Congress leader Pawan Khera has lauded the assembly by-election results as a "strong message" to the BJP, emphasising the significance of victories in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. With Congress securing wins in key constituencies, including both seats in Uttarakhand and two out of three in Himachal Pradesh, Khera highlighted the electorate's clear message, noting BJP's limited success with only two seats out of thirteen contested.
Congress Leader Pawan Khera Hails By-Election Results
In the latest Assembly by-election results across seven states, Congress and TMC emerged as major players, securing four seats each. The BJP managed to win two seats, while AAP celebrated victory in Jalandhar West, Punjab. DMK clinched one seat, and an independent candidate, Shankar Singh, triumphed in Bihar's Rupauli constituency.
Assembly By-Elections Results 2024
In a closely contested bypoll, Congress candidate Qazi Mohammad Nizamuddin secured victory in the Manglaur Assembly seat, defeating BJP's Kartar Singh Bhadana by a narrow margin of 422 votes.
The counting of votes for the 13 Assembly seats spread across 7 states is underway. As per the latest trends, the Congress won 2 seats and is leading on 2, the Trinamool Congress party won 3 seats and is leading on 1 seat, whereas AAP won the Jalandhar West seat in Punjab.
In the Madhya Pradesh by-elections, BJP candidate Kamlesh Shah secured victory in the Amarwara seat, surpassing Congress rival Dheeran Shah Invati by a significant margin of over 3,200 votes, officials reported.
Madhya Pradesh By-Elections
In the Himachal Pradesh bypoll, BJP candidate Ashish Sharma secured victory in the Hamirpur assembly seat, defeating his nearest rival from the Congress, Dr Pushpinder Verma, by a margin of 1,571 votes.
TMC candidate Krishna Kalyani won the Raiganj assembly seat in a bypoll in West Bengal. Kalyani won by a margin of 50,077 votes over his nearest BJP rival, Manas Kumar Ghosh. Kalyani received 86,479 votes, while Ghosh bagged 36,402.
As per the latest updates, AAP has won the Jalandhar West seat of Punjab. On the other hand, Congress is leading on 5 seats, TMC on 4 seats, BJP and DMK leading on one seat each. Independent candidate Shankar Singh is leading on the Rupauli seat of Bihar.
AAP Wins Jalandhar West Seat of Punjab
Election Commission officials said that AAP candidate Mohinder Bhagat won the Jalandhar West assembly seat. Bhagat defeated his nearest rival and BJP nominee, Sheetal Angural, by more than 37,000 votes. Congress candidate Surinder Kaur, who was in the third spot, got 16,757 votes.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said that its candidate, Mohinder Bhagat, won the Jalandhar West bypoll. In a post on X, AAP claimed that the people of Jalandhar West stamped their approval on the development work of the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann by making AAP candidate Mohinder Bhagat victorious in the Jalandhar West bypoll with a huge margin.
'Mohinder Bhagat Won Jalandhar West Bypoll'
The counting of votes for the 13 Assembly seats spread across 7 states is underway. According to the latest trends, the Congress is leading on 5 seats, TMC is leading on 4 seats, and the BJP, DMK, AAP, and JDU are leading on 1 seat each.
According to the latest trends, the Congress is leading in the Dehra, Hamirpur, and Nalagarh seats of Himachal Pradesh, whereas it is also leading in the Badrinath and Manglaur seats of Uttarakhand. On the other hand, Trinamool Congress is leading on Raiganj, Ranaghat Dakshin, Bagda, and Maniktala seats of West Bengal.
Congress Leads on Five Seats in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand
According to the initial trends by the Election Commission, BJP candidate Hoshyar Singh is leading from Himachal Pradesh's Dehra Assembly constituency, while Congress candidate Pushpinder Verma is also leading from Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur Assembly constituency. Besides, AAP candidate Mohinder Bhagat is leading from Punjab's Jalandhar West Assembly constituency. The counting of votes for the 13 Assembly seats spread across 7 states is underway.
The counting of votes for the 13 Assembly seats in seven states is underway. According to the Election Commission's initial trends, BJP candidate Hoshyar Singh is leading Himachal Pradesh's Dehra Assembly constituency.
BJP Leader Leads Dehra Assembly Seat
The counting of votes for the Assembly by-election results of 13 seats across seven states that went to poll on Wednesday, July 10, has begun. Polling took place on 13 seats in Rupauli (Bihar), Raiganj, Ranaghat Dakshin, Bagda, and Maniktala (West Bengal), Vikravandi (Tamil Nadu), Amarwara (Madhya Pradesh), Badrinath and Manglaur (Uttarakhand), Jalandhar West (Punjab), and Dehra, Hamirpur, and Nalagarh (Himachal Pradesh).
Mumbai, July 13: The Assembly by-elections results 2024 in 13 seats across seven states—West Bengal, Punjab, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh—will be declared today, July 13. Polling took place in Rupauli (Bihar), Raiganj, Ranaghat Dakshin, Bagda, and Maniktala (West Bengal), Vikravandi (Tamil Nadu), Amarwara (Madhya Pradesh), Badrinath and Manglaur (Uttarakhand), Jalandhar West (Punjab), and Dehra, Hamirpur, and Nalagarh (Himachal Pradesh).
These by-polls, the first since the Lok Sabha elections, are crucial for both veteran politicians and newcomers, including Kamlesh Thakur, wife of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. The elections were triggered by vacancies from the deaths of incumbent MLAs and resignations from various parties. Assembly By-Elections 2024: Voting Begins in 13 Constituencies Across 7 States.
The INDIA bloc, encouraged by its performance in the Lok Sabha elections, aims to build on its gains against the NDA. Voter turnout was significant, with more than 57% of over three lakh voters participating in the Rupauli Assembly seat in Bihar, despite a mob attack on a police party injuring two officials. Vikravandi in Tamil Nadu saw a turnout of 77.73% by 5 pm, according to the Election Commission. Maharashtra MLC Election Results 2024: BJP-Led Mahayuti Sweeps Legislative Council Polls, Wins 9 of 11 Seats.
Other notable voter turnouts include Amarwara (Madhya Pradesh) with 78.38%, Manglaur (Uttarakhand) with 67.28%, and Nalagarh (Himachal Pradesh) with 75.22%. In West Bengal, three out of four previously BJP-held seats are now vacant due to defections to the Trinamool Congress, with Krishna Kalyani and Mukut Mani Adhikari running for the TMC in Raiganj and Ranaghat Dakshin, respectively.
In Badrinath, Rajendra Bhandari, a former Congress MLA who joined the BJP, faces Congress candidate Lakhpat Butola. In the Manglaur constituency, Congress senior leader Qazi Nizamuddin is running against BJP's Kartar Singh Bhadana, who is seeking the party's first victory in this Muslim-majority seat.
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