People wait in a queue to cast their votes during the Nilambur Assembly by-election, at GMLP School, in Malappuram district, Kerala
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Bypolls LIVE | Bypolls to be held for five seats in Bengal, Kerala, Punjab, Gujarat today
The counting of votes will be held on June 23 for two seats -- Kadi and Visavadar -- in Gujarat, Ludhiana West in Punjab, Nilambur in Kerala and Kaliganj in West Bengal. The campaigning for the bypolls ended on Tuesday evening with contesting parties expressing confidence that they would emerge victorious in the 'people's court'.
Bypolls LIVE | FIR lodged against online news channels for publishing opinion polls for Ludhiana
The publication of the poll was allegedly carried out in violation of the guidelines issued by the Election Commission, which prohibits the publication or broadcasting of opinion polls in electronic media during the restricted period (48 hours prior to close of poll).
Bypolls LIVE | Kerala CPI(M) secretary Govindan's 'emergency-era alliance' remark triggers fresh row ahead of Nilambur bypoll
While Congress stated that it was CPI(M)'s bid to get the support of BJP-RSS in the bypoll that is to be held on Thursday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan made a damage control move by listing earlier instances of Congress leaders palling with BJP-RSS.
Bypolls LIVE | Gujarat-based firm chosen by EC for webcasting Kaliaganj bypoll in Bengal, alleges TMC
Senior TMC leader and minister Chandrima Bhattacharya claimed a Gujarat-based company was awarded the tender in a non-transparent manner, not just for the bypoll but also for the entire 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.
Bypolls LIVE | Voting begins in Visavadar and Kadi assembly seats
Voting began on Thursday morning for byelections to the Visavadar and Kadi assembly seats in Gujarat, where the BJP, Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have put up their candidates. (PTI)
Bypolls LIVE | Voting begins in Kaliganj assembly seat in West Bengal
Polling for the by-election to the Kaliganj assembly seat in West Bengal's Nadia district began at 7 am on Thursday, amid tight security arrangements, an official said.
The by-election is necessitated by the sudden demise of Trinamool Congress MLA Nasiruddin Ahamed in February. (PTI)
Bypolls LIVE | Voting for Punjab's Ludhiana West Assembly bypoll begins
The Ludhiana West Assembly seat fell vacant following the death of AAP MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi in January.
The Ludhiana West segment is set to witness a multi-cornered contest with major political outfits -- the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Congress, BJP and Shiromani Akali Dal vying to outdo each other in the urban constituency. (PTI)
Bypolls LIVE | 13.15% voter turnout recorded till 9 am in Kerala's Nilambur
Bypolls LIVE | Here are approximate polling trends till 9 am
Bypolls LIVE | 8.50% polling in first two hours in Ludhiana West Assembly bypoll
A voter turnout of 8.50 percent was witnessed in the first two hours of polling in the Ludhiana West assembly bypoll on Thursday.
Amid tight security arrangements, the polling began at 7 am and it will continue till 6 pm.
The counting of votes will be held on June 23. (PTI)
Bypolls LIVE | 13.15% turnout recorded till 9 am in Kerala's Nilambur Assembly
Bypolls LIVE | 10.38 %polling till 9 am in Kaliganj assembly seat in Bengal
Bypolls LIVE | 'It is an important day for me': TMC's Alifa Ahmed, candidate for Kaliganj bypolls
Bypolls LIVE | NDA candidate Mohan George casts vote in the Nilambur bypolls
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NDA candidate Mohan George casts vote in the Nilambur by-election. He expresses confidence that the people of Nilambur will support the BJP, hoping for change and development in the region.
Bypolls LIVE | 'Nilambur will support BJP,' says NDA candidate Mohan George
NDA candidate Mohan George said, “We are confident that the people of Nilambur will support the BJP, hoping for change and development in the region.”
Bypolls LIVE | 30.15% turnout recorded till 11 am in Nilambur Assembly
Bypolls LIVE | Voting under way in four states, moderate turnout recorded till noon
Moderate turnout was recorded in the first four hours of polling across five assembly constituencies across Punjab, West Bengal, Gujarat and Kerala where bypolls are underway on Thursday.
Polling commenced at 7 am and will continue till 5 pm. (PTI)
Bypolls LIVE | Over 45% polling till 1 pm in Kaliganj assembly seat in Bengal
A voter turnout of 45.23 per cent was recorded till 1 pm on Thursday in the by-election to the Kaliganj assembly seat in West Bengal's Nadia district, officials said.
They said that polling, which began at 7 am, remained peaceful as no untoward incident was reported from the constituency. (PTI)
Bypolls LIVE | Voter turnout in 5 seats till 1pm
Gujarat Visavadar - 39.25%
Gujarat Kadi - 34.79%
Kerala -- Nilambur - 46.73%
Punjab - Ludhiana West - 33.42%
West Bengal - Kaliganj - 45.23%
Bypolls LIVE | Punjab: Over 33 polling till 1 pm in Ludhiana West Assembly bypoll
A voter turnout of 33.42 percent was recorded till 1 pm in the bypoll for the Ludhiana West Assembly in Punjab on Thursday.
Amid tight security, the polling began at 7 am and it will continue till 6 pm. The counting of votes will be held on June 23.
District Election Officer Himanshu Jain said voting is going on peacefully.
Jain asked voters to set a new record of turnout by coming out in massive numbers to cast their votes.
He said polling will continue until the last voter is present inside the polling station.
Bypolls LIVE | Voter turnout in 5 seats till 3pm
Gujarat Visavadar - 47.67%
Gujarat Kadi - 46.33%
Kerala -- Nilambur - 59.68%
Punjab - Ludhiana West - 41.04%
West Bengal - Kaliganj - 60.32%
Bypolls LIVE | Nilambur, Bengal's Kaliganj record 60% turnout till 3pm, other seats lag at just over 40%
VOTER TURNOUT TILL 5PM
Nilambur leads with over 70% turnout, Kaliganj a close second as 5 seats see peaceful voting
Bypolls to five seats in four states on Thursday saw webcasting the process from all 1,354 but one polling station, voters being provided with mobile deposit facility and faster updation on Voter Turnout App. The polling in the seats were between 49.07% and 70.76% in these seats.
The bypolls were conducted in Kadi and Visavadar in Gujarat, Nilambur in Kerala, Ludhiana West in Punjab and Kaliganj in West Bengal. Ludhiana West polled the least -- 49.07% -- as per provisional figures while the highest was in Nilambur at 70.76% followed by 69.85% in Kaliganj. Kadi saw 54.49% and Visavadar had 54.61% polling. (DHNS)