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New Delhi: The counting of votes for the by-polls in six Assembly constituencies in five states including the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh began on Thursday. The counting began at 8 am to decide the fate of the candidates contesting the polls, among whom all eyes will be on the wife of Akhilesh Yadav, Dimple Yadav, who is contesting from the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, necessitated by the demise of Samajwadi Party veteran Mulayam Singh Yadav in October. The polling was held on December 5 in six assembly seats in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh and in the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat. Rampur Sadar and Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh, Padampur in Odisha, Sardarshahar in Rajasthan, Kurhani in Bihar, and Bhanupratappur in Chhattisgarh are the assembly seats where results will be declared today. Mulayam Singh Yadav’s elder daughter-in-law and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav’s wife Dimple Yadav is the SP candidate in Mainpuri, while BJP has pitted Raghuraj Singh Shakya, a former confidant of Mulayam’s brother Shivpal Singh Yadav. Notably, the Mainpuri seat is considered a stronghold of the Samajwadi Party. The by-polls Rampur Sadar and Khatauli were necessitated after SP MLA Azam Khan and BJP MLA Vikram Singh Saini were disqualified in separate cases. Notably, Khan was disqualified in a hate speech case and the BJP MLA Saini after his conviction and sentence of two-year imprisonment in a 2013 riot case was also disqualified. In Khatauli, the BJP is trying to retain the seat by fielding Rajkumari Saini. She is the wife of Vikram Singh Saini. With the Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) distanced themselves from the by-polls in Uttar Pradesh, it would be a direct fight between the BJP and Samajwadi Party and its ally Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD). An anticipated direct contest between Congress and BJP is expected at the Bhanupratappur seat after Congress MLA Manoj Singh Mandavi passed away last month. The Congress has fielded Savitri Mandavi, the wife of the deceased MLA in a bid to retain the seat while BJP has fielded a former MLA. The seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes. In other states, the Padampur bypoll of Odisha was also necessitated following the demise of sitting BJD MLA Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha on October 3. Rajasthan’s Sardarshahar seat went to polls following the death of Congress MLA Bhanwar Lal Sharma after a prolonged illness. His seat was contested by his son Anil Kumar while BJP had fielded former MLA Ashok Kumar there. In Bihar’s Kurhani, the disqualification of RJD MLA Anil Kumar Sahani prompted the polls. Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Bypoll Results 2022 LIVE: SP candidate Dimple Yadav wins Mainpuri parliamentary bypoll by over 2.8 lakh votes
Bypoll Results 2022 LIVE: The polling was held on December 5 in six assembly seats in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh and in the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat
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Rajasthan: Congress Anil Sharma wins Sardarshahr assembly bypoll
Congress’ Anil Sharma defeated BJP’s Ashok Kumar Pincha by a margin of 26,850 votes in Rajasthan’s Sardarshahar assembly bypoll on Thursday, with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot terming it “people’s seal on his government’s good governance and public welfare schemes”.
Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) candidate Lalchand Moond came third. A total of 10 candidates were in the fray. Sharma got 91,357 votes, Pincha 64,505 and Moond 46,753 votes.
This is the 10th time the Congress won the seat since Independence. The bypoll was necessitated following the demise of senior Congress leader and MLA Bhanwarlal Sharma.(PTI)
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BJD’s Barsha Singh Bariha wins Padampur Assembly constituency, defeats BJP’s Pradeep Purohit
Odisha | BJD's Barsha Singh Bariha wins by-election from Padampur Assembly constituency, defeats BJP's Pradeep Purohit. pic.twitter.com/Rkr291yruJ
— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2022
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UP: SP candidate Dimple Yadav wins Mainpuri parliamentary bypoll by over 2.8 lakh votes
Samajwadi Party candidate Dimple Yadav on Thursday won the Mainpuri parliamentary bypoll in Uttar Pradesh, defeating her nearest rival and BJP candidate Raghuraj Singh Shakya by 2,88,461 votes.
Considered as the SP’s bastion, the seat was held by party founder and Dimple Yadav’s father-in-law Mulayam Singh Yadav and got vacated after his death on October 10.
In 2019, Mulayam Singh Yadav won the Mainpuri seat by defeating BJP candidate Prem Singh Shakya by 94,389 votes.(PTI)
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Chhattisgarh Assembly bypoll: Congress retains tribal-reserved Bhanupratappur seat
The ruling Congress in Chhattisgarh on Thursday won the Bhanupratappur Assembly bypoll, retaining the seat by defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).The counting of votes for the December 5 byelection was held on Thursday.
With this, the opposition BJP has suffered a fifth successive defeat at the hands of the ruling Congress in the assembly bypolls held after the 2018 Chhattisgarh elections.
Congress candidate Savitri Mandavi won the bypoll by a margin of 21,171 votes against her nearest rival Brahmanand Netam of the BJP, a poll official here said. Mandavi polled 65,479 votes, while the BJP’s Netam secured 44,308 votes, he said.(PTI)
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UP bypoll: BJP breaches Azam Khan’s stronghold, wins Rampur Sadar for first time
The BJP on Thursday won the Rampur Sadar assembly seat for the first time as its candidate Akash Saxena defeated his nearest Samajwadi Party rival Asim Raja.
Bypoll to the Rampur Sadar seat, considered an Azam Khan stronghold, was necessitated after the SP leader was sentenced to three years in jail in a hate speech case, and subsequently disqualified as MLA.
Saxena, who won by a margin of 33,702 votes, has been handed over the winners certificate by the Returning officer.This is the first time the BJP has won the Rampur Sadar assembly seat.Azam Khan cannot contest elections for the next six years due to his conviction.(PTI)
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BJD candidate Bariha secures unassailable lead in Padampur bypoll
BJD candidate Barsha Singh Bariha has secured an unassilable lead in Padampur by-election in Odisha by securing over 57.80 per cent of the votes polled and is leading over her nearest rival Pradip Purohit of BJP by over 38,252 votes.
Bariha, who has maintained her lead right from the beginning of counting, has secured 1,09,879 votes at the end of the 21st round of counting.Out the 2.09 lakh votes polled in the December 5 by-election, Purohit, who all along remained the runners’ up in the race, has bagged 71,627 or 37.68 per cent votes.(PTI)
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Akhilesh presents SP flag to PSPL founder Shivpal Singh Yadav, indicating possible merger of parties
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday presented his party’s flag to Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) founder Shivpal Singh Yadav in Saifai, indicating a possible merger of the SP and the PSPL.(PTI)
@ सैफ़ई pic.twitter.com/XG9b3NIt5Q
— Samajwadi Party (@samajwadiparty) December 8, 2022
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Rajasthan bypoll: Congress takes clear lead, Gehlot terms it ‘people’s seal on his govt’s good governance’
With Congress’ Anil Sharma poised to win the Sardarshahar assembly bypoll after taking a 26,852-vote lead over his nearest rival, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot termed it “people’s seal on his government’s good governance and public welfare schemes”.
It is a clear message from the public that in 2023, the Congress will retain power in Rajasthan with an absolute majority, he claimed.(PTI)
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SP candidate Dimple Yadav now leading with a margin of 2,40,322 votes
#MainpuriLokSabhaBypoll | SP candidate Dimple Yadav now leading with a margin of 2,40,322 votes, counting continues.
— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2022
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UP bypoll 2022: RLD candidate Madan Bhaiya leads in Khatauli with 11,327 votes while BJP’s Akash Saxena leads in Rampur with 6,746 votes
Uttar Pradesh | RLD candidate Madan Bhaiya leads in Khatauli #ByElection with a margin of 11,327 votes while BJP's Akash Saxena leads in the Rampur by-election with a margin of 6,746 votes. pic.twitter.com/icijHRdWUk
— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2022
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Rajasthan bypoll 2022: Congress candidate Anil Kumar Sharma leads in Sardarshahar with a margin of 26,852 votes
Rajasthan | Congress candidate Anil Kumar Sharma leads in Sardarshahar #ByElection, with a margin of 26,852 votes. pic.twitter.com/lIuLsqTnue
— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2022
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Odisha bypoll 2022: BJD candidate Barsha Singh Bariha leads in Padampur with a margin of 33,596 votes
Odisha | BJD candidate Barsha Singh Bariha leads in Padampur #ByElection, with a margin of 33,596 votes. pic.twitter.com/zrIYdaCtoJ
— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2022
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Congress candidate Savitri Manoj Mandavi continues her lead in Bhanupratappur
Chhattisgarh | Congress candidate Savitri Manoj Mandavi continues her lead in Bhanupratappur by-election with a margin of 21,171 votes. pic.twitter.com/kAWyIhuUTW
— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2022
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Bihar bypoll 2022: BJP candidate Kedar Prasad Gupta leads in Kurhan
Bihar | BJP candidate Kedar Prasad Gupta leads in Kurhani #ByElection with a margin of 3649 votes. pic.twitter.com/kTpn3IS8Pw
— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2022
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Odisha bypoll 2022: BJD workers celebrate in Padampur as party’s Barsha Singh Bariha heads towards victory
#Election2022 | BJD workers celebrate in #Padampur as party's Barsha Singh Bariha is heading towards victory#byelection2022 #bypoll#bypollresults #ElectionsWithExpress
— Express Elections (@ieElections) December 8, 2022
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SP candidate Dimple Yadav offers prayers at temple in Saifai
Uttar Pradesh | SP candidate for #MainpuriLokSabhaBypoll, Dimple Yadav offers prayers at a temple in Saifai as she continues her comfortable lead. She is currently leading over BJP's Raghuraj Singh Shakya, with a margin of 1,69,248 votes. pic.twitter.com/tQVUzKMXY2
— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2022
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UP bypoll 2022: RLD’s Madan Bhaiya is leading by over 8,486 votes in Khatauli
Rashtriya Lok Dal candidate Madan Bhaiya continues to lead in Khatauli Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
While Dimple Yadav, wife of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, has taken a lead of about one lakh votes over her nearest rival BJP candidate Raghuraj Singh Shakya, RLD’s Madan Bhaiya is leading by over 8,486 votes in Khatauli over the BJP’s Rajkumar Saini, the Election Commission said.(PTI)
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Shivpal Yadav thanks voters as Dimple Yadav leads in Mainpuri
मैनपुरी संसदीय क्षेत्र के मतदाताओं से मिले आशीर्वाद, स्नेह व अपार जनसमर्थन के लिए सम्मानित जनता, शुभचिंतकों, मित्रों व कर्मठ कार्यकर्ताओं का हृदय से आभार।
— Shivpal Singh Yadav (@shivpalsinghyad) December 8, 2022
जसवंतनगर की सम्मानित जनता द्वारा श्रीमती डिम्पल यादव जी को दिए गए आशीर्वाद के लिए जसवंतनगर वासियों का सहृदय धन्यवाद।
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Odisha bypoll 2022: BJD extends lead by over 15,000 votes in Padampur seat
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) extended its lead to 15,541 votes over the BJP after the eighth round of counting for the by-poll to the Padampur assembly seat in Odisha’s Bargarh district on Thursday, an official said.
Barsha Singh Bariha, the daughter of late MLA Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha, whose death necessitated the by-poll, got 43,691 votes, while the BJP’s Pradip Purohit bagged 28,150 votes.(PTI)
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Bihar bypoll 2022: JD(U) leads in Kurhani bypoll after ninth round
The opposition BJP and the ruling JD(U) in Bihar were fighting neck and neck with the latter gaining a lead of 1,802 votes after the ninth round of counting in the bypoll for by-election to the Kurhani assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar.
The JD(U)’s Manoj Singh Kushwaha bagged 34,000 votes, while his nearest rival, Kedar Gupta of the BJP, got 32,198 votes.Gupta was leading till the eighth round of counting.(PTI)
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Mainpuri bypoll 2022: Dimple Yadav continues her lead, bags a total of 1,58,485 votes so far
#MainpuriLokSabhaBypoll | SP candidate Dimple Yadav continues her comfortable lead, garnering a total of 1,58,485 votes so far.
— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2022
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Mainpuri bypoll 2022: SP candidate Dimple Yadav leads with a margin of 54,797 votes
#Mainpuri Lok Sabha by-polls | SP candidate Dimple Yadav leads with a margin of 54,797 votes; counting continues https://t.co/nvB6P1RW7m
— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2022
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Bihar Bypoll 2022: BJP leading in Kurhani after round 4
The opposition BJP is leading in the by-election to Kurhani assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar after the fourth round of counting on Thursday.
According to information shared by CEO officials, the BJP’s Kedar Gupta was ahead with a margin of 941 over his nearest JD(U) rival Manoj Singh Kushwaha.
While Gupta secured 15,493 votes, Kushwaha got 14,552 after the fourth round of counting.Altogether 13 candidates, five of them Independents, are in the fray though the contest is being seen, primarily, as between Gupta and Kushwaha. ( PTI)
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UP bypolls: SP leading in Mainpuri, Rampur Sadar and RLD in Khatauli
Samajwadi Party candidate Dimple Yadav has taken a comfortable lead in the Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency, while nominees of the RLD and the SP are ahead in the Khatauli and the Rampur Sadar seats respectively, according to trends for the bypolls in Uttar Pradesh.
While Yadav has taken a lead of over 35,574 votes over her nearest rival BJP candidate Raghuraj Singh Shakya, RLD’s Madan Bhaiya is leading by over 1,387 votes in Khatauli over BJP’s Rajkumar Saini, the Election Commission website showed.
Samajwadi Party candidate Asim Raja is leading from Rampur Sadar over BJP’s Akash Saxena by a margin of 3,224 votes.
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Rajasthan bypoll: Congress leading in Sardarshahar assembly seat
The Congress is leading in the Sardarshahar assembly seat in Rajasthan’s Churu district, according to trends available for the bypoll on Thursday morning.
In the initial round, the Congress has got 6,853 votes followed by the BJP with 3,862 votes, and Rashtriya Loktantrik Party of Nagaur MP Hamuman Beniwal with 3,007 votes, according to the Election Commission. (PTI)
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Odisha bypoll: Initial trends show BJD ahead of BJP in Padampur
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Barsha Singh Bariha established an early lead of 1,712 votes over her nearest rival after the first round of counting for the by-poll to the Padampur assembly seat in Odisha’s Bargarh district on Thursday, an official said.
Bariha, the daughter of late MLA Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha, whose death necessitated the by-poll, secured 5,501 votes, while the BJP’s Pradip Purohit bagged 3,789 votes. (PTI)
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UP bypoll | Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Madan Bhaiya leads in Khatauli Assembly seat
Uttar Pradesh bypoll | Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Madan Bhaiya leads in Khatauli Assembly seat; BJP candidate trailing
— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2022
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Bihar Bypoll: BJP establishes lead in Kurhani assembly seat after round 1
The opposition BJP established an initial lead in the by-election to the Kurhani assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district in Bihar on Thursday, a CEO official said.
BJP candidate Kedar Gupta secured 4,194 votes while the JD(U)’s Manoj Singh Kushwaha bagged 2,195 votes after the first round of counting.Altogether 13 candidates, five of them Independents, are in the fray though the contest is being seen, primarily, as between Gupta and Kushwaha. Both are former MLAs.
The by-poll was necessitated by the disqualification of sitting RJD MLA Anil Kumar Sahani.Gupta had lost to Sahani by less than 700 votes in the 2020 assembly polls which BJP and JD(U) had fought in alliance. Now, the JD(U) is a part of Mahagathbandhan comprising RJD, Congress and the Left parties.(PTI)
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SP candidate Dimple Yadav leads with a total of 16,933 votes so far
#Mainpuri Lok Sabha by-polls | SP candidate Dimple Yadav leads with a total of 16,933 votes so far, counting continues.
— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2022
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Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll | Counting of votes underway
Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll | Counting of votes underway
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) December 8, 2022
The first round of counting is over, tabulation of results for this round is underway. It's expected to complete counting by 1230 hours: DM Etawah pic.twitter.com/rZbJ4z1tna
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