New Delhi, Feb 1: The by-election results for the five seats -- three from Lok Sabha and two from state assemblies -- will be declared today by the Election Commission. The bypolls for Rajasthan's two parliamentary seats -- Ajmer and Alwar -- and one assembly seat - Mandalgarh, along with West Bengal's Naopara, an assembly segment, and Uluberia, a Lok Sabha constituency, were held on January 29. Here are the past winners from the seats.
Ajmer: Previously held by the BJP. The seat was represented in the Lok Sabha by senior party leader Mahant Chand Nath. The by-elections were necessitated after he died battling prolonged illness on September 9 last year.
Alwar: The seat was also bagged by the ruling BJP in the 2014 general elections. Veteran party functionary Sanwar Lal Jat had won the polls then. The by-elections were necessitated following the sudden demise of Sanwar Lal Jat on August 9 last year.
Mandalgarh: MLA Kirti Kumari of BJP represented the legislative segment in the Rajasthan assembly. The seat fall vacant after she succumbed to swine flu on August 28.
Uluberia: The last MP from this parliamentary constituency was TMC veteran Sultan Ahmed, who passed away on September 4, 2017, after suffering a cardiac attack.
Noapara: The seat fall vacant last year after the incumbent MLA Madhusudan Ghosh died on August 18, after suffering from protracted illness.
Stay tuned with Latestly today for the latest updates on the Rajasthan and West Bengal bypoll results. The counting of votes will begin at 8 AM.
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