Erode (East) sees 70.58%, Sagardighi in Bengal sees 73.49% and Jharkhand's Ramgarh sees 62.28% voter turnout till 5pm
Erode (east) records 59.22%, Sagardighi in Bengal sees 63.43% while Jharkhand's Ramgarh sees 62.28% voter turnout till 3pm
Sagardighi bypolls: The TMC has fielded Debashish Banerjee, BJP nominee is Dilip Saha, while the Left-supported Congress candidate is Bayron Biswas. The by-poll to the Sagardighi assembly seat was necessitated by the death of its three-time TMC MLA and state minister Subrata Saha in December last year.
Jharkhand Ramgrah bypolls: Though 18 candidates, including 14 Independents, are in the fray, the contest will be mainly between the Congress, an ally of the ruling JMM-led coalition, and the AJSU Party, which has tied up with the BJP for the bypoll. The by-election was necessitated after the disqualification of Congress legislator Mamta Devi, following her conviction in a criminal case.
Erode(East) sees 44.58%, West Bengal's Sagardighi sees 48.28% and Jharkhand's Ramgarh sees 49.88% voter turnout till 1pm
Polling for the Erode East byelection in Tamil Nadu was progressing peacefully and around 27 per cent of the voters cast their votes by 11 AM, officials said on Monday.
A few alleged technical glitches were reported, prompting authorities to suspend voting in two booths.
As of 11 AM, 27.89 per cent voting was recorded, officials said. There were no untoward incidents so far.
The AIADMK complained to the Returning Officer that some DMK men were involved in distribution of cash at Asokapuram but when authorities rushed to the spot they did not find anyone, they said.
A voter turnout of over 32 per cent was recorded till 11 am on Monday in the Ramgarh assembly constituencybypollin Jharkhand, with the polling process being "peaceful" in the first four hours, an Election Commission official said.
Polling for the by-election began at 7 am, amid tight security arrangements.
The Election Commission official said that 32.51 per cent of votes were cast in the first four hours of polling in the Ramgarh assembly seat.
This is a secular front, headed by DMK. People in Tamil Nadu, especially those in Erode, are very secular. So, I am sure that we will win this election by a big margin, saysDMK-backed Congress candidate from Erode-East, EVKS Elangovan.
Voting for the by-election in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh assembly constituency began at 7 am on Monday amid tight security, a poll official said.
Though 18 candidates, including 14 Independents, are in the fray, the contest will be mainly between the Congress, an ally of the ruling JMM-led coalition, and the AJSU Party, which has tied up with the BJP for the poll.
The by-election was necessitated after the disqualification of Congress legislator Mamta Devi, following her conviction in a criminal case.
The stage is set for the bypoll to the Erode (East) Assembly constituency on Monday which pits the Congress backed by the ruling DMK against the opposition AIADMK.
Elaborate security arrangements have been made on Monday for bye-election to Ramgarh assembly constituency, where 18 candidates, including 14 Independents, are in the fray, a poll official said on Sunday.
The stage is set for a three-cornered contest in the by-poll to the Sagardighi assembly constituency in Murshidabad district on Monday, as the ruling TMC, opposition BJP and the Congress-Left alliance are ready for the fight to bag the minority-dominated seat.