Counting of votes of by-polls held in 58 assembly constituencies across 11 states in the country began at 8m on Tuesday. This is being held along the vote-counting process in Bihar where the country’s first major electoral exercise was held amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Votes are being be counted for 28 assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh, where the stakes are high for the ruling Shivraj Singh Chouhan led-BJP government and the Congress. The BJP government needs at least eight more MLAs for a clear majority in the state assembly. By-polls were held in Joura, Sumaoli, Morena, Dimani, Ambah, Mehgaon, Gohad, Gwalior, Gwalior East, Dabra, Bhander, Karera, Pohari, Bamori, Ashok Nagar, Mungaoli, Surkhi, Malhara, Anuppur, Sanchi, Biaora, Agar, Hatpipliya, Mandhata, Nepanagar, Badnawar, Sanwer and Suwasra.
While counting is taking place for eight assembly seats of Abdasa, Limdi, Morbi, Dhari, Gadhada (ST), Karjan, Dangs (ST) and Kaprada (ST) in Gujarat, votes are also being counted for seven assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh. The Naugaon, Ghatampur (Kanpur), Bulandshahr, Tundla (Firozabad), Bangarmau (Unnao), Deoria and Malhani seats had fallen vacant in the northern state.
Votes are also being counted for by-elections held for two seats each in Karnataka, Jharkhand, Odisha, Nagaland and one each in Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Haryana. There will be no impact of the by-poll results on the ruling governments in Jharkhand, Karnataka, Odisha and Nagaland. By-polls were also conducted across four seats in Manipur and the votes will be counted in this northeastern state on Tuesday as well.
Here are the live updates on the by-polls results:
Congress’s Indu Raj Narwal defeats BJP’s Yogeshwar Dutt in Haryana’s Baroda
Congress’s Indu Raj Narwal on Tuesday won the Baroda assembly seat in Haryana. BJP nominee Yogeshwar Dutt was the runner-up.
BJP regains lead of 491 votes over TRS in Telangana’s Dubbak
BJP regains lead of 491 votes over TRS at the end of 20th round in Telangana’s Dubbak. Overall lead of BJP is 240 votes
TRS gains a lead of 176 votes on BJP in Telangana’s Dubbak
After the 18th round of counting of votes in Telangana’s Dubbak, the TRS was ahead of BJP by 176 votes. The counting will conclude after five more rounds.
In Jharkhand, Congress ahead in Bermo, BJP in Dumka
BJP candidate Lois Marandi was leading in the by-election to the Dumka seat while Congress nominee Anup Singh was ahead in the Berma constituency in Jharkhand after eighth round of counting, an official said on Tuesday.
BJP leads on 8 seats in Gujarat, leaders show victory sign
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading on all the eight Assembly seats which went to by-polls in Gujarat on November 3, as per the latest trends of the Election Commission of India (ECI).
Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt trails from Baroda seat
Congress candidate Indu Raj is leading over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) contender and wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt from the Baroda Assembly constituency for a by-election to the Haryana Legislative Assembly, as per the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday.
BJP continues to lead in Telangana’s Dubbak
The BJP maintained its lead over ruling TRS after completion of seven rounds of counting of votes for Dubbak assembly bypoll in Telangana on Tuesday. BJP candidate M Raghunandan Rao was leading over his nearest TRS rival Solipeta Sujatha by 2,485 votes after seven rounds.
In Odisha, BJD candidates lead in both Balasore Sadar and Tirtol
The BJD candidates were leading on both Balasore Sadar and Tirtol assembly where counting of votes polled in the by-elections is underway.
BJP leads in Jharkhand’s Dumka, Congress in Bermo
BJP candidate Lois Marandi was leading in the bypoll to Dumka Assembly seat while Congress nominee Anup Singh was ahead in Bermo constituency in Jharkhand, as per trends at 12 noon.
BJP ahead in 17 seats but three ministers trailing
Three ministers in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government in Madhya Pradesh are trailing behind their Congress rivals even as the ruling BJP has taken a lead in 17 of the 28 assembly constituencies, as per the trends of counting.
BJP ahead in 7 of 8 Gujarat seats
The BJP is also ahead in seven seats and the Congress in one in Gujarat, where by-elections were held in eight seats.
Early trends show BJP leading in 2 seats, Congress 1 seat in Manipur
According to early trends, BJP candidate Oinam Lukhoi Singh was leading over his nearest rival Khuraijam Loken Singh of the National People’s Party by 268 votes in the Wangoi seat. In Saitu constituency, Ngamthang Haokip of the BJP was ahead of his nearest rival Lamtinthang Haokip of the Congress by 1,827 votes, as per the ECI website. Congress candidate Moirangthem Hemanta Singh was ahead of his nearest rival Paonam Brojen Singh of the BJP by 675 votes in the Wangjing Tentha seat.
BJP ahead in 14 seats in Madhya Pradesh, 4 in Uttar Pradesh
The ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh is leading in 14 of the 28 assembly constituencies for which byelections were held while the Congress is ahead in five seats, as per the early trends of counting in Madhya Pradesh. In Uttar Pradesh, BJP was leading in four seats and trailing in two others as counting of votes progressed.
BJP ahead in 2 UP seats
While counting is underway on seven assembly seats, the BJP is leading on two, Ghatampur and Bangarmau, at the end of two rounds.
Congress ahead in Haryana’s Baroda
According to early trends, Congress candidate Indu Raj Narwal is leading ahead of BJP’s Yogeshwar Dutt by 1,021 votes in Haryana’s Baroda .
BJP takes lead in Telangana’s Dubbak
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken a slender lead of 341 votes in the first round of counting of votes polled in Dubbak by-polls in Telangana.
Why were by-polls held in Gujarat
The bypolls were necessitated after sitting Congress MLAs resigned ahead of Rajya Sabha polls in June this year. Five of them then joined the ruling BJP, which fielded them from the same seats they had won in the 2017 elections.
What Madhya Pradesh result will signify
The results of the Madhya Pradesh by-polls will be an indicator of the effect of the Jyotiraditya Scindia factor in the changed political scenario in the state.The ruling BJP needs to win at least eight of these 28 seats to attain a simple majority in the 230-member Assembly, whose effective strength is 229.
1453 postal ballots and 51 service votes to be counted in Telangana
Counting has begun in Dubbak by-elections in Telangana’s Siddipet district. As many as 1453 postal ballots and 51 service votes are being counted at the Indur Engineering College at Ponnala on the outskirts of Siddipet town.
Counting begins
Counting of votes for 58 assembly constituencies spread across 11 states has begun.
Covid-19 safety protocols to be strictly followed
As counting of votes is set to begin shortly, the administrations have ensured that the protocols to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease are followed strictly.
Counting to begin at 8am
The counting of votes across 58 assembly seats in 11 states will begin at 8am Tuesday. The result of by-polls is particulary important for Madhya Pradesh, where the ruling BJP government is needs to win on at least eight seats for a clear majority in the state assembly.
