Congress candidate Shafia Zubair has won Ramgarh assembly bypoll. With this victory, the Congress has now reached the 100-figure mark in the Rajasthan Assembly.
Live
Ramgarh, Rajasthan Assembly Bypoll Results 2019 Live News Updates: Congress Candidate Shafia Zubair Wins Ramgarh Assembly Bypoll
The counting of votes for Ramgarh assembly seat in Rajasthan’s Alwar district will begin at 8 am today. The by-poll was held on January 29. The election to the seat was withheld during the assembly elections in the state on December 7 following the death of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate Laxman Singh.
31 Jan, 10:38 (IST)
Thirteen rounds of voting have been completed. Congress candidate Shafia Zubair is inching closer to winning the bypoll.
31 Jan, 10:27 (IST)
Congress candidate Shafia Zubair is leading with over 13,000 votes after 11 rounds of counting. There are a total of 21 candidates in the fray.
31 Jan, 10:11 (IST)
Congress candidate Shafia Zubair is leading after nine rounds of counting. Tenth rounding od counting underway.
31 Jan, 09:59 (IST)
Congress candidate Shafia Zubair is leading after eight rounds of counting
31 Jan, 09:04 (IST)
The fourth round of voting ends in Rajasthan. Congress Candidate Shafia Zubair leading with 691 votes.
31 Jan, 08:47 (IST)
Congress Candidate Shafia Zubair leading with after three rounds of counting
31 Jan, 08:45 (IST)
The result of Ramgarh bypoll is likely to be declared by afternoon
31 Jan, 08:34 (IST)
Congress Candidate is leading with over 500 votes
31 Jan, 08:30 (IST)
Counting of votes has begun. a total of 20 candidates are in the fray.
Alwar, January 31: The counting of votes for Ramgarh assembly bypoll 2019 in Rajasthan’s Alwar district will begin at 8 am today. The by-poll was held on January 29. The election to the seat was withheld during the assembly elections in the state on December 7 following the death of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate Laxman Singh. The BSP has fielded former Union Minister Natwar Singh’s son Jagat Singh, while Shafia Zubair is the Congress candidate. There are 20 candidates in the fray.
Around 78.45 percent voter turnout was recorded in polling. A total of 278 voting centres were set up. There are total 2,35,625 voters in the area. Out of the total voters, 1,10,947 voters are females while 1,46,613 are males. Around 2,500 policemen and paramilitary personnel were deputed here to avert any untoward incident. The Election Commission will declare the result on the same day. The polling was mainly peaceful in the area.
In the recently concluded assembly elections, the Congress came back to power after five years by defeating Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The Congress emerged as the single-largest party in Rajasthan with 99 seats, while the BJP managed to bag 73 seats in the assembly elections.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jan 31, 2019 07:30 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).