Congress won the Mungaoli assembly bypoll with a margin of 2,000 votes. In Kolaras, the party is leading by over 4,000 votes.
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Madhya Pradesh - Kolaras & Mungaoli Bye-election Results 2018 Live News Updates: Congress Declared Winner From Mungaoli, Ahead in Kolaras
Congress' Madhya Pradesh unit chief Jyotiraditya Scindia said the bye-election is a direct battle between him and the incumbent Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
28 Feb, 17:54 (IST)
The Congress candidate in Kolaras in leading by over 4,000 votes after 12 rounds of counting. In Mungaoli, the party is leading by 484 votes after the 16th round of counting of votes.
28 Feb, 12:44 (IST)
Congress candidate Mahendra Singh Yadav is ahead of BJP's Devendra Jain in Kolaras.
28 Feb, 11:12 (IST)
Congress' Mahendra Singh Yadav is leading against BJP's Devendra Jain by over 750 votes.
28 Feb, 10:51 (IST)
After the second round of vote counting, Congress' Mahendra Singh Yadav has 3,295, while BJP's Devendra Jain is following with 2,998.
28 Feb, 10:07 (IST)
Congress candidate Mahendra Yadav is leading in Kolaras. He is followed by BJP candidate Devendra Jain by 832 votes.
28 Feb, 09:57 (IST)
The Congress has taken a massive lead in Kolaras and is leading by 1256 votes. As the second round of counting comes to an end, BJP is ahead in Mungaoli by 305 votes.
28 Feb, 09:28 (IST)
The Congress is leading on Kolaras and Mungaoli Assembly seats.
28 Feb, 09:18 (IST)
In Kolaras and Mungaoli, Congress candidates Mahendra Singh Yadav and Brijendra Singh Yadav are leading respectively.
28 Feb, 08:22 (IST)
28 Feb, 09:28 (IST)
The Congress is leading on Kolaras and Mungaoli Assembly seats.
28 Feb, 09:18 (IST)
In Kolaras and Mungaoli, Congress candidates Mahendra Singh Yadav and Brijendra Singh Yadav are leading respectively.
28 Feb, 08:22 (IST)
Counting of votes for Kolaras and Mungaoli Assembly bypoll begin at 8 am amid tight security.
Bhopal, Feb 27: The bye-election results of Madhya Pradesh's Kolaras and Mungaoli assembly seats will be declared today by the State Election Commission. The counting of votes was scheduled to begin at 8 am. The bypoll battle has turned into a prestige fight for the BJP and the Congress, with both the parties pitching in their state-level top rung leaders into the campaign trail. At one point of time during the electioneering, Congress' Madhya Pradesh unit chief Jyotiraditya Scindia said the bye-election is a direct battle between him and the incumbent Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Stay tuned with Latestly for all the live updates and results.
The bypolls in the two constituencies were necessitated following the deathof Congress legislators representing the seats. While Mungaoli MLA Mahendra Singh Kalukheda passed away in September last year, Kolaras MLA Ram Singh Yadav passed away in October 2017.
Mungaoli Bypoll
Mungaoli (in Ashoknagar district), along with Kolaras went to polls on February 24. The seat witnessed a voter turnout of 77.85 percent, slightly down from the 2013 assembly polls. The Congress had fielded Brajendra Singh Yadav from the seat, whereas, the BJP's candidate was Baisahab Yadav.
Kolaras Bypoll
The Congress has fielded Mahendra Singh Yadav, son of deceased legislator Ram Singh Yadav from Kolaras, whereas, the BJP candidate from the seat is Devendra Jain. In the bypoll held on Saturday, 72.82 per cent polling was recorded.
The bye-elections in Madhya Pradesh are the final round of electoral faceoff between the BJP and Congress, before the two parties move into assembly polls later this year.
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