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Lok Sabha election result 2019 LEADS latest updates: Congress president Rahul Gandhi is leading in Wayanad by 3,78,546 votes and trailing in Amethi by 2,688 votes where he being given a tough fight by BJP candidate Smriti Irani.
Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari is leading by over 17,522 in Maharashtra's Nagpur Lok Sabha seat. Whereas, BJP leader Sambit Patra is leading by over 700 votes from Odisha's Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
Communist party of India's star candidate Kanhaiya Kumar who is contesting from Bihar's Begusarai is currently trailing by over 90,000 votes from BJP's Giriraj Singh.
Giving a tough fight to Rahul Gandhi, Smriti Irani has managed to wrestle out a lead from the Amethi seat as she is currently ahead by 2,000 votes. Meanwhile, BJP youth leader Tejaswi Surya has maintained a strong lead in Bangalore South.
Samajwadi Party (SP) patron Mulayam Singh Yadav is leading against BJP candidate Prem Singh Shakya in Mainpuri constituency, meanwhile, JD(S) veteran and former prime minister HD Deve Gowda is trailing from Karnataka's Tumkur.
BJP candidate and Union Minister Maneka Gandhi is trailing from Sultanpur, whereas her son — also a BJP candidate — Varun Gandhi is leading from Pilibhit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently leading from his seat in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi whereas BJP's first-time candidate Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur is leading from Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal.
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is currently trailing in Amethi with his BJP rival Smriti Irani leading from the hot seat. The Congress president is, however, leading Wayanad, even as the party's star contender in the state Shashi Tharoor is trailing from Thiruvananthapuram.
The BJP has taken a huge early lead within half an hour of counting. The party is leading in 62 seats with gains in Karnataka, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Gujarat. In Karnataka, the BJP is leading in more than 20 seats.
As the numbers start to trickle in, leads will consolidate giving early edges to political parties but there are many heated contests in this general election which would be keenly watched.
There are many hot seats in Lok Sabha election 2018 which will be keenly watched including Uttar Pradesh's Amethi and Raebareli which are Congress bastions and being represented by Congress president Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi respectively. Rahul is contesting against BJP's firebrand leader Smriti Irani and he is also trying his luck in Kerala's Wayanad seat. Meanwhile, in the Varanasi constituency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is up against Congress' Ajay Rai and SP's Shalini Yadav.
Another interesting contest is in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal where BJP's Sadhvi Pragya is up against Congress' senior leader Digvijaya Singh in a royal battle of saffron siege.
Whereas, in the capital city of Delhi, it's a triangular contest between the Congress, the BJp and the Aam Aadmi Party with all the three parties vying for the coveted seven Lok Sabha seats.
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Updated Date: May 24, 2019 03:25:57 IST
Highlights
Mandya Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates
Sumalatha Ambareesh leads with margin of 66,995 votes
Independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh is leading with a massive margin of 66995 votes. She has gained 491955 votes, while Nikhil Kumaraswamy has 424960 votes.
In Patna Sahib, Ravi Shankar Prasad surges ahead of former partyman Shatrughan Sinha
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is leading ahead of Congress' Shatrughan Sinha by 1,33,959 votes.
Rahul Gandhi leads in Wayanad but lags behind Smriti Irani in Amethi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi is leading in Wayanad by 3,78,546 votes and trailing in Amethi by 2,688 votes.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav leading from Azamgarh
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav is leading in Azamgarh by 54,878 votes.
Rajyavardhan Rathore leading in Jaipur Rural
BJP's Rajyavardhan Rathore is leading in Jaipur Rural by 2,10,786 votes.
West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh leads in Kharagpur Sagar
BJP West Bengal president Dilip Ghosh is leading by 700 votes against TMC’s Manas Bhuniya in Kharagpur Sagar.
Sambit Patra now leading in Odisha
BJP leader Sambit Patra is leading by over 700 votes from Odisha's Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
Nitin Gadkari leading by over 17,000 votes over INC's Nana Patole
Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari is leading by over 17,522 in Maharashtra's Nagpur Lok Sabha seat.
Supriya Sule leading by over 30,000 votes in Baramati
NCP candidate and Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule is leading by over 30,000 votes from Maharashtra's Baramati.
Parth Pawar is trailing by over 1 lakh votes
Sharad Pawar's grandnephew is trailing by over one lakh votes in Maharashtra's Madha, where BJP's Ranjeetsinha Hindurao Naik- Nimbalkaris leading right now.
Congress' Harish Rawat trails by over 1 lakh votes in Nainital
Former Uttarakhand chief minister and Congress candidate Harish Rawat, who is contesting from Nainital, is trailing by over 1 lakh votes. Meanwhile, Congress candidate Manish Khanduri, son of former chief minister B C Khanduri, is trailing by over 80,000 votes in Garhwal.
BY Raghavendra leads in Shimoga by over one lakh votes
Former chief minister of Karnataka BS Yeddyurappa's son BY Raghavendra is leading by a margin of over a lakh votes in Shimoga.
Baijayant Panda trails from Odisha's Kendrapara
Even as BJP is leading in nine seats in Odisha, former BJD member and BJP candidate Baijayant Panda is trailing from Kendrapara.
CPI star candidate Kanhaiya Kumar trails in Begusarai
Student leader turned politician Kanhaiya Kumar who is contesting from Bihar's Begusarai is currently trailing by over 90,000 votes from BJP's Giriraj Singh.
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot's son Vaibhav trailing in Jodhpur
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot's son Vaibhav is currently trailing in state's Jodhpur seat by 1,02, 592 votes from BJP's Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
BJP’s Anant Kumar Hegde leads in Karnataka’s Uttar Kannada
Senior Karnataka BJP leader Anant Kumar Hegde is presently leading in the Uttar Kannada constituency.
Union minister Jayant Sinha leading in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh
BJP's Jayant Sinha leads in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh by 58,259 votes.
Union minister Jitender Singh leads in Udhampur
BJP leader Jitendra Singh is leading from Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur by 1,16,433 votes.
Smriti Irani leading by 2,000 votes in Amethi
Giving a tough fight to Rahul Gandhi, Smriti Irani has managed to wrestle out a lead from the Amethi seat as she is currently ahead by 2,000 votes.
Mehbooba Mufti trailing third in Anantnag, Farooq Abdullah leads in Srinagar
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti is trailing in Anantnag whereas another former CM Farooq Abdullah is leading in Srinagar.
Asaduddin Owaisi trails in Hyderabad
AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi is trailing in Hyderabad which has been his party's stronghold since 1984.
Poonam Mahajan Leads in Mumbai North Central
As BJP has maintained a comfortable lead in Maharashtra, one of its key candidates Poonam Mahajan is also leading from Mumbai North Central.
Hema Malini leading from Mathura
BJP's Hema Malini who had won from Mathura in the 2014 election is leading in the constituency.
Milind Deora trailing from Mumbai South
Congress' Milind Deora is currently trailing from Maharashtra's Mumbai South seat where he is up against BJP's Arvind Sawant.
Jyotiraditya Scindia trailing in Guna
Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia is trailing in Madhya Pradesh's Guna, a seat he had won handsomely in 2014.
KCR's Daughter Kavitha Trails in Nizamabad
Telangana chief minister KCR's daughter who is contesting from Nizamabad constituency is currently training from the seat.
HD Deve Gowda trailing in Tumkur
Former prime minister HD Deve Gowda is trailing in Karnataka's Tumkur.
Mulayam Singh Yadav leads from Mainpuri
Samajwadi Party (SP) patron Mulayam Singh Yadav is leading against BJP candidate Prem Singh Shakya in Mainpuri constituency.
BJP leads in 9 seats in Haryana, Deepinder Singh Hooda gains in Rohtak
Even though BJP is leading in 9 out of 10 seats in Haryana, it is Congress' Deepinder Singh Hooda who is leading from the Rohtak constituency.
Maneka Gandhi trails from Sultanpur, Varun Gandhi leads in Pilibhit
BJP candidate and Union Minister Maneka Gandhi is trailing from Sultanpur, whereas her son — also a BJP candidate — Varun Gandhi is leading from Pilibhit.
Harish Rawat leading from Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar
Former Uttarakhand chief minister and Congress chief minister Harish Rawat is presently leading in the Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar constituency.
TMC's Abhishek Banerjee gains lead from Diamond Harbour
TMC candidate Abhishek Banerjee gains is currently leading from the hotly contested seat of Diamond Harbour in West Bengal.
Sharad Pawar's nephew Parth Pawar trailing from Maval
Sharad Pawar's nephew Parth Pawar (NCP) is trailing from Maval in Maharashtra.
SAD leader Sukhbir Singh Badal leading from Firozpur
Apart from Badal, the key candidates in the Firozpur constituency for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 are Congress' Sher Singh Ghubaya and Harjinder Singh Kaka Sran of AAP.
Kiren Rijiju leading in Arunachal West
Union minister Kiren Rijijiu has taken a lead in Arunachal West constituency.
Jaya Prada takes lead in Rampur
After trailing initially, BJP's Jaya Prada has now taken a lead against SP candidate Azam Khan in Rampur.
BJP's Sambit Patra trailing from Puri in Odisha
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra is currently behind in Odisha.
Hans Raj Hans leading Delhi North West, Ravi Kishan takes edge in Gorakhpur
BJP's star candidates Hans Raj Hans and Ravi Kishan are both leading in their constituencies — North West Delhi and Gorakhpur.
BJP's VK Singh leading in Ghaziabad
VK Singh who is in a direct fight with SP-BSP candidate Surendra Goyal is leading from Ghaziabad.
Manoj Tiwari leads from North East Delhi, Atishi trails in East Delhi
BJP's Manish Tiwari is currently leading from the North East Delhi seat whereas AAP's Atishi is trailing from the East Delhi constituency.
Ravi Shankar Prasad edges ahead in Patna Sahib
BJP minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is leading in Patna Sahib against Congress' Shatrughan Sinha.
Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal leading from Bhatinda
BJP ally in Punjab Shiromani Akali Dal's (SAD) Harsimrat Kaur Badal is presently leading in Bhatinda.
Narendra Modi leads in Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently leading from his seat in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi.
Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur takes lead in Bhopal
After initially trailing to Congress' Digvijaya Singh, the BJP candidate is now leading from the Bhopal hot seat in Madhya Pradesh.
BJP's Babul Supriyo Leads in Asansol
BJP's sitting MP Babul Supriyo is leading in Asansol constituency in West Bengal.
Kirron Kher, Sunny Deol leading
BJP's star candidates Kirron Kher and Sunny Deol are leading from their seats in Punjab's Chandigarh and Gurdaspur respectively.
Amit Shah leading from Gandhinagar
BJP president Amit Shah is leading from Gujarat's Gandhinagar constituency which used to be party veteran Lal Krishna Advani's seat.
Shashi Tharoor trailing from Thiruvananthapuram
Congress's star campaigner Shashi Tharoor is trailing from his seat in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram.
Sumalatha Ambareesh leading in Mandya
Independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh, wife of the late film star and former Union minister MH Ambareesh, is leading from Mandya.
Rajnath Singh leading from Lucknow
Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is leading from Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow constituency.
Sonia Gandhi leading from Raebareli
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi is leading from Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli, a seat which has been a Congress bastion.
Azam Khan leading from Rampur
Samajwadi Party's controversial candidate Azam Khan is leading from Rampur Lok Sabha constituency. he is pitted against BJP's Jaya Prada.
Rahul leads in Wayanad, trails in Amethi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi is currently trailing in Amethi with his BJP rival Smriti Irani leading from the hot seat. The Congress president is, however, leading Wayanad.
BJP leads in 104 seats
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has taken an early lead as counting of votes for the general elections results gathers pace across the country. The saffron party is leading in 104 seats as opposed to Congress' 22.
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17:02 (IST)
Mandya Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates
Sumalatha Ambareesh leads with margin of 66,995 votes
Independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh is leading with a massive margin of 66995 votes. She has gained 491955 votes, while Nikhil Kumaraswamy has 424960 votes.
13:29 (IST)
In Patna Sahib, Ravi Shankar Prasad surges ahead of former partyman Shatrughan Sinha
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is leading ahead of Congress' Shatrughan Sinha by 1,33,959 votes.
13:07 (IST)
Rahul Gandhi leads in Wayanad but lags behind Smriti Irani in Amethi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi is leading in Wayanad by 3,78,546 votes and trailing in Amethi by 2,688 votes.
13:01 (IST)
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav leading from Azamgarh
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav is leading in Azamgarh by 54,878 votes.
13:00 (IST)
Rajyavardhan Rathore leading in Jaipur Rural
BJP's Rajyavardhan Rathore is leading in Jaipur Rural by 2,10,786 votes.
12:57 (IST)
West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh leads in Kharagpur Sagar
BJP West Bengal president Dilip Ghosh is leading by 700 votes against TMC’s Manas Bhuniya in Kharagpur Sagar.
11:49 (IST)
Sambit Patra now leading in Odisha
BJP leader Sambit Patra is leading by over 700 votes from Odisha's Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
11:46 (IST)
Nitin Gadkari leading by over 17,000 votes over INC's Nana Patole
Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari is leading by over 17,522 in Maharashtra's Nagpur Lok Sabha seat.
11:43 (IST)
Supriya Sule leading by over 30,000 votes in Baramati
NCP candidate and Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule is leading by over 30,000 votes from Maharashtra's Baramati.
11:42 (IST)
Parth Pawar is trailing by over 1 lakh votes
Sharad Pawar's grandnephew is trailing by over one lakh votes in Maharashtra's Madha, where BJP's Ranjeetsinha Hindurao Naik- Nimbalkaris leading right now.
11:40 (IST)
Congress' Harish Rawat trails by over 1 lakh votes in Nainital
Former Uttarakhand chief minister and Congress candidate Harish Rawat, who is contesting from Nainital, is trailing by over 1 lakh votes. Meanwhile, Congress candidate Manish Khanduri, son of former chief minister B C Khanduri, is trailing by over 80,000 votes in Garhwal.
11:29 (IST)
BY Raghavendra leads in Shimoga by over one lakh votes
Former chief minister of Karnataka BS Yeddyurappa's son BY Raghavendra is leading by a margin of over a lakh votes in Shimoga.
11:28 (IST)
Baijayant Panda trails from Odisha's Kendrapara
Even as BJP is leading in nine seats in Odisha, former BJD member and BJP candidate Baijayant Panda is trailing from Kendrapara.
11:16 (IST)
CPI star candidate Kanhaiya Kumar trails in Begusarai
Student leader turned politician Kanhaiya Kumar who is contesting from Bihar's Begusarai is currently trailing by over 90,000 votes from BJP's Giriraj Singh.
11:13 (IST)
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot's son Vaibhav trailing in Jodhpur
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot's son Vaibhav is currently trailing in state's Jodhpur seat by 1,02, 592 votes from BJP's Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
11:08 (IST)
BJP’s Anant Kumar Hegde leads in Karnataka’s Uttar Kannada
Senior Karnataka BJP leader Anant Kumar Hegde is presently leading in the Uttar Kannada constituency.
11:07 (IST)
Union minister Jayant Sinha leading in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh
BJP's Jayant Sinha leads in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh by 58,259 votes.
11:04 (IST)
Union minister Jitender Singh leads in Udhampur
BJP leader Jitendra Singh is leading from Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur by 1,16,433 votes.
10:45 (IST)
Smriti Irani leading by 2,000 votes in Amethi
Giving a tough fight to Rahul Gandhi, Smriti Irani has managed to wrestle out a lead from the Amethi seat as she is currently ahead by 2,000 votes.
10:44 (IST)
Mehbooba Mufti trailing third in Anantnag, Farooq Abdullah leads in Srinagar
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti is trailing in Anantnag whereas another former CM Farooq Abdullah is leading in Srinagar.
10:33 (IST)
Asaduddin Owaisi trails in Hyderabad
AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi is trailing in Hyderabad which has been his party's stronghold since 1984.
10:28 (IST)
Poonam Mahajan Leads in Mumbai North Central
As BJP has maintained a comfortable lead in Maharashtra, one of its key candidates Poonam Mahajan is also leading from Mumbai North Central.
10:25 (IST)
Hema Malini leading from Mathura
BJP's Hema Malini who had won from Mathura in the 2014 election is leading in the constituency.
10:15 (IST)
Milind Deora trailing from Mumbai South
Congress' Milind Deora is currently trailing from Maharashtra's Mumbai South seat where he is up against BJP's Arvind Sawant.
10:10 (IST)
Jyotiraditya Scindia trailing in Guna
Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia is trailing in Madhya Pradesh's Guna, a seat he had won handsomely in 2014.
10:09 (IST)
KCR's Daughter Kavitha Trails in Nizamabad
Telangana chief minister KCR's daughter who is contesting from Nizamabad constituency is currently training from the seat.
10:07 (IST)
HD Deve Gowda trailing in Tumkur
Former prime minister HD Deve Gowda is trailing in Karnataka's Tumkur.
10:07 (IST)
Mulayam Singh Yadav leads from Mainpuri
Samajwadi Party (SP) patron Mulayam Singh Yadav is leading against BJP candidate Prem Singh Shakya in Mainpuri constituency.
09:57 (IST)
BJP leads in 9 seats in Haryana, Deepinder Singh Hooda gains in Rohtak
Even though BJP is leading in 9 out of 10 seats in Haryana, it is Congress' Deepinder Singh Hooda who is leading from the Rohtak constituency.
09:45 (IST)
Maneka Gandhi trails from Sultanpur, Varun Gandhi leads in Pilibhit
BJP candidate and Union Minister Maneka Gandhi is trailing from Sultanpur, whereas her son — also a BJP candidate — Varun Gandhi is leading from Pilibhit.
09:44 (IST)
Harish Rawat leading from Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar
Former Uttarakhand chief minister and Congress chief minister Harish Rawat is presently leading in the Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar constituency.
09:43 (IST)
TMC's Abhishek Banerjee gains lead from Diamond Harbour
TMC candidate Abhishek Banerjee gains is currently leading from the hotly contested seat of Diamond Harbour in West Bengal.
09:42 (IST)
Sharad Pawar's nephew Parth Pawar trailing from Maval
Sharad Pawar's nephew Parth Pawar (NCP) is trailing from Maval in Maharashtra.
09:41 (IST)
SAD leader Sukhbir Singh Badal leading from Firozpur
Apart from Badal, the key candidates in the Firozpur constituency for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 are Congress' Sher Singh Ghubaya and Harjinder Singh Kaka Sran of AAP.
09:40 (IST)
Kiren Rijiju leading in Arunachal West
Union minister Kiren Rijijiu has taken a lead in Arunachal West constituency.
09:39 (IST)
Jaya Prada takes lead in Rampur
After trailing initially, BJP's Jaya Prada has now taken a lead against SP candidate Azam Khan in Rampur.
09:38 (IST)
BJP's Sambit Patra trailing from Puri in Odisha
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra is currently behind in Odisha.
09:37 (IST)
Hans Raj Hans leading Delhi North West, Ravi Kishan takes edge in Gorakhpur
BJP's star candidates Hans Raj Hans and Ravi Kishan are both leading in their constituencies — North West Delhi and Gorakhpur.
09:35 (IST)
BJP's VK Singh leading in Ghaziabad
VK Singh who is in a direct fight with SP-BSP candidate Surendra Goyal is leading from Ghaziabad.
09:34 (IST)
Manoj Tiwari leads from North East Delhi, Atishi trails in East Delhi
BJP's Manish Tiwari is currently leading from the North East Delhi seat whereas AAP's Atishi is trailing from the East Delhi constituency.
09:31 (IST)
Ravi Shankar Prasad edges ahead in Patna Sahib
BJP minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is leading in Patna Sahib against Congress' Shatrughan Sinha.
09:26 (IST)
Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal leading from Bhatinda
BJP ally in Punjab Shiromani Akali Dal's (SAD) Harsimrat Kaur Badal is presently leading in Bhatinda.
09:15 (IST)
Narendra Modi leads in Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently leading from his seat in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi.
09:14 (IST)
Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur takes lead in Bhopal
After initially trailing to Congress' Digvijaya Singh, the BJP candidate is now leading from the Bhopal hot seat in Madhya Pradesh.
09:12 (IST)
BJP's Babul Supriyo Leads in Asansol
BJP's sitting MP Babul Supriyo is leading in Asansol constituency in West Bengal.
09:11 (IST)
Kirron Kher, Sunny Deol leading
BJP's star candidates Kirron Kher and Sunny Deol are leading from their seats in Punjab's Chandigarh and Gurdaspur respectively.
09:10 (IST)
Amit Shah leading from Gandhinagar
BJP president Amit Shah is leading from Gujarat's Gandhinagar constituency which used to be party veteran Lal Krishna Advani's seat.
09:09 (IST)
Shashi Tharoor trailing from Thiruvananthapuram
Congress's star campaigner Shashi Tharoor is trailing from his seat in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram.
09:07 (IST)
Sumalatha Ambareesh leading in Mandya
Independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh, wife of the late film star and former Union minister MH Ambareesh, is leading from Mandya.
09:06 (IST)
Rajnath Singh leading from Lucknow
Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is leading from Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow constituency.