Gomia & Silli Assembly Seats | Jharkhand By-Elections 2018 | Last Results, Reason For Bypoll, Candidates in Fray, Date of Voting & Result
The bypoll results is awaited by pollsters across the nation as it would reflect the mood of Jharkhand ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha elections next year.
Ranchi, May 27: By-elections for the assembly seats of Gomia in Jharkhand will be held on Monday, May 28. Gomia and Silli are assembly constituencies in the state of Jharkhand. The seats were represented by Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) party legislators but has fell vacant as the MLAs are in jail under criminal charges. The bypolls will be a test for the BJP government in the state as the opposition has united against the ruling party's candidate.
The JMM candidate is supported by both the Congress and the JVM on the seats of Gomia and Silli. The AJSU and BJP, who are ruling the state in coalition, are fighting separately in Gomia. In Silli, there is expected to be a tough fight between AJSU's Sudesh Mahto and JMM's Seema Mahto, whose husband was representing the constituency before going to jail.
Gomia Assembly Bypolls 2018
Date of voting and results: The election will be held on May 28 across Gomia. The results will be declared by the Election Commission on May 31.
Last Results: In the 2014 Jharkhand Assembly Elections, Yogendra Prasad of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) party had managed to leave all the other candidates behind to emerge as the winner of the seat.
Reason for Bypoll: The Gomia constituency fell vacant after the JMM legislator Yogendra Prasad, who had won the seat, was convicted by the court. He was sentenced for more than two years in jail for unlawful activities and criminal acts.
Candidates in Fray: In Gomia, Madhavlal Singh is contesting against JMM's Babita Devi. All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) has fielded Lambodar Mahto. 11 candidates are in the fray for the seat.
Silli Assembly Bypolls 2018
Date of voting and results: The election will be held on May 28 across Silli. The results will be declared by the Election Commission on May 31.
Last Results: In the 2014 Jharkhand Assembly Elections, Amit Kumar Mahto of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) proved his mettle and registered a victory from the seat.
Reason for Bypoll: Silli constituency fell vacant after JMM legislator Amit Mahto, who had won the seat, was convicted by the court. He was sentenced for more than two years for unlawful activities and criminal acts.
Candidates in Fray: In Silli, the president of BJP's ally AJSU Party's Sudesh Mahto is contesting the seat against JMM's Seema Devi. Sudesh and Seema are the prominent faces among the 10 candidates in the fray.
The campaigning for the seats ended on Friday. With the voting taking place on Monday, May 28, all the parties will eagerly await the results which will be declared on Thursday May 31.
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