Karnataka bypolls: Outcome crucial for both ruling and Opposition camps
The counting of votes for the high stake by-polls to three Assembly segments in Karnataka, which witnessed a fierce fight between the ruling Congress and a combative BJP-JD(S) alliance, will take place on Saturday.
By-election to Sandur, Shiggaon and Channapatna Assembly segments were held on November 13.
For JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy, it will be a battle of prestige as his son Nikhil is testing his electoral fortunes from Channapatna after he lost the previous two elections.
In Shiggaon, BJP's Bharath Bommai, son of Basavaraj Bommai was in contest against Congress' Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan.
Sandur, the Congress stronghold has not been ever won by the saffron party and if the fortunes reverse this time, it could also mean a reversal in fate for former mining barron G Janardhan Reddy due to his conflicted history with the region in the past. Bellary MP Tukaram's wife E Annapurna of Congress contested from the seat vacated by her husband this time.
Priyanka's fate to be decided in Wayanad
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is making her poll debut from Wayanad, a seat that was earlier represented in the Lok Sabha by her brother, Rahul Gandhi.
Elaborate arrangements have been made for the counting of the votes polled in the three bypolls in Kerala -- Wayanad Lok Sabha and the Palakkad and Chelakkara Assembly seats. In Wayanad, Priyanka Gandhi was pitted against Communist Party of India (CPI) veteran Sathyan Mokeri and BJP's Navya Haridas. (PTI)
Uttar Pradesh bypolls: First major face-off between BJP, Oppn since Lok Sabha polls earlier this year
The Meerapur, Kundarki, Sisamau, Katehari, Phulpur, Majhawan, Ghaziabad, Karhal and Khair seats went to bypolls in the crucial political battleground of Uttar Pradesh on November 20. While the results will not directly impact the composition of the 403-member state Assembly, the contest is being seen as the first major face-off between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its political rivals since the Lok Sabha election.
Counting of votes for by-polls in six Bengal seats on Saturday amid RG Kar incident fallout
The counting of votes for six Assembly constituencies in West Bengal, where by-polls were held last week, is scheduled for Saturday, with the election results drawing significant attention due to the ongoing protests over the RG Kar incident.
The constituencies up for grabs are Naihati, Haroa, Medinipur, Taldangra, Sitai (SC), and Madarihat (ST).
The counting of votes would begin at 8 AM on Saturday.
The by-polls on November 13 saw a voter turnout of around 69.29 per cent.
However, the election process was marred by sporadic incidents of violence, including a crude bomb attack in Bhatpara, near the Naihati Assembly constituency, which claimed the life of a local TMC worker.
Five of these seats are located in the TMC's stronghold in south Bengal, while Madarihat, won by the BJP in 2021, remains a saffron bastion in the north. (PTI)
Punjab bypolls: Counting of votes to four assembly seats
The counting of votes will be held on Saturday for the bypolls to Punjab's four assembly seats, which went to polls on Wednesday.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Congress and BJP are looking to register victories in these seats.
The bypolls to four assembly seats -- Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Nanak, Chabbewal (SC) and Barnala -- took place on Wednesday.
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Congress and alliance partners BJP-JD(S) have their fingers crossed ahead of the counting of votes for Channapatna, Shiggaon and Sandur bypoll, which may determine the political road ahead for the parties in Karnataka.
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The counting of votes for the bypolls in 2 Lok Sabha seats and 46 assembly seats across 14 states begins.
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Karnataka bypolls: Nikhil leads in Channapatna, BJP ahead in Shiggaon, while Congress in front in Sandur
Bengaluru: Early trends show the ruling Congress leading in Sandur segment, and BJP and JD(S) ahead in Shiggaon and Channapatna constituencies respectively, as the counting of votes is underway for bypolls held in three Assembly segments in Karnataka.
The by-election for three segments was held on November 13, and the trends show the three parties leading in the seats they had represented in the past.
The bypolls for Sandur, Shiggaon and Channapatna were necessitated as the seats fell vacant following the election of their respective representatives -- E Tukaram of Congress, former CM Basavaraj Bommai of BJP, and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy of JD(S) to Lok Sabha in May elections.
The bypolls witnessed a straight fight between the ruling Congress and BJP in Sandur and Shiggaon segments, while in Channapatna, JD(S) which is part of the NDA took on the grand old party.
In Channapatna, which witnessed a "high profile" battle, among the three segments, JD(S)' actor-turned-politician Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who is the son of Kumaraswamy and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda's grandson, is leading against Congress' C P Yogeeshwara.
A five-time MLA from the segment and a former minister, Yogeeshwara is also an actor-turned-politician. He had joined the Congress after quitting the BJP ahead of his nomination.
BJP and JD(S) leaders had together campaigned for Nikhil in Channapatna.
In Shiggaon, the BJP's Bharath Bommai, son of Basavaraj Bommai is leading against Congress' Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan, who had faced defeat against the former chief minister in the 2023 Assembly polls.
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Punjab bypolls: AAP candidate Harinder Singh Dhaliwal leading from Barnala seat
Chandigarh: AAP candidate Harinder Singh Dhaliwal was leading in the bypoll to Barnala assembly segment against his nearest rival the Congress' Kuldeep Singh Dhillon, the initial trend showed.
Dhaliwal was leading by 634 votes while BJP's Kewal Dhillon was in the third spot.
The counting of votes for the bypolls to Punjab's four assembly segments began at 8 am on Saturday.
Bypolls to Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Nanak, Chabbewal (SC) and Barnala assembly segments took place on November 20. The bypolls were necessitated after the incumbent legislators were elected to the Lok Sabha earlier this year.
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Wayanad Lok Sabha bypolls: Priyanka in lead by over 35,000 votes after one hour of counting
Wayanad: Congress-led UDF candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was in the lead by over 35,000 votes after one hour of counting of the ballots polled in the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll in Kerala on Saturday, according to reports.
According to figures released by the Election Commission, Priyanka is leading by 4,374 votes.
The counting of votes polled commenced at 8 am with postal ballots being taken up first.
The strong rooms, where the EVMs were kept, were opened more than an hour before counting began.
The bypoll for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat was held on November 13.
Of the 16 candidates who contested, the main contenders are Priyanka, who is making her electoral debut, CPI(M)-led LDF's Sathyan Mokeri, a political veteran, and BJP-headed NDA's Navya Haridas.
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Meghalaya CM K Sangma's wife Mehtab Chandee leading in Gambegre bypoll
Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma's wife Mehtab Chandee Sangma has secured early leads in the bypoll to Gambegre constituency in West Garo Hills district, officials said on Saturday.
Mehtab, the National People's Party (NPP) candidate, is leading by around 1,000 votes over her nearest rival TMC's Sadhiarani M Sangma, securing close to 3,400 votes in the first round of counting, they said.
BJP's Bernard Marak is trailing, securing 151 votes, while Independents Jerry and Sengkrabirth have managed 264 and 37 votes, respectively.
The bypoll was necessitated following the resignation of Congress MLA Saleng A Sangma, days after he won the Tura Parliamentary seat earlier this year.
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Priyanka Gandhi leads by a margin of 48,239 votes in Wayanad
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West Bengal bypolls: TMC leading in all 6 assembly seats as per ECI
Kerala bypolls: Ruling LDF candidate leads in initial trends in Chelakkara assembly
Thrissur: Ruling LDF candidate U R Pradeep took an initial lead of over 1,500 votes as counting of votes for the Assembly bypoll began in Kerala's Chelakkara segment here on Saturday, according to reports.
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Nikhil Kumaraswamy holds on to a slender lead in Karnataka's Channapatna
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Karnataka bypolls: Congress' C P Yogeeshwara overtakes Nikhil Kumaraswamy to take lead in Channapatna
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Kerala bypolls: Priyanka heading towards thumping victory in Wayanad
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is heading towards a thumping victory in her electoral debut at Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala.
Two hours after the counting began, her margin crossed one lakh. Congress camps are expecting a victory margin of four lakh votes.
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Karnataka bypolls: Congress ahead in all 3 Assembly seats
Bengaluru: Ruling Congress in Karnataka was ahead in all three -- Channapatna, Shiggaon and Sandur -- Assembly segments, as the counting of votes is underway on Saturday for by-polls held there.
Congress has been maintaining a steady lead in Sandur, since counting began earlier in the day and it has now also emerged as the front-runner in Channapatna and Shiggaon segments, where JD(S) and BJP were leading earlier, according to Election Commission numbers.
The by-election to three segments was held on November 13.
The bypolls to Sandur, Shiggaon and Channapatna were necessitated as the seats fell vacant following the election of their respective representatives -- E Tukaram of Congress, former CM Basavaraj Bommai of BJP, and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy of JD(S) to Lok Sabha in May elections.
The bypolls witnessed a straight fight between the ruling Congress and BJP in Sandur and Shiggaon segments, while in Channapatna, JD(S) which is part of the NDA took on the grand old party.
In Channapatna, which witnessed a "high profile" battle, among the three segments, JD(S)' actor-turned-politician Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who is the son of Kumaraswamy and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda's grandson, is trailing against Congress' C P Yogeeshwara by a margin of 19,793 votes, by getting 41,472 votes so far, according to Election Commission.
A five-time MLA from the segment and a former minister, Yogeeshwara, who is also an actor-turned-politician has secured 61,265 votes. He had joined the Congress after quitting the BJP ahead of his nomination.
BJP and JD(S) leaders had together campaigned for Nikhil in Channapatna.
-PTI
Priyanka's lead in Wayanad crosses 2 lakh votes: ECI
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Uttarakhand bypoll: BJP candidate leading in Kedarnath
BJP's Asha Nautiyal was on Saturday leading in the Kedarnath seat after the end of first round of counting, poll officials said.
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Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma's wife Mehtab Chandee Sangma pose after winning the bypoll in Gambegre
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TMC's Sangita Roy defeats BJP's Dipak Kumar Ray in West Bengal's Sitai bypolls by 1,30,636 votes: EC
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Bengal bypolls: TMC wins 3 seats, takes irreversible leads in 3 others
Kolkata: The TMC won three seats, wresting the key Madarihat seat from the BJP, and took unassailable leads in three others across all six assembly constituencies where bypolls were held, reinforcing its stronghold in West Bengal despite ongoing protests over the RG Kar Medical College incident.
The bypolls were held in six constituencies — Naihati, Haroa, Medinipur, Taldangra, Sitai (SC), and Madarihat (ST) — after the resignation of sitting MLAs who vacated their assembly seats after winning seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
These elections were seen as a crucial test for the state's ruling party, especially as they come amidst a politically charged environment, heightened by the RG Kar Medical College protests.
In Sitai (SC), TMC's Sangita Roy won by a margin of 1,30,636 votes bagging 1,65,200 votes, while her nearest rival, BJP's Dipak Kumar Ray, received 35,348 votes, signalling TMC's dominant performance in the Scheduled Caste seat.
In Madarihat (ST), a key battleground where the BJP had won in 2021, TMC's Jayprakash Toppo bagged 79,186 votes, 28,168 votes more than BJP's Rahul Lohar, who secured 51,018 votes, indicating TMC's return to take control of the strategically important seat in the state tea garden's belt.
In Naihati, TMC's Sanat Dey won the seat bagging 78,772 votes, 49,277 more than BJP's Rupak Mitra, who received 29,495 votes.
According to the latest updates, TMC candidates are leading by significant margins in the other three constituencies.
In Haroa, TMC's SK Rabiul Islam is leading with 1,25,958 votes, a commanding margin of 1,03,144 votes over Piyarul Islam of the All India Secular Front, who has secured only 22,814 votes, as recorded in the 11th round of counting, reflecting TMC's continued dominance in South Bengal.
In Medinipur, TMC's Sujoy Hazra is leading with 74,673 votes, a margin of 22,417 votes over BJP's Subhajit Roy (Bunty), who has secured 52,256 votes.
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Karnataka bypolls: Congress' E Annapoorna wins in Sandur, beats BJP's Bangara Hanumantha by 9,649 votes
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Priyanka's lead in Wayanad reaches 3.7 lakhs, crossing the victory margin of 3.6 lakhs secured by Rahul Gandhi in LS polls
Congress' Rahul Mamkootathil clinches Palakkad in Kerala, defeats BJP's C Krishnakumar
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H D Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil loses to Congress' C P Yogeeshwara in Karnataka's Channapatna by a margin of 25,413 votes
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Congress' Pathan Yasir Ahmed Khan clinches Shiggaon in Karnataka
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Credit: ECI
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Gambegre (Meghalaya) bye-elections results
Credit: Election Commission of India
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BJP wins Kedarnath bye election.
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Raipur City South bye election result.
Credit: Election Commission of India
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Wayanad by-election result.
Credit: Election Commission of India
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