The Lalu Prasad Yadav-led RJD was on the defending turf in two of the three constituencies. Araria and Jehanabad were represented by its lawmakers till they died last year.
RJD has been declared winner from Araria, with party candidate Sarfaraz Alam, son of deceased MP Mohammed Taslimuddin, retaining the Lok Sabha seat by a margin of 61,988 votes. The RJD bagged 5,09,334 votes, whereas the BJP received 447346 votes.
Overall, the RJD has won two of the three seats in Bihar bypolls, while BJP has retained the assembly constituency of Bhabhua. Thank you for staying with for the live coverage of the bye-election results. For more news and updates, stay tuned with LatestLY.
The RJD, apart from winning Jehanabad, is likely to emerged victorious from the Lok Sabha seat of Araria. As per the latest updates, RJD candidate Sarfaraz Alam is leading by over 50,000 votes.
Reacting to the poll outcome, Tejashwi Yadav said, "This is the victory of my father Lalu Prasad Yadav's ideology. Today, they need to answer who claim the Lalu Prasad has been diminished." For full report, click here.
The BJP seemed to be winning two of the three seats in the morning trends, but now it seems that could manage only one. The winners in Bihar by-elections are declared in Bhabhua and Jehanabad constituencies.
In Bhabhua, the BJP candidate, Rinky Pandey won the by-election by a margin of over 15,000 votes, whereas the Jehanabad seat was won by an RJD candidate by a margin of 35,036 votes. The counting is still on in Araria, where, again, RJD candidate is leading.
BJP' Rinky Pandey won the Bhabhua bypoll by a margin of over 15000 votes. Pandey defeated Congress candidate Shambo Singh to come in power. RJD candidate Uday Yadav wins Jehanabad bypoll. The Jehanabad Assembly seat fell vacant after the death of RJD Legislator Mundrika Yadav.
In a major setback to BJP, RJD candidate Uday Yadav wins Jehanabad bypoll. The Jehanabad Assembly seat fell vacant after the death of RJD Legislator Mundrika Yadav.
After completion of the 20th round in Bihar, BJP's Rinky Rani is leading by 13,130 votes with 55,838 votes in Bhabua. Reports state that BJP is hopeful of retain the Bhabhua Assembly seat riding on a sympathy wave for Anand Bhushan Pandey. It must be noted that Pandey's death at the age of 48 necessitated the bypoll.
The RJD established leads in Araria Lok Sabha seat and Jehanabad Assembly constituency while the BJP was leading in Bhabhua Assembly seat in bypolls in Bihar. As per election officials, a total of 28 rounds of counting will take place for results of Araria Lok Sabha seat bypoll necessitated due to demise of RJD MP Mohammad Taslimuddin.
As per the latest reports, the BJP is only leading in the Bhabhua constituency., with the lead now being of 8,613 votes. The Opposition parties in the state are quite ecstatic as to how RJD has managed to stay ahead in both Jehanabad and Araria constituencies.
In Araria constituency, RJD has stretched its lead to 21,297 votes; whereas the party is currently leading in Jehanabad constituency by 20,511 votes.
After several rounds of vote counting, the BJP seems on a slippery ground in the state of Bihar. The RJD has extended its lead in Araria constituency and is now leading by 3,506 votes. In Jehanabad, RJD candidate is leading by 17,727 votes.
In the only constituency, Bhabhua, that the BJP is leading in, the party is ahead by 6,651 votes.
As per the latest reports, the RJD has left BJP behind in Araria constituency too. RJD has extended its lead in Jehanabad too, as the party is leading by a margin of 32,554 votes. In Araria too, the party is now leading by 6,605 votes.
The BJP seems to be a shaky ground, as they are ahead in Bhabhua constituency only. The BJP candidate is ahead by 23,640 votes in Bhabhua.
With UP by-elections turning out to be a gloomy affair for the BJP, the lead in Araria and Bhabhua constituencies in Bihar comes as a good news. The party is currently leading in both the constituencies. In Jehanabad, the RJD is still leading in the constituency and has consolidated its lead.
The recent trends suggest that RJD has strengthened its lead in Jehanabad constituency by over 1,400 votes. The BJP has been leading on the other two seats, i.e. Bhabhua and Araria.
As per the latest reports, the RJD candidate has moved ahead in the Jehanabad constituency, after BJP was leading on the seat in early hours. The BJP candidates have maintained their lead and are ahead in Bhabhua and Araria by 3,253 and 5,500 votes respectively.
In a major setback to the Mahagathbandhan, the NDA is leading from all three constituencies in Bihar. From Bhabhua, BJP candidate Rinki Pandey is ahead by nearly 4,000 votes. In Jehanabad, JD(U) Abhiram Sharma is ahead by over 1,300 votes, whereas, the BJP candidate in Araria, Pradeep Singh, is leading by a margin of 5,800 votes over the RJD.
The BJP has taken the lead in Araria. Party candidate Pradeep Sinha is ahead by over 1,500 votes after the second round of counting was concluded by the Election Commission. BJP is also leading from the assembly seat of Bhabhau. Meanwhile, the RJD is ahead in Jehanabad, where it is pitted against the JD(U).
Sarfaraz Alam, the RJD candidate and son of late MP from Araria Mohammad Taslimuddin has consolidated his early lead in the bypoll race. Alam was reportedly leading by over 2,500 votes by the time this update was posted.
According to TV reports, BJP candidate Rinki Pandey is leading by a margin of over 1,000 votes from Bhabhua, the seat which last represented by her deceased husband.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which was the incumbent ruling party in Jehanabad and Araria, is leading in the bypolls as per the early trends. The BJP, meanwhile, is leading from Bhabhua -- the seat it won in the 2015 Bihar assembly elections. Counting of votes is underway. Stay tuned for more updates.
Patna, Mar 14: In the first electoral contest in Bihar after after swapping of allies by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, two assembly seats and one parliamentary constituency went to poll on Sunday. The results will be declared today. Counting of votes in the Araria Lok Sabha seat, and Jehanabad and Bhabhua assembly constituencies was scheduled to begin at 8 am. Stay tuned here for all the latest bypoll results and updates.
The Lalu Prasad Yadav-led RJD was on the defending turf in two of the three constituencies. Araria and Jehanabad were represented by its lawmakers till they died last year.
The Bhabhua seat was held by the BJP. Bypolls were necessited following the demise of legislator Anand Bhushan Pandey.
In Araria bypolls, the fight was direct between the RJD's Sarfaraz Alam, son of deceased MP Mohammed Taslimuddin, and BJP's Pradeep Sinha, who emerged the first runner-up from the seat in the 2014 general elections.
In Jehanabad, the RJD is squared against the JD(U). The latter had fielded Abhiram Sharma to take on RJD's Sujay Yadav, son of deceased MLA from the seat Mundrika Singh Yadav.
From Bhabhua, the Mahagathbandhan has nominated Congress' leader Shambhu Patel to take on deceased legislator's wife Rinki Pandey, fielded by the BJP.
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