Bihar bypolls: Ruling NDA ahead in two seats

Patna: Ruling NDA candidates were leading in Tarari and Belaganj constituencies, while the RJD, part of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc, was ahead in Imamganj, and Bahujan Samaj Party in Ramgarh, according to initial trends of counting for the bypolls to four Assembly constituencies in Bihar.

According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) website, BSP's Yadav was leading in Ramgarh by 3,500 votes over his nearest rival, Ashok Kumar Singh of the BJP, after the completion of the second round of counting.

In Imamganj constituency, RJD's Raushan Kumar was leading by 2,304 votes against Deepa Kumari of the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular).

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After the third round of counting, Kumar secured 13,352 votes, while Kumari, the daughter-in-law of Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, had received 11,048 votes.

Manjhi, who previously represented the Imamganj seat, vacated it following his election to the Gaya Lok Sabha seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Counting to the four Assembly constituencies—Tarari, Imamganj, Belaganj, and Ramgarh—began at 8 am amid tight security arrangements.

The by-elections, held on November 13, are crucial for the ruling NDA, the I.N.D.I.A. bloc, and the newly formed Jan Suraaj party.

More than 12 lakh voters decided the electoral fate of 38 candidates in these four assembly seats.

All four assembly constituencies fell vacant after MLAs representing these were elected in the last Lok Sabha polls.

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