advantage to the ruling AIADMK which worked hard to secure victories against an aggressive main opposition DMK.

In Vikravandi constituency (Villupuram district) where the ruling party in the state and the main opposition are locked in a straight fight, AIADMK's M R Muthamilselvan was ahead of DMK's N Pugazhendhi by a margin of 7,991 votes at 10.10 a.m

In Nanguneri segment falling under Tirunelveli district, the AIADMK's Reddiyarpatti V Narayanan is ahead of DMK backed Congress nominee 'Ruby' R Manoharan by a margin of about 1,800 plus votes.

10:47 October 24

Tamil Nadu bypolls: Early advantage for ruling AIADMK

AIADMK workers celebrating

Congress candidate Kantilal Bhuria leading by 810 votes over nearest BJP rival Bhanu Bhuria in the Jhabua Assembly seat bypoll in Madhya Pradesh after third round of counting.

Counting of votes for Jhabua Assembly bypoll in Madhya Pradesh began at 8 am on Thursday.

The counting is being held at the Polytechnic College campus in Jhabua district.

10:39 October 24

MP: Congress candidate Kantilal Bhuria leading in Jhabua

Counting starts for MP Bypolls

The ruling BJP is leading in both Dharamshala and Pachhad seats of Himachal Pradesh where bypolls were held on Monday, a state election official said.

After the first round of counting, Vishal Nehriya of the BJP is leading with 1,187 votes over his nearest rival Vijay Inder Karan (1543 votes) of the Congress in Dharamshala.

In Pachhad, Reena Kashyap of the BJP is leading with 1,543 votes over her nearest rival Gangu Ram Musafir of the Congress after the first round of counting.

10:24 October 24

Bypolls: BJP leading in both seats in Himachal

The Congress is ahead in the three seats of Jalalabad, Phagwara and Mukerian, while the SAD is leading in Dakha in the bypolls to four assembly seats of Punjab, as per early trends.

Congress nominee Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal is leading over his nearest rival and BJP nominee Rajesh Bagha by a margin of 1,852 votes from Phagwara seat, according to initial trends.

From Mukerian seat, BJP nominee Jangi Lal Mahajan is trailing by 212 votes against his nearest rival and Congress candidate Indu Bala.

Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Manpreet Singh Ayali is also leading over his nearest rival and Congress nominee Sandeep Sandhu from Dakha assembly seat by 759 votes, as per initial trends.

From Jalalabad, Congress candidate Raminder Awla is ahead of SAD candidate Raj Singh Dibipura by 5,936 votes.

10:23 October 24

Punjab bypolls: Cong ahead in 3 seats; SAD leading in 1

BJP candidate Udayanraje Bhosale trailing behind NCP nominee Shriniwas Patil by 1,089 votes in Maharashtra's Satara Lok Sabha seat bypoll in first round of counting.

10:05 October 24

BJP candidate Udayanraje Bhosale trailing behind NCP candidate

Counting of votes to the five Assembly constituencies was underway, which began at 8 a.m. and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) was leading in four and the CPI-M in one.

In the Vatiyoorkavu Assembly seat in the state capital, young CPI-M candidate and Thiruvananthapuram Mayor V.K. Prasanth was leading by a slender margin of 226 votes against former Congress Legislator K. Mohankumar.

The Konni Assembly seat is also witnessing an intense fight between Congress candidate P. Mohanraj and CPI-M candidate K.U. Jenish. Mohanraj is leading by 540 votes.

At Aroor, which is the only sitting seat of the Left, its CPI-M candidate Manu C. Pulickal is trailing by 265 votes against Congress leader Shanimol Usman.

On the expected lines, at Ernakulam, Congress candidate T.J. Vinod is leading by 365 votes against Left supported independent candidate Manu Roy.

And, in Manjeswaram, the Indian Union Muslim League candidate M.C. Kamarudheen is racing ahead with a lead of 1,181 votes.

10:04 October 24

Kerala bypolls: UDF leads in 4 of 5 assembly seats

Early leads in counting of results of bye-elections in Uttar Pradesh show that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in three seats, Samajwadi Party in two seats, and the Bahujan Samaj Party and Apna Dal each in one.

The BJP is leading in Lucknow Cantt, Ghosi and Balha seats while Samajwadi Party is ahead in Rampur and Zaidpur seats.

The BSP is leading in Iglas and the Apna Dal in Pratapgarh.

09:46 October 24

UP bypolls: BJP leads in 3, SP 2, BSP

Here's a list of Assembly bypolls, sorted by states:
Assam (4)
Ratabari
Jania
Rangapara
Sonari

Arunachal Pradesh (1)
Khonsa

Bihar (5)
Kishanganj
Simri Bakhtiarpur
Daraunda
Nathnagar
Belhar

Chhattisgarh (1)
Chitrakot

Gujarat (6)
Tharad
Kheralu
Amraiwadi
Lunawad
Radhanpur
Bayad

Himachal Pradesh (2)
Dharamshala
Pachhad

Kerala (5)
Manjeshwar
Ernakulam
Aroor
Konni
Vattiyoorkavu

Madhya Pradesh (1)
Jhabua

Meghalaya (1)
Shella

Odisha (1)
Bijepur

Puducherry (1)
Kamraj Nagar

Punjab (4)
Phagwara
Mukerian
Dakha
Jalalabad

Rajasthan (2)
Mandawa
Khinwsar

Sikkim (3)
Poklok
Martam
Gangtok

Tamil Nadu (2)
Vikravandi
Nanguneri

Telangana (1)
Huzurnagar

Uttar Pradesh (11)
Gangoh
Rampur
Islas
Lucknow Cantt.
Govindnagar
Manikpur
Pratapgarh
Zaidpur
Jalalpur
Balha
Ghosi

Lok Sabha bypolls held in:
Samastipur, Bihar
Satara, Maharashtra

09:30 October 24

Bypolls 2019: Full list of seats

As per official trends from EC, Bharatiya Janata Party leading on 1 seat, Indian National Congress leading on 1 and Indian Union Muslim League leading on 1 seat; Total 5 seats.

09:19 October 24

Kerala Assembly by-poll

The counting in Manikpur constituency has been stopped. It is to resume at 8:30 am as one of the contestants could not reach the polling station.

08:33 October 24

Counting paused in up's Manikpur constituency

Lucknow: Counting of votes has begun on Thursday for 51 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha constituencies spread across 18 states where by-elections were held two days ago.

The BJP and its allies held nearly 30 of these assembly seats, while the Congress had won 12 and the rest were with regional parties.

The bypolls are a battle of prestige for the parties as the results will not substantially change the seat arithmetic in the legislatures and will be more of a morale booster.

A moderate turnout of 57 per cent was recorded in the by-elections held on Monday.

Among the states ruled by the BJP and its allies, counting will be held for the maximum 11 seats in Uttar Pradesh, followed by six in Gujarat, five in Bihar, four in Assam and two each in Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

The other states where bypolls were held are Punjab (4 seats), Kerala (5 seats), Sikkim (3 seats), Rajasthan (2 seats) and one seat each in Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Puducherry, Meghalaya and Telangana.

Counting of votes will also be held in Satara (Maharashtra) and Samastipur (Bihar) Lok Sabha seats, which were held by the NCP and the LJP respectively.

In politically crucial Uttar Pradesh, the polls are seen as a litmus test for the Yogi Adityanath government which has completed 30 months in office. The BJP currently has 302 members out of 403 in the Assembly.

It is a four-cornered contest with the BJP, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress fielding candidates on all 11 assembly seats.

Eight of these seats were held earlier by the BJP and one by its ally Apna Dal (Sonelal). The seats of Rampur and Jalalpur (Ambedkarnagar) were held by the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party, respectively.

The state saw a low voter turnout of 47.05 per cent in the bypolls.

In Rajasthan, it will be an opportunity for the ruling Congress to consolidate its thin majority if it is able wrest the two seats from the BJP and its ally RLP.

Of the 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan, the Congress has 106 MLAs, including the six who defected to the party from the BSP recently.

In Sikkim, where bypolls were held for three seats, Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang (Poklok Kamrang constituency) is among the candidates.

The strength of the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) is 18, while the BJP has 10 MLAs in the 32-member House. The Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) is left with one MLA after several others deserted the party.

Former Indian football team captain Bhaichung Bhutia is contesting from Gangtok on Hamro Sikkim Party (HSP) ticket.

The BJP has fielded former Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor from Radhanpur in Gujarat where bypolls were held for six seats, four of which were with the BJP and two with the Congress.

A Congress win in Punjab bypolls will be seen as an endorsement of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's policies. Out of the four seats, the BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal, Aam Aadmi Party and Congress held one seat each.

Counting of votes will also be held for Khonsa West seat in Arunachal Pradesh, Naxal-hit Chitrakot in Chhattisgarh, Huzurnagar in Telangana , Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh and Shella in Meghalaya.

In Assam, three of the seats were with the BJP and one with the Congress.

The ruling JD(U) had won four seats in Bihar while one was with Congress. Assembly elections are due next year in the state and the bypoll result in the four seats could be seen as a vote on the performance of Nitish Kumar Government.

In the other northern states, results will be out for Pachhad and Dharamshala seats in Himachal Pradesh. Both were held by the ruling BJP earlier.

The ruling AIADMK and DMK are both looking for a moral edge with victory in Vikravandi and Nanguneri Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu.

While Nanguneri was with the Congress, Vikravandi was represented by DMK MLA K Radhamani who died in June.

A win in even one of the constituencies for the AIADMK will provide the much-needed fillip to the party which was routed in the recent Lok Sabha elections.

In Kerala, three of the five assembly seats where bypolls are being held were with the opposition Congress.

Counting of votes will also be held for assembly polls in Haryana and Maharashtra, the first major elections after the BJP retained power in the Lok Sabha polls in April-May winning 303 seats out of 543.

Also read|Maharashtra Assembly Polls 2019: Key candidates in fray before counting

07:24 October 24

By-elections 2019: Counting begins in 18 states

Vote counting begins in 18 states

Vote counting begins in 18 states

Lucknow: Counting of votes has begun on Thursday for 51 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha constituencies spread across 18 states where by-elections were held two days ago.

The BJP and its allies held nearly 30 of these assembly seats, while the Congress had won 12 and the rest were with regional parties.

The bypolls are a battle of prestige for the parties as the results will not substantially change the seat arithmetic in the legislatures and will be more of a morale booster.

A moderate turnout of 57 per cent was recorded in the by-elections held on Monday.

Among the states ruled by the BJP and its allies, counting will be held for the maximum 11 seats in Uttar Pradesh, followed by six in Gujarat, five in Bihar, four in Assam and two each in Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

The other states where bypolls were held are Punjab (4 seats), Kerala (5 seats), Sikkim (3 seats), Rajasthan (2 seats) and one seat each in Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Puducherry, Meghalaya and Telangana.

Counting of votes will also be held in Satara (Maharashtra) and Samastipur (Bihar) Lok Sabha seats, which were held by the NCP and the LJP respectively.

In politically crucial Uttar Pradesh, the polls are seen as a litmus test for the Yogi Adityanath government which has completed 30 months in office. The BJP currently has 302 members out of 403 in the Assembly.

It is a four-cornered contest with the BJP, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress fielding candidates on all 11 assembly seats.

Eight of these seats were held earlier by the BJP and one by its ally Apna Dal (Sonelal). The seats of Rampur and Jalalpur (Ambedkarnagar) were held by the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party, respectively.

The state saw a low voter turnout of 47.05 per cent in the bypolls.

In Rajasthan, it will be an opportunity for the ruling Congress to consolidate its thin majority if it is able wrest the two seats from the BJP and its ally RLP.

Of the 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan, the Congress has 106 MLAs, including the six who defected to the party from the BSP recently.

In Sikkim, where bypolls were held for three seats, Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang (Poklok Kamrang constituency) is among the candidates.

The strength of the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) is 18, while the BJP has 10 MLAs in the 32-member House. The Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) is left with one MLA after several others deserted the party.

Former Indian football team captain Bhaichung Bhutia is contesting from Gangtok on Hamro Sikkim Party (HSP) ticket.

The BJP has fielded former Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor from Radhanpur in Gujarat where bypolls were held for six seats, four of which were with the BJP and two with the Congress.

A Congress win in Punjab bypolls will be seen as an endorsement of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's policies. Out of the four seats, the BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal, Aam Aadmi Party and Congress held one seat each.

Counting of votes will also be held for Khonsa West seat in Arunachal Pradesh, Naxal-hit Chitrakot in Chhattisgarh, Huzurnagar in Telangana , Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh and Shella in Meghalaya.

In Assam, three of the seats were with the BJP and one with the Congress.

The ruling JD(U) had won four seats in Bihar while one was with Congress. Assembly elections are due next year in the state and the bypoll result in the four seats could be seen as a vote on the performance of Nitish Kumar Government.

In the other northern states, results will be out for Pachhad and Dharamshala seats in Himachal Pradesh. Both were held by the ruling BJP earlier.

The ruling AIADMK and DMK are both looking for a moral edge with victory in Vikravandi and Nanguneri Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu.

While Nanguneri was with the Congress, Vikravandi was represented by DMK MLA K Radhamani who died in June.

A win in even one of the constituencies for the AIADMK will provide the much-needed fillip to the party which was routed in the recent Lok Sabha elections.

In Kerala, three of the five assembly seats where bypolls are being held were with the opposition Congress.

Counting of votes will also be held for assembly polls in Haryana and Maharashtra, the first major elections after the BJP retained power in the Lok Sabha polls in April-May winning 303 seats out of 543.

Also read|Maharashtra Assembly Polls 2019: Key candidates in fray before counting

18:44 October 24

UDF wins 3 seats, ruling LDF wrests two prestigious seats

Kerala By-polls Result 2019

Kerala By-polls Result 2019

The Congress-led UDF tasted defeat at the hands of the ruling LDF headed by the CPI-M in its strongholds of Vattiyoorkavu and Konni, while it
retained two seats and won from the marxist bastion of Aroor in the October 21 bypolls to five assembly seats in Kerala.

The BJP was blanked out.

Thiruvananthapuram Mayor V K Prasanth won from Vattiyoorkavu by a margin of over 14,465 votes against his nearest Congress rival K Mohankumar.

While Prasanth polled 54,830 votes, K Mohankumar bagged 40,365 votes and BJP's S Suresh garnered 27,453 votes.

Vattiyoorkavu was held by senior congress leader K Muraleedharan for two terms since 2011 when the constituency was formed.

Another UDF bastion, Konni, went to the LDF kitty with its candidate K U Jenish Kumar winning by 9,953 votes.

18:34 October 24

TRS candidate Saidi Reddy won in Huzurnagar by election

In Huzurnagar by election TRS candidate Saidi Reddy won with majority 43,233 votes. PCC chief uttam losses his won constuency. After the 3 unsccessfull attempts of TRS party for the 4th time won from the huzurnagar.

18:28 October 24

Rajasthan bypolls: Cong wins Mandawa seat, RLP retains Khinwsar

The ruling Congress in Rajasthan on Thursday increased its tally in the state legislature by one after winning the assembly bypolls to Mandawa while MP Hanuman Beniwal's Rashtriya Loktantrik Party retained the Khinwsar seat.

Both seats had gone to bypolls on Monday.

Congress candidate Rita Chaudhary won the Mandawa seat with a margin of 33,704 votes while RLP candidate Narayan Beniwal won Khinwsar by just 4,630 votes.

Chaudhary defeated BJP's Sushila Sigra in Mandawa.

17:56 October 24

Gujrat: BJP nominee Alpesh Thakor loses from Radhapur

OBC leader and BJP candidate Alpesh Thakor lost the byelection to Radhanpur Assembly seat in Gujarat.

Congress' Raghubhai Desai defeated Thakor by over 3,500 votes, an official said.

Thakor, who emerged as an OBC leader during the Patel quota agitation and won the Radhanpur seat in the 2017 polls on Congress' ticket, later quit after differences with the state party leadership.

17:01 October 24

Guj bypolls: Cong wins 2, BJP 1, counting underway in 3

The Congress won two seats while the BJP bagged one seat on Thursday out of six Assembly
bypolls in Gujarat, as per per the results announced by the Election Commission so far.

In the remaining three seats, the Congress was leading in two seats while the BJP was ahead in one seat.

Congress candidate Jashu Patel defeated BJP's Dhavalsinh Zala in Bayad seat of Arvalli district by a margin of over 700 votes.

Before the results were declared by local election officials, Zala accepted his defeat and left the counting centre.

In Tharad seat of Banaskantha, Congress candidate Gulabsinh Rajput made a comeback after trailing in the initial hours and defeated BJP's Jivraj Patel by over 6,400 votes.

In Kheralu seat of Mehsana, BJP'sAjmalji Thakor defeated Congress' Babuji Thakor by 29,000 votes.

16:34 October 24

BJP retains Lucknow Cantt seat

The BJP retained the Lucknow Cantonment seat with its nominee Suresh Chandra Tiwari defeating nearest rival Samajwadi Party candidate Major Ashish Chaturvedi with a comfortable margin.

While Tiwari secured 56,684 votes, Chaturvedi got 21,261 votes and Congress' Dilpreet Singh and BSP's Arun Dwivedi got 19,445 and 10,709 votes respectively, official sources said here.

The Lucknow Cantonment seat was held by BJP's Rita Bahuguna Joshi, who vacated the seat in 2017 after winning the Lok Sabha election from Allahabad.

16:04 October 24

TN bypolls: AIADMK wrests Vikravandi constituency from DMK

The AIADMK candidate R Muthamilselvan was declared elected from Vikravandi Assembly constituency in Villupuram district on Thursday by a margin of 44,924 votes.

The ruling party, which took a decent lead of about 1,900 votes against arch rival DMK just after the start of the counting exercise, improved its margin steadily round after round and eventually won by 44,000 plus votes.

While DMK's N Pugazhenthi polled 68,842 votes including 14 postal votes securing 36.48 per cent, Muthamilselvan registered an impressive 1,13,745 votes (21 postal votes) with a 60.29 per cent vote share.

With the AIADMK all set to win the Nanguneri seat as well, by a margin of over 29,000 votes, the victory is a clear morale booster for the ruling party.

15:53 October 24

BJP candidate wins Balha seat in UP

BJP's Saroj Sonekar on Thursday won the Balha (R) Assembly seat by defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Kiran Bharti

Sonekar won by a margin of 46,487 votes.

The BJP has retained the seat.

15:14 October 24

BJD wins Bijepur by-poll in Odisha by over 97,000 votes

BJD wins Bijepur by-poll in Odisha by over 97,000 votes

BJD wins Bijepur by-poll in Odisha by over 97,000 votes

BJD candidate Rita Sahu won the by-poll to the Bijepur Assembly constituency in Odisha by a margin of 97,990 votes, which is the highest ever margin in the history of the state's Assembly polls.

Sahu registered her victory over her nearest rival Sanat Gartia of the BJP, an election official said.

While Sahu polled 1,35,957 votes, Gartia secured 37,967 votes.

Sahu has secured over 73 per cent of the total polled votes while Gartia has garnered around 20 per cent of it.

Congress candidate Dilip Kumar Panda secured the third position by polling 5,876 votes.

15:14 October 24

UP bypolls: BJP, ally improve lead; ahead in 8 seats

The ruling BJP and ally Apna Dal (S) improved their leads and are ahead in eight places as counting progressed in 11 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh.

The BJP is now leading in seven seats and ally Apna Dal (S) in one. The Samajwadi Party is ahead in two, while the Bahujan Samaj Party is leading in the remaining seat.

The Congress, which was initially ahead in Gangoh constituency, was overtaken by the ruling saffron party in later rounds of counting.

The BJP is also leading in Manikpur, Ghosi, Iglas, Lucknow Cantt, Govindnagar and Balha, while ally Apna Dal (Sonelal) is ahead in Pratapgarh.

The SP is ahead in Rampur and Zaidpur, while the BSP is ahead in Jalalpur.

14:36 October 24

Punjab bypolls: Cong wins Mukerian seat

Congress candidate Indu Bala won from Mukerian seat in Punjab by defeating her BJP nominee Jangi Lal Mahajan with a margin of 3,440 votes on Thursday.

The seat fell vacant following the death of Congress MLA Rajnish Kumar Babbi. Indu Bala is wife of Babbi.

13:35 October 24

BJP wins both Dharamshala, Pachhad seats in Himachal bypolls

The ruling BJP on Thursday retained both Dharamshala and Pachhad seats in Himachal Pradesh where bypolls were held earlier this week.

In Pachhad, Reena Kashyap of the BJP defeated her nearest rival former minister Gangu Ram Musafir of the Congress by a margin of 2,742 votes.

Rebel BJP candidate Dayal Pyari, who contested as an independent candidate, finished a distant third with 1,1651 votes.

13:33 October 24

Sikkim CM Golay wins from Poklok-Kaamrang

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang alias P.S. Golay has won the Poklok-Kaamrang constituency on Thursday in the Assembly by-poll vote count in the Himalyan state.

Golay, also the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha's candidate, swept to victory with a huge margin while the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Sonam Tshering Venchungpa won from the Martam-Rumtek seat.

The result of the Gangtok constituency was yet to be declared.

In the 32-member Sikkim Assembly, the ruling SKM now has 18 legislators, followed by BJP (10) and SDF (1). Three seats are vacant.

13:23 October 24

Punjab bypolls: Cong set to win 2, SAD 1

The ruling Congress is all set to win two seats, Jalalabad and Phagwara, while the Shiromani Akali Dal is also going to register victory over the Dakha seat in the Punjab bypolls, according to latest trends.

There is a close fight on the Mukerian assembly segment between the Congress and the BJP.

In Jalalabad, which is considered as an Akali bastion, Congress candidate Raminder Awla is way ahead of SAD candidate Raj Singh Dibipura by 11,252 votes.

The Jalalabad seat fell vacant after SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal was elected to the Lok Sabha from Ferozepur parliamentary segment in the Lok Sabha election.

Congress nominee Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal is leading over BJP nominee Rajesh Bagha by a comfortable margin of 15,732 votes from the Phagwara seat, as per the trends.

From Mukerian seat, Congress candidate Indu Bala is ahead by 2,164 votes against the BJP's Jangi Lal Mahajan.

SAD candidate Manpreet Singh Ayali is also leading by a comfortable margin of 12,550 over Congress nominee Sandeep Sandhu from the Dakha assembly seat, as per initial trends.

13:03 October 24

Chhattisgarh bypolls: Cong candidate Rajman Benzam wins

Rajman Benzam

Rajman Benzam

Congress candidate Rajman Benzam won the Chitrakot Assembly bypoll seat by 17,800 votes in Chhattisgarh.

12:59 October 24

Kerala bypolls: CPI(M) wins Konni seat

Result declared for By-election Konni, Kerala, Adv. K U Jenish Kumarof Communist Party of India (Marxist) won the seat with a margin of 9953 votes.

Counting underway for other 4 By-elections held at Manjeshwar, Eranakulam, Aroor and Vattiyoorkavu.

12:58 October 24

Huzurnagar bypoll: TRS continues to lead

The ruling TRS in Telangana continued to maintain its lead as the counting of votes in Huzurnagar Assembly constituency bypoll.

TRS candidate S Saidi Reddy had established a lead of more than 11,000 votes over his Congress rival N Padmavati Reddy after the sixth round.

The counting of votes is likely to be completed in about 22 rounds,official sources said.

12:54 October 24

Tamil Nadu Minister D Jayakumar on AIADMK leading in assembly by-polls

Through this election, DMK chief Stalin, wanted his son Udhayanidhi's entry into politics and many senior party leaders were overruled. So, senior leaders of the party will now be happy to see Udhayanidhi's defeat, said Tamil Nadu Minister D Jayakumar.

12:24 October 24

BJD leads over BJP by 75,247 votes in Odisha's Bijepur

BJD candidate Rita Sahu has established a lead of 75,247 votes over her nearest rival Sanat Gartia of the BJP in the by-poll to Odisha's Bijepur Assembly constituency.

Sahu has secured 1,03,318 votes while Gartia has garnered 28,071 votes.

Congress candidate Dilip Kumar Panda is trailing at the third position with 4,287 votes, an election official said.

12:24 October 24

Bihar bypolls: LJP leading in Samastipur LS seat, AIMIM in 1 assembly seat

Lok Janshakti Party's (LJP) Prince Singh is leading in the Samastipur Lok Sabha seat.

According to the latest trends, the NDA is leading in two of the five Assembly seats -- Simri Bakhtiyarpur and Nathnagar.

The RJD is leading in Belhar and in Kishenganj the BJP candidiate Sweety Singh is trailing behind the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) candidate Kamrul Hoda.

In Daraundha Assembly seat Independent candidate Karanjit Singh is leading.

A total of 51 candidates are in the fray, out of which only six are women.

The bypolls are being viewed as a precursor to next year's Assembly election in the state.

12:01 October 24

Ruling Congress retains Kamaraj Nagar Assembly seat in Pondy

The ruling Congress in Puducherry on Thursday retained the Kamaraj Nagar Assembly seat with its nominee A John Kumar emerging victorious in the by-poll, defeating his nearest AINRC rival S Bhuvaneswarane by a margin of 7,170 votes.

While John Kumar, a confidante of Chief Minister V Narayanasamy, polled 14,782 votes out of the total 24,310 polled in the by-election held on October 21, the AINRC nominee secured 7,612 votes.

Counting of votes was held at the Motilal Nehru Government Polytechynic College in neighbouring Lawspet amid tight security.

11:59 October 24

Congress, BJP leading in three seats each out of six Assembly bypolls in Gujarat

In Radhanpur (Patan district), OBC leader and BJP candidate Alpesh Thakor trailing behind Congress' Raghu Desai by 3,000 votes.

In Bayad (Arvalli), BJP candidate Dhavalsinh Zala trailing behind Congress' Jasu Patel by over 6,600 votes.

In Amraiwadi seat of Ahmedabad, Congress' Dharmendra Patel leading over BJP's Jagdish Patel by more than 200 votes.

In Tharad (Banaskantha), Kheralu (Mehsana) and Lunawada (Mahisagar) seats, the BJP candidates are leading their rivals.

11:54 October 24

Rajasthan Bypolls: Congress leading in both seats

Ruling Congress party candidates are leading in both the assembly constituencies in Rajasthan where bypolls were held on Monday.

Congress candidate Rita Chaudhary is leading with a margin of 7,745 votes in Mandawa against BJP's Sushila Sigra.

In Nagaur's Khinwsar constituency, Congress candidate Harendra Mirdha is leading with a margin of 144 votes.

The margin on the Khinwar seat was higher initially but it was reduced considerably in the later rounds.

BJP-RLP alliance candidate Narayan Beniwal is trailing in this seat.

11:49 October 24

We will win all in Northeast states: BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma

BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma

"We are confident of winning all by-election seats in Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast," said BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.

11:49 October 24

Punjab bypolls: Cong ahead in 3 seats; SAD leading in 1

The Congress was leading in the three seats of Jalalabad, Phagwara and Mukerian, while the SAD was ahead in Dakha in the bypolls to four assembly seats of Punjab, as per early trends.

Congress nominee Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal is leading over his nearest rival and BJP nominee Rajesh Bagha by a margin of 6,821 votes from Phagwara seat, according to initial trends.

From Mukerian seat, Congress candidate Indu Bala was leading by 2,684 votes against her nearest rival and BJP nominee Jangi Lal Mahajan.

From Jalalabad, Congress candidate Raminder Awla was also ahead of SAD candidate Raj Singh Dibipura by 9,071 votes.

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) candidate Manpreet Singh Ayali was leading by a comfortable margin of 6,477 votes over his nearest rival and Congress nominee Sandeep Sandhu from Dakha assembly seat, as per early trends.

Counting of votes for the bypolls to four assembly seats in Punjab is underway, amid tight security arrangements. The counting began at 8 am, officials said.

11:48 October 24

Chhattisgarh bypolls: Congress candidate Rajman Benzam is leading

Congress candidate Rajman Benzam is leading

The ruling BJP on Thursday won the Dharamshala bypoll in Himachal Pradesh, with its candidate Vishal Nehriya winning by a margin of 6,673 votes.

Nehriya defeated his nearest rival Rakesh Kumar, an independent candidate. Congress candidate Vijay Inder Karan was at the third place.

11:29 October 24

HP: BJP wins Dharamshala bypoll

BJD candidate Rita Sahu has established a lead of 23,365 votes over her nearest rival Sanat Gartia of the BJP in the by-poll to Odisha's Bijepur Assembly constituency.

While Sahu has polled 31,286 votes, Gartia has secured 7,921 votes while Congress candidate Dilip Kumar Panda has garnered 1,115 votes at the end of the fourth round of counting, an election official said.

10:56 October 24

Odisha Bypolls: BJD leads over BJP by over 23,000 votes in Bijepur

Congress candidate Kantilal Bhuria leading by 4000 votes over nearest BJP rival Bhanu Bhuria in the Jhabua Assembly seat bypoll in Madhya Pradesh after seven round of counting.

10:52 October 24

MP Bypolls: Congress candidate Kantilal Bhuria is leading

Kantilal Bhuria

Kantilal Bhuria

Rajen Bortakur of the BJP leads over Kartik Kurmi of the Congress by 14,873 votes in the by-poll to Rangapara Assembly constituency of Assam.

10:50 October 24

Assam bypolls: BJP candidate Rajen Bortakur is leading

Ruling Congress party candidates are leading in both seats in Rajasthan where bypolls were held on Monday.

Congress candidate Rita Chaudhary is leading with a margin of 4,299 votes in Mandawa against BJP's Sushila Sigra.

In Nagaur's Khinwsar constituency, Congress candidate Harendra Mirdha is leading with a margin of 3,433 votes.

The BJP-RLP alliance candidate Narayan Beniwal is trailing in this seat.

10:50 October 24

Rajasthan Bypolls: Cong leading in both seats

As counting of votes polled in October 21 by-elections to two Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu is on, early trends indicate an advantage to the ruling AIADMK which worked hard to secure victories against an aggressive main opposition DMK.

In Vikravandi constituency (Villupuram district) where the ruling party in the state and the main opposition are locked in a straight fight, AIADMK's M R Muthamilselvan was ahead of DMK's N Pugazhendhi by a margin of 7,991 votes at 10.10 a.m

In Nanguneri segment falling under Tirunelveli district, the AIADMK's Reddiyarpatti V Narayanan is ahead of DMK backed Congress nominee 'Ruby' R Manoharan by a margin of about 1,800 plus votes.

10:47 October 24

Tamil Nadu bypolls: Early advantage for ruling AIADMK

AIADMK workers celebrating

Congress candidate Kantilal Bhuria leading by 810 votes over nearest BJP rival Bhanu Bhuria in the Jhabua Assembly seat bypoll in Madhya Pradesh after third round of counting.

Counting of votes for Jhabua Assembly bypoll in Madhya Pradesh began at 8 am on Thursday.

The counting is being held at the Polytechnic College campus in Jhabua district.

10:39 October 24

MP: Congress candidate Kantilal Bhuria leading in Jhabua

Counting starts for MP Bypolls

The ruling BJP is leading in both Dharamshala and Pachhad seats of Himachal Pradesh where bypolls were held on Monday, a state election official said.

After the first round of counting, Vishal Nehriya of the BJP is leading with 1,187 votes over his nearest rival Vijay Inder Karan (1543 votes) of the Congress in Dharamshala.

In Pachhad, Reena Kashyap of the BJP is leading with 1,543 votes over her nearest rival Gangu Ram Musafir of the Congress after the first round of counting.

10:24 October 24

Bypolls: BJP leading in both seats in Himachal

The Congress is ahead in the three seats of Jalalabad, Phagwara and Mukerian, while the SAD is leading in Dakha in the bypolls to four assembly seats of Punjab, as per early trends.

Congress nominee Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal is leading over his nearest rival and BJP nominee Rajesh Bagha by a margin of 1,852 votes from Phagwara seat, according to initial trends.

From Mukerian seat, BJP nominee Jangi Lal Mahajan is trailing by 212 votes against his nearest rival and Congress candidate Indu Bala.

Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Manpreet Singh Ayali is also leading over his nearest rival and Congress nominee Sandeep Sandhu from Dakha assembly seat by 759 votes, as per initial trends.

From Jalalabad, Congress candidate Raminder Awla is ahead of SAD candidate Raj Singh Dibipura by 5,936 votes.

10:23 October 24

Punjab bypolls: Cong ahead in 3 seats; SAD leading in 1

BJP candidate Udayanraje Bhosale trailing behind NCP nominee Shriniwas Patil by 1,089 votes in Maharashtra's Satara Lok Sabha seat bypoll in first round of counting.

10:05 October 24

BJP candidate Udayanraje Bhosale trailing behind NCP candidate

Counting of votes to the five Assembly constituencies was underway, which began at 8 a.m. and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) was leading in four and the CPI-M in one.

In the Vatiyoorkavu Assembly seat in the state capital, young CPI-M candidate and Thiruvananthapuram Mayor V.K. Prasanth was leading by a slender margin of 226 votes against former Congress Legislator K. Mohankumar.

The Konni Assembly seat is also witnessing an intense fight between Congress candidate P. Mohanraj and CPI-M candidate K.U. Jenish. Mohanraj is leading by 540 votes.

At Aroor, which is the only sitting seat of the Left, its CPI-M candidate Manu C. Pulickal is trailing by 265 votes against Congress leader Shanimol Usman.

On the expected lines, at Ernakulam, Congress candidate T.J. Vinod is leading by 365 votes against Left supported independent candidate Manu Roy.

And, in Manjeswaram, the Indian Union Muslim League candidate M.C. Kamarudheen is racing ahead with a lead of 1,181 votes.

10:04 October 24

Kerala bypolls: UDF leads in 4 of 5 assembly seats

Early leads in counting of results of bye-elections in Uttar Pradesh show that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in three seats, Samajwadi Party in two seats, and the Bahujan Samaj Party and Apna Dal each in one.

The BJP is leading in Lucknow Cantt, Ghosi and Balha seats while Samajwadi Party is ahead in Rampur and Zaidpur seats.

The BSP is leading in Iglas and the Apna Dal in Pratapgarh.

09:46 October 24

UP bypolls: BJP leads in 3, SP 2, BSP

Here's a list of Assembly bypolls, sorted by states:
Assam (4)
Ratabari
Jania
Rangapara
Sonari

Arunachal Pradesh (1)
Khonsa

Bihar (5)
Kishanganj
Simri Bakhtiarpur
Daraunda
Nathnagar
Belhar

Chhattisgarh (1)
Chitrakot

Gujarat (6)
Tharad
Kheralu
Amraiwadi
Lunawad
Radhanpur
Bayad

Himachal Pradesh (2)
Dharamshala
Pachhad

Kerala (5)
Manjeshwar
Ernakulam
Aroor
Konni
Vattiyoorkavu

Madhya Pradesh (1)
Jhabua

Meghalaya (1)
Shella

Odisha (1)
Bijepur

Puducherry (1)
Kamraj Nagar

Punjab (4)
Phagwara
Mukerian
Dakha
Jalalabad

Rajasthan (2)
Mandawa
Khinwsar

Sikkim (3)
Poklok
Martam
Gangtok

Tamil Nadu (2)
Vikravandi
Nanguneri

Telangana (1)
Huzurnagar

Uttar Pradesh (11)
Gangoh
Rampur
Islas
Lucknow Cantt.
Govindnagar
Manikpur
Pratapgarh
Zaidpur
Jalalpur
Balha
Ghosi

Lok Sabha bypolls held in:
Samastipur, Bihar
Satara, Maharashtra

09:30 October 24

Bypolls 2019: Full list of seats

As per official trends from EC, Bharatiya Janata Party leading on 1 seat, Indian National Congress leading on 1 and Indian Union Muslim League leading on 1 seat; Total 5 seats.

09:19 October 24

Kerala Assembly by-poll

The counting in Manikpur constituency has been stopped. It is to resume at 8:30 am as one of the contestants could not reach the polling station.

08:33 October 24

Counting paused in up's Manikpur constituency

Lucknow: Counting of votes has begun on Thursday for 51 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha constituencies spread across 18 states where by-elections were held two days ago.

The BJP and its allies held nearly 30 of these assembly seats, while the Congress had won 12 and the rest were with regional parties.

The bypolls are a battle of prestige for the parties as the results will not substantially change the seat arithmetic in the legislatures and will be more of a morale booster.

A moderate turnout of 57 per cent was recorded in the by-elections held on Monday.

Among the states ruled by the BJP and its allies, counting will be held for the maximum 11 seats in Uttar Pradesh, followed by six in Gujarat, five in Bihar, four in Assam and two each in Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

The other states where bypolls were held are Punjab (4 seats), Kerala (5 seats), Sikkim (3 seats), Rajasthan (2 seats) and one seat each in Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Puducherry, Meghalaya and Telangana.

Counting of votes will also be held in Satara (Maharashtra) and Samastipur (Bihar) Lok Sabha seats, which were held by the NCP and the LJP respectively.

In politically crucial Uttar Pradesh, the polls are seen as a litmus test for the Yogi Adityanath government which has completed 30 months in office. The BJP currently has 302 members out of 403 in the Assembly.

It is a four-cornered contest with the BJP, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress fielding candidates on all 11 assembly seats.

Eight of these seats were held earlier by the BJP and one by its ally Apna Dal (Sonelal). The seats of Rampur and Jalalpur (Ambedkarnagar) were held by the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party, respectively.

The state saw a low voter turnout of 47.05 per cent in the bypolls.

In Rajasthan, it will be an opportunity for the ruling Congress to consolidate its thin majority if it is able wrest the two seats from the BJP and its ally RLP.

Of the 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan, the Congress has 106 MLAs, including the six who defected to the party from the BSP recently.

In Sikkim, where bypolls were held for three seats, Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang (Poklok Kamrang constituency) is among the candidates.

The strength of the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) is 18, while the BJP has 10 MLAs in the 32-member House. The Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) is left with one MLA after several others deserted the party.

Former Indian football team captain Bhaichung Bhutia is contesting from Gangtok on Hamro Sikkim Party (HSP) ticket.

The BJP has fielded former Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor from Radhanpur in Gujarat where bypolls were held for six seats, four of which were with the BJP and two with the Congress.

A Congress win in Punjab bypolls will be seen as an endorsement of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's policies. Out of the four seats, the BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal, Aam Aadmi Party and Congress held one seat each.

Counting of votes will also be held for Khonsa West seat in Arunachal Pradesh, Naxal-hit Chitrakot in Chhattisgarh, Huzurnagar in Telangana , Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh and Shella in Meghalaya.

In Assam, three of the seats were with the BJP and one with the Congress.

The ruling JD(U) had won four seats in Bihar while one was with Congress. Assembly elections are due next year in the state and the bypoll result in the four seats could be seen as a vote on the performance of Nitish Kumar Government.

In the other northern states, results will be out for Pachhad and Dharamshala seats in Himachal Pradesh. Both were held by the ruling BJP earlier.

The ruling AIADMK and DMK are both looking for a moral edge with victory in Vikravandi and Nanguneri Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu.

While Nanguneri was with the Congress, Vikravandi was represented by DMK MLA K Radhamani who died in June.

A win in even one of the constituencies for the AIADMK will provide the much-needed fillip to the party which was routed in the recent Lok Sabha elections.

In Kerala, three of the five assembly seats where bypolls are being held were with the opposition Congress.

Counting of votes will also be held for assembly polls in Haryana and Maharashtra, the first major elections after the BJP retained power in the Lok Sabha polls in April-May winning 303 seats out of 543.

Also read|Maharashtra Assembly Polls 2019: Key candidates in fray before counting

07:24 October 24

By-elections 2019: Counting begins in 18 states

Vote counting begins in 18 states

Vote counting begins in 18 states

Lucknow: Counting of votes has begun on Thursday for 51 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha constituencies spread across 18 states where by-elections were held two days ago.

The BJP and its allies held nearly 30 of these assembly seats, while the Congress had won 12 and the rest were with regional parties.

The bypolls are a battle of prestige for the parties as the results will not substantially change the seat arithmetic in the legislatures and will be more of a morale booster.

A moderate turnout of 57 per cent was recorded in the by-elections held on Monday.

Among the states ruled by the BJP and its allies, counting will be held for the maximum 11 seats in Uttar Pradesh, followed by six in Gujarat, five in Bihar, four in Assam and two each in Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

The other states where bypolls were held are Punjab (4 seats), Kerala (5 seats), Sikkim (3 seats), Rajasthan (2 seats) and one seat each in Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Puducherry, Meghalaya and Telangana.

Counting of votes will also be held in Satara (Maharashtra) and Samastipur (Bihar) Lok Sabha seats, which were held by the NCP and the LJP respectively.

In politically crucial Uttar Pradesh, the polls are seen as a litmus test for the Yogi Adityanath government which has completed 30 months in office. The BJP currently has 302 members out of 403 in the Assembly.

It is a four-cornered contest with the BJP, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress fielding candidates on all 11 assembly seats.

Eight of these seats were held earlier by the BJP and one by its ally Apna Dal (Sonelal). The seats of Rampur and Jalalpur (Ambedkarnagar) were held by the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party, respectively.

The state saw a low voter turnout of 47.05 per cent in the bypolls.

In Rajasthan, it will be an opportunity for the ruling Congress to consolidate its thin majority if it is able wrest the two seats from the BJP and its ally RLP.

Of the 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan, the Congress has 106 MLAs, including the six who defected to the party from the BSP recently.

In Sikkim, where bypolls were held for three seats, Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang (Poklok Kamrang constituency) is among the candidates.

The strength of the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) is 18, while the BJP has 10 MLAs in the 32-member House. The Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) is left with one MLA after several others deserted the party.

Former Indian football team captain Bhaichung Bhutia is contesting from Gangtok on Hamro Sikkim Party (HSP) ticket.

The BJP has fielded former Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor from Radhanpur in Gujarat where bypolls were held for six seats, four of which were with the BJP and two with the Congress.

A Congress win in Punjab bypolls will be seen as an endorsement of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's policies. Out of the four seats, the BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal, Aam Aadmi Party and Congress held one seat each.

Counting of votes will also be held for Khonsa West seat in Arunachal Pradesh, Naxal-hit Chitrakot in Chhattisgarh, Huzurnagar in Telangana , Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh and Shella in Meghalaya.

In Assam, three of the seats were with the BJP and one with the Congress.

The ruling JD(U) had won four seats in Bihar while one was with Congress. Assembly elections are due next year in the state and the bypoll result in the four seats could be seen as a vote on the performance of Nitish Kumar Government.

In the other northern states, results will be out for Pachhad and Dharamshala seats in Himachal Pradesh. Both were held by the ruling BJP earlier.

The ruling AIADMK and DMK are both looking for a moral edge with victory in Vikravandi and Nanguneri Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu.

While Nanguneri was with the Congress, Vikravandi was represented by DMK MLA K Radhamani who died in June.

A win in even one of the constituencies for the AIADMK will provide the much-needed fillip to the party which was routed in the recent Lok Sabha elections.

In Kerala, three of the five assembly seats where bypolls are being held were with the opposition Congress.

Counting of votes will also be held for assembly polls in Haryana and Maharashtra, the first major elections after the BJP retained power in the Lok Sabha polls in April-May winning 303 seats out of 543.

Also read|Maharashtra Assembly Polls 2019: Key candidates in fray before counting

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Bypolls: Counting of votes on Thursday for 51 assembly and 2 Lok Sabha seats in 18 states
Lucknow/Kochi, Oct 23 (PTI) Counting of votes will be held on Thursday for 51 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha constituencies spread across 18 states where
by-elections were held two days ago.
The BJP and its allies held nearly 30 of these assembly seats, while the Congress had won 12 and the rest were with regional parties.
The bypolls are a battle of prestige for the parties as the results will not substantially change the seat arithmetic in the legislatures and will be more of a morale booster.
A moderate turnout of 57 per cent was recorded in the by-elections held on Monday.
Among the states ruled by the BJP and its allies, counting will be held for the maximum 11 seats in Uttar Pradesh, followed by six in Gujarat, five in Bihar, four in Assam and two each in Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
The other states where bypolls were held are Punjab (4 seats), Kerala (5 seats), Sikkim (3 seats), Rajasthan (2 seats) and one seat each in Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Puducherry, Meghalaya and Telangana.
Counting of votes will also be held in Satara (Maharashtra) and Samastipur (Bihar) Lok Sabha seats, which were held by the NCP and the LJP respectively.
In politically crucial Uttar Pradesh, the polls are seen as a litmus test for the Yogi Adityanath government which has completed 30 months in office. The BJP currently has 302 members out of 403 in the Assembly.
It is a four-cornered contest with the BJP, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress fielding candidates on all 11 assembly seats.
Eight of these seats were held earlier by the BJP and one by its ally Apna Dal (Sonelal). The seats of Rampur and Jalalpur (Ambedkarnagar) were held by the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party, respectively
The state saw a low voter turnout of 47.05 per cent in the bypolls.
In Rajasthan, it will be an opportunity for the ruling Congress to consolidate its thin majority if it is able wrest the two seats from the BJP and its ally RLP.
Of the 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan, the Congress has 106 MLAs, including the six who defected to the party from the BSP recently
In Sikkim, where bypolls were held for three seats, Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang (Poklok Kamrang constituency) is among the candidates.
The strength of the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) is 18, while the BJP has 10 MLAs in the 32-member House. The Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) is left with one MLA after several others deserted the party.
Former Indian football team captain Bhaichung Bhutia is contesting from Gangtok on Hamro Sikkim Party (HSP) ticket.
The BJP has fielded former Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor from Radhanpur in Gujarat where bypolls were held for six seats, four of which were with the BJP and two with the Congress.
A Congress win in Punjab bypolls will be seen as an endorsement of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's policies. Out of the four seats, the BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal, Aam Aadmi Party and Congress held one seat each.
Counting of votes will also be held for Khonsa West seat in Arunachal Pradesh, Naxal-hit Chitrakot in Chhattisgarh, Huzurnagar in Telangana , Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh and Shella in Meghalaya.
In Assam, three of the seats were with the BJP and one with the Congress.
The ruling JD(U) had won four seats in Bihar while one was with Congress. Assembly elections are due next year in the state and the bypoll result in the four seats could be seen as a vote on the performance of Nitish Kumar Government.
In the other northern states, results will be out for Pachhad and Dharamshala seats in Himachal Pradesh. Both were held by the ruling BJP earlier.
The ruling AIADMK and DMK are both looking for a moral edge with victory in Vikravandi and Nanguneri Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu.
While Nanguneri was with the Congress, Vikravandi was represented by DMK MLA K Radhamani who died in June.
A win in even one of the constituencies for the AIADMK will provide the much-needed fillip to the party which was routed in the recent Lok Sabha elections.
In Kerala, three of the five assembly seats where bypolls are being held were with the opposition Congress.
Counting of votes will also be held for assembly polls in Haryana and Maharashtra, the first major elections after the BJP retained power in the Lok Sabha polls in April-May winning 303 seats out of 543. PTI TEAM RT
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