Bypolls highlights: Panaji, Valpoi, see above 70% polling; FIR filed against YSR Congress' Jagan Reddy

Panaji sees 70% voter turnout; 79.8% polling in Valpoi | ANI

Goa assembly bypolls: 70% votes cast in Panaji, 79.8% in Valpoi.

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Case registered against Jaganmohan Reddy for violating model code of conduct

Case registered against Jaganmohan Reddy under 188,504,506&public representation act for violating model code of conduct #nandyalabypoll

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Delhi sees 44% voting till 5 pm in Bawana bypoll

Delhi: 44% voting till 5 pm in #BawanaByPoll

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Goa bypolls**: 62.25% votes cast in Panaji, 69.05% in Valpoi till 4 pm | ANI**

Goa assembly bypolls: 62.25% votes cast in Panaji, 69.05% in Valpoi till 4 PM.

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FIR against Imran Hussain at Bawana police station

FIR registered against Kejriwal Govt's Minister Imran Hussain and AAP party for Violation of Provision u/s 123 and 125 of RPA 1951 Contd.. pic.twitter.com/wLuDVUtmmO

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Delhi sees 35.44% voting till 3 pm in Bawana

Delhi: 35.44% voting till 3pm in #BawanaByPoll

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Delhi sees 35.44% voting till 3 pm in Bawana

Delhi: 35.44% voting till 3pm in #BawanaByPoll

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FIR filed against AAP leader Imran Hussain 

According to reports, FIR has been registered against Aam Aadmi Party leader Imran Hussain for violating the model code of conduct and indulging in corrupt practices and promoting enmity between classes under sections 123 and 125 of the Representation of People’s Act 1951.

According to The Indian Express said, the Election Commission issued a notice saying that “the language used in the poster distributed by the candidate during the election campaign is highly objectionable and seek to divide any other peace loving community in the state”.

The FIR was reportedly filed by Election Commission after receiving a complaint from the BJP.

FIR registered against IMRAN Hussain and AAP for Violation of Provision u/s 123 and 125 of RPA 1951 and model code of conduct in Bawana

— Kapil Mishra (@KapilMishra_IND) August 23, 2017

Manohar Parrikar waits in queue outside polling booth in Panaji to cast his vote | ANI

#Panaji: #Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar waits in queue to cast his vote in assembly bypoll. pic.twitter.com/G7yNO9JCBa

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Nandyal sees 53.1% voting till 1 pm | ANI

53.1 % voting in #Nandyalabypoll by 1 pm

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Over 24 percent voting in Bawana till 1 pm

Delhi: 24.39% polling recorded till 1 pm in Bawana assembly by-poll

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Bawana sees over 17 percent polling till 11 am

Over 17 percent of the electorate had exercised their franchise in the first three hours of polling in the Bawana assembly by-election.

“The polling percentage at 11 am stands at 17.46,” Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Delhi, Chandra Bhushan Kumar said.

“There were some EVM issues in a couple of booths in the morning, but they were all fixed. Voting is going smoothly,” a senior polling official added.

Goa: 34.65% polling recorded in Panaji, 40.02% in Valpoi till 12 pm | ANI

Andhra Pradesh: EC asks SEC to issue warning to Jagan Mohan Reddy

The Indian Express reports that the Election Commission has asked the State Election Commission in Andhra Pradesh to issue a warning to Jagan Mohan Reddy for his comments against Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.

Visuals of people casting their votes in Nandyal

#AndhraPradesh People wait in queue to cast their vote in Nandyal assembly by-polls pic.twitter.com/3iuWZS8Yzg

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Glitches in EVM machines in Bawana temporarily affected voting

#BawanaByPoll Glitches in EVM machines at two polling booths affected polling for a while. Voting has now resumed #Delhi

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I don’t see any opposition for me in the constituency: Parrikar on Panaji bypoll

Manohar Parrikar expressed confidence that he will win. “I don’t see any opposition for me in the constituency,” he said.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s confidante Girish Chodankar also exuded confidence of winning from the seat.

“This verdict will go against Parrikar. There is a strong undercurrent which will work in our favour,” he said.

Goa Suraksha Manch leader Subhash Velingkar, who was also among the early voters, said party’s nominee Anand Shirodkar will be victorious.

“The people have decided to vote for Shirodkar. Though with a less margin, Shirodkar will defeat Parrikar,” Velingkar claimed. — PTI

30 percent polling recorded in Nandyal in first 3 hours of voting

Nearly 30 percent polling was reported in the first three hours of the byelection to Nandyal Assembly seat in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh today.

People turned up in good numbers at the polling stations to exercise their franchise, in the election that could well set the trend for the general election due in 2019.

The polling so far remained without any incident, a senior police official said.

Over 2,500 police personnel were deployed to take care of the law and situation in Nandyal.

The Election Commission was monitoring the poll process through webcams in each of the 255 polling stations. — PTI

Over 17 percent voting recorded in Bawana till 11 am

ANI reports that Bawana has seen 17.25 percent voting till 11 am.