Assembly By-Election Result 2023: INDIA Bloc Wins 4 Seats, BJP Bags 3 in First Electoral Battle
Counting of votes for the bypoll results of Ghosi, Dhupguri, Puthuppally, Bageshwar, Dumri, Boxanagar and Dhanpur shall begin at 8 am. Catch live news updates on the assembly by-elections results 2023 here.
In what was seen as the first electoral fight after the opposition formed the INDIA bloc against the BJP-led NDA, the opposition parties bagged 4 out of 7 seats that went to bypolls on September 5. The India Bloc members retained Puthuppally, Ghosi and Dumri seats, as well as wrested Dhupguri. The BJP registered victory in Bageshwar, Boxanagar and Dhanpur.
TMC candidate Nirmal Chandra Roy has won the Dhupguri by-election in West Bengal. He defeated BJP candidate and his nearest rival Tapasi Roy by more than 4,000 votes.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Candidate Bebi Devi has taken a lead against NDA-backed AJSU party candidate Yashoda Devi in Dhumri Aseembly By-Election 2023. As per the latest trends, Bebi Devi is leading on with 15873 votes after 22 rounds of counting.
The Trinamool Congress party has increased its lead in the Dhupguri seat of the West Bengal bypoll. As per the latest development, TMC has increased its lead after six rounds of counting. Trinamool candidate Nirmal Chandra Roy reportedly leads by 3,773 votes after six rounds of counting.
Samajwadi Party candidate Sudhakar Singh leads the Ghodi assembly by-elections in Uttar Pradesh after ten rounds of counting. As per the latest developments, Sudhakar Singh is ahead of the BJP's Dara Singh Chauhan. A total of 34 rounds of counting will be held.
Congress candidate and former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's son Chandy Oommen has won the Puthuppally bypoll in Kerala. He defeated his nearest rival CPI(M) candidate Jaick C Thomas by over 35,000 votes.
The BJP has won two out of seven assembly seats that went to the bypolls. In addition to this, it is leading in three other seats, according to the latest trends on the Election Commission's website. The INDIA bloc is ahead in two constituencies. Check constituency-wise details below.
The BJP has bagged both assembly seats in Tripura that went to the bypolls. According to the Election Commission, BJP's Taffajal Hossain and Bindu Debnath won Boxanagar and Dhanpur assembly seats respectively.
The BJP has maintained lead in four out of seven assembly seats that went to bypolls, as per the Election Commission. The opposition's INDIA bloc is ahead in three constituencies where by-elections happened. Check full details below.
The BJP has secured lead in 4 out of 7 assembly seats that went to by-election. The Congress is ahead in 2 assembly seats. BJP candidates are leading in Ghosi, Boxanagar and Dhanpur. BJP-backed AJSU is ahead in Dumri. Congress nominees are ahead in Puthuppally and Bageshwar. Initial trends from Dhupguri are awaited.
According to reports, Congress candidate and former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's son Chandy Oommen is leading from Puthuppally in Kerala. In Uttarakhand's Baghshwar assembly by-election, Congress candidate Basant Kumar is ahead of his rivals.
As per initial trends, BJP candidate Dara Singh Chauhan is leading in the Ghosi assembly by-election in Uttar Pradesh. In Tripura, BJP's Taffajal Hossain and Bindu Debnath are leading in Boxanagar and Dhanpur seats respectively.
BJP candidate Dara Singh Chauhan has taken early lead in the Ghosi assembly by-election 2023, according to reports. Dara Singh Chauhan is challenged by Samajwadi Party's Sudhakar Singh. The counting of votes will take place in 32 rounds.
Amid tight security, the counting of votes in underway for the by-election result of seven assembly seats - Ghosi in Uttar Pradesh, Dhupguri in West Bengal, Puthuppally in Kerala, Bageshwar in Uttarakhand, Dumri in Jharkhand, Boxanagar and Dhanpur in Tripura. We will soon update you about the first trend. The bypolls are seen as first electoral fight between the opposition's INDIA bloc and the BJP-led NDA.
The counting of votes has begun for the by-election result of seven assembly seats - Ghosi, Dhupguri, Puthuppally, Bageshwar, Dumri, Boxanagar and Dhanpur. Authorities have deployed high security around counting centres. Catch live news updates on the assembly by-election result 2023 here.
The counting of votes for the by-election result of seven assembly seats - Ghosi, Dhupguri, Puthuppally, Bageshwar, Dumri, Boxanagar and Dhanpur - shall begin at 8 am. Stay here with us to catch live news updates on the assembly by-election result 2023.
New Delhi, September 8: The by-election results of seven assembly seats will be declared today. Counting of votes for the bypoll results of Ghosi, Dhupguri, Puthuppally, Bageshwar, Dumri, Boxanagar and Dhanpur shall begin at 8 am. The results will assume significance for the opposition's INDIA bloc and the BJP-led alliance as these are the first elections since the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance was formed. Catch live news updates on the assembly by-elections results 2023 here.
The assembly seats of Dhupguri in West Bengal, Puthuppally in Kerala, Bageshwar in Uttarakhand, Dumri in Jharkhand and Boxanagar in Tripura went to bypolls due to the deaths of the sitting MLAs. The bypolls in Uttar Pradesh's Ghosi and Tripura's Dhanpur were necessitated due to their MLAs' resignation.
Ghosi By-Election Result 2023:
In Ghosi, the contest is between SP turncoat Dara Singh Chauhan, who is now contesting on BJP's ticket, and Samajwadi Party's Sudhakar Singh. The SP candidate is also backed by the Congress. Dara Singh Chauhan quit the Samajwadi Party to join the BJP in July. Chauhan, a Minister in the Yogi government’s first term, had resigned from the Council of Ministers on January 12 last year and joined the SP. INDIA Bloc Making BJP Nervous, 'India-Bharat' Issue Being Raised To Mislead People, Says Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge.
The bypoll in Uttarakhand's Bageshwar assembly constituency was necessitated by the sudden demise of BJP MLA Chandan Ram Dass. The BJP nominated Dass's wife Parwati who faced a challenge from Basant Kumar of the Congress party. Samajwadi Party's Bhagawati Prasad is also in the fray.
Puthuppally By-Election Result 2023:
The by-election in Kerala's Puthupally seat was necessitated after the demise of sitting Congress MLA and former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. Chandy represented the constituency from 1970 for a record breaking 53 years. The Congress fielded Chandy's son Chandy Oommen. CPI(M)'s Jaick C Thomas and BJP's Lijin Lal are also in the fray.
Dumri By-Election Result 2023:
In Jharkhand's Dumri, the JMM or Jharkhand Mukti Morcha fielded its deceased legislator Jagarnath Mahto's wife Bebi Devi. She's been projected as the INDIA bloc's joint candidate against the BJP-led NDA's Yashoda Devi. Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM also tried its luck in the Dumri by-election and nominated Abdul Rizvi as its candidate.
Boxanagar By-Election Result 2023:
There is a direct contest between Mizan Hossain of CPI(M) and BJP's Taffajal Hossain in Boxanagar assembly by-election 2023. While the Congress did not nominate its candidate and extended support to Mizan Hossain, Tipra Motha Party neither contested the bypoll, nor did it back any candidate. The seat fell vacant after the death of sitting CPI-M MLA Samsul Haque.
Dhanpur By-Election Result 2023:
The CPI(M) fielded Kaushik Chanda and the BJP nominated Bindu Debnath in Dhanpur assembly by-election. The by-election in Dhanpur seat was necessitated after Union Minister Pratima Bhoumik resigned from the assembly, days after her election to the Lok Sabha as a BJP nominee.
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