Bihar Bye-Election Results 2018 Live Streaming: Telecast of Araria Lok Sabha, Jehanabad & Bhabhua Assembly Bypolls Results & News Updates on ETV Bihar & Jharkhand
Polling for Araria Lok Sabha seat, and Jehanabad and Bhabhua assembly constituencies was held on March 11, 2018. The re-polling was necessitated following the death of the incumbent legislators last year.
Patna, March 14: The Election Commision of India (ECI) has scheduled the counting of votes for Bihar bye-elections for today i.e. March 14, 2018. The counting of votes began at 8 am, followed by the emergence of early trends. The results for Araria Lok Sabha, Jehanabad & Bhabhua Assembly Bypolls will be declared today. You can watch the LIVE Streaming of Bihar Bye-Election Results 2018, here.
Polling for Araria Lok Sabha seat, and Jehanabad and Bhabhua assembly constituencies was held on March 11, 2018. We, at Latestly, bring to you the latest bye-election results from all segments. The re-polling was necessitated following the death of the incumbent legislators last year.
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It must be noted that in the 2015 assembly elections, out of the three seats, Araria and Jehanabad were held by the RJD, while Bhabhua was won by the BJP. The candidates that are in the fray are Sarfaraz Alam from Araria. Sarfaraz, the son of deceased RJD MP Mohammad Taslimuddin is contesting on the RJD ticket. Alam, a JD(U) MLA from Jokihat assembly seat, defected after the bypolls were announced.
In Jehanabad, the battle is between RJD's Sujay Yadav and JD(U)'s Abhiram Sharma. The seat was earlier held by Yadav's father Mundrika Singh Yadav, who passed away last year following a prolonged illness. In Bhabhua, Rinki Pandey is contesting on the BJP ticket. The seat was represented by BJP MLA Anand Bhushan Pandey who died last year.
To recall, the assembly by-polls to fill casual vacancies in Bihar legislative assembly were held on 21 August 2014. The 10 constituencies where polling took place were Narkatiaganj, Rajnagar (SC), Jale, Chapra, Hajipur, Mohiuddinnagar, Parbatta, Bhagalpur, Banka and Mohania (SC). The by-elections were necessitated due to the election of some members to the Lok Sabha and resignation of others.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Mar 14, 2018 07:36 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).