Page 7 - Bypolls

Excise duty cut on fuel BJP's reaction to bypoll debacle, says Congress

Congress on Friday called the cut in fuel taxes a 'reaction' of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to the 'debacle' it suffered in the recently held by-elections to 30 assembly seats in 14 states

Bypoll results: BJP consolidates in Assam, MP; TMC reigns in Bengal

Congress wrests seats from it in four states

Committed to overall development of country: BJP on bypoll results

BJP president JP Nadda on Tuesday expressed gratitude to people for the party's victory in assembly bypolls in various states

Haryana bypolls: INLD's Abhay Chautala wins Ellenabad Assembly seat

INLD leader Abhay Singh Chautala won the Ellenabad bypoll after defeating his nearest rival, Gobind Kanda of the BJP, with a margin of 6,739 votes on Tuesday.

Assam bye-elections: 73.77% votes cast in 5 assembly constituencies

Altogether 73.77 per cent of nearly eight lakh eligible electors cast their votes in bye-elections to five Assembly constituencies in Assam that concluded peacefully on Saturday, ECI said.

MP bypolls: 65.32% turnout in 3 Assembly seats, 63.88% in Khandwa LS seat

A voter turnout of 65.32 per cent was recorded in the bypolls to three Assembly seats and 63.88 per cent in the Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh, officials said on Sunday. In the by-elections held on Saturday, Jobat (reserved for Scheduled Tribes candidates), Prithvipur and Raigaon (reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates) Assembly constituencies recorded 53.30 per cent, 78.14 per cent and 69.01 per cent polling, respectively, they said quoting late night figures of the Election Commission. During the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls in 2018, Jobat, Prithvipur and Raigaon had registered a turnout of 52.84 per cent, 79.61 per cent and 74.53 per cent, respectively, they said. In Jobat, the voter turnout has been low as tribal workers migrate from there to other states in search of jobs, as per locals. Besides, the Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency recorded 63.88 per cent polling on Saturday, as compared to 76.90 per cent in the 2019 general elections. A total of 48 candida

Voting underway for by-elections in 3 Meghalaya Assembly constituencies

Voting was underway for the by-elections in Meghalaya amid tight security

Polling for bye-elections to 5 Assam Assembly constituencies begins

Polling for bye-elections to five Assam Assembly constituencies began at 7 am on Saturday

Voting begins for bypoll to Haryana's Ellenabad Assembly constituency

Voting for the bypoll in Haryana began on Saturday morning, officials said

Congress names Sidhu star campaigner for Himachal Pradesh bypolls

Congress has included Navjot Singh Sidhu among its star campaigners for the October 30 bypolls in Himachal Pradesh, just days after he submitted his resignation as its chief

Cong candidates to file nomination for assembly bypolls on October 8

Congress candidates will file their nomination papers for by-elections on Dhariawad and Vallabhnagar assembly seats falling in Pratapgarh and Udaipur districts on Friday this week

Ahead of Meghalaya by-polls, Rahul Gandhi meets Mukul Sangma, other leaders

Ahead of Meghalaya by-polls, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday met former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and Lok Sabha MP Vincent H Pala

Ruling NDA announces candidates for Bihar assembly by-polls

The ruling NDA in Bihar on Friday announced its candidates for bypolls to Tarapur and Kusheshwar Asthan assembly segments, which have been necessitated by death of the incumbents

EC to deploy 52 companies of central forces for West Bengal bypolls

The bypolls in all the three constituencies will be held on September 30 and the results will be announced on October 3

Rajasthan municipal bypolls: Over 69% voter turnout in 17 wards

Over 69 per cent voters exercised their franchise in 17 wards of 15 municipalities spread across 8 districts of Rajasthan where bypolls were held on Monday, state election commission officials said

Telangana bypolls result: TRS leads in early trends in Nagarjuna Sagar

The ruling TRS party candidate Nomula Bhagat on Sunday established a lead in early trends in the Nagarajuna Sagar bypoll held on April 17

Uttarakhand: People queue up as bypoll to Salt Assembly seat begins

Bypoll to the Salt Assembly seat in Uttarakhand's Almora district began Saturday morning with people queuing up outside polling booths to cast their votes

Congress announces candidates for Belgaon, Tirupati Lok Sabha bypolls

The Congress on Friday announced its candidates for the bye-elections in Tirupati and Belgaun Lok Sabha constituencies

BJP releases names of nine candidates for Lok Sabha bypolls in six states

The BJP has fielded former IAS officer K Ratna Prabha as its candidate in Tirupati for the Lok Sabha bypolls in Andhra Pradesh and Mangala Suresh Angadi to the Belgaum constituency in Karnataka

BJP releases candidates' list for April 17 Rajasthan assembly bypoll

The BJP has fielded former minister Kiran Maheshwari's daughter from Rajsamand assembly seat which is among the three assembly constituencies going to bypolls in Rajasthan next month