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Bypolls to 51 Assembly seats, two Lok Sabha constituencies in 18 states record 57% turnout; heavy rains disrupt polling in Kerala
•The overall voting percentage in the bypolls to 51 Assembly seats was nearly 56.84 per cent, the Election Commission said while releasing data available till 7 pm, adding that the polling passed off peacefully

By-election 2019 Voting Updates: Polling concludes in 51 seats across 18 states; Arunachal Pradesh's Khonsa West records highest turnout at 90.74%
Fp Staff •By-election polling updates: Voting for bypolls in 51 Assembly constituencies across 18 states concluded at 6 pm. While Arunachal Pradesh's Khonsa West Assembly constituency recorded highest turnout at 90.74 percent, Uttar Pradesh recorded the lowest at 44.71 percent

Himachal Pradesh bypolls 2019: Pachhad, Dharamsala Assembly constituencies record voter turnouts of 40% by 1 pm
•The voting for Pachhad and Dharamshala seats began at 8 am and the electors may use their right to franchise till 5 pm, he said

Bypoll results 2019 updates: BJP wins Jind Assembly seat with 49,229 votes; Congress bags Ramgarh with 83,311 votes
Fp Staff •Bypoll results 2019 LIVE updates: The final round of counting in Jind revealed that the BJP garnered 49,229 votes, while the JJP polled 37,681 votes. As BJP workers celebrated in constituency, Congress nominee Randeep Singh Surjewala congratulated BJP's Krishan Middha.

Karnataka By Election Results 2018: Final tally of votes from Ramanagara, Shimoga, Mandya, Bellary and Jamkhandi
Fp Staff •The by-election for three Lok Sabha and two Vidhan Sabha seats were held on Saturday. Bypolls in Bellary, Shimoga and Mandya Lok Sabha seats, and Ramanagara and Jamkhandi Assembly seats were necessitated by the resignation of three MPs and one MLA, and the death of another MLA.

Day after meeting Amit Shah, Uddhav says 'drama' still going on; MSP chief Narayan Rane dares Shiv Sena to quit NDA
Fp Staff •A day after BJP president Amit Shah called on Uddhav Thackeray in an attempt to placate the sulking ally, the Shiv Sena chief today said whatever is happening is "all drama".

By-elections 2018: EC may announce re-polling in Kairana after allegations of EVM tampering and malfunction
Fp Staff •Election Commission is likely to hold re-polling in at least 35 booths in Uttar Pradesh's Kairana.

By-elections 2018: EVM glitches mar Lok Sabha bypolls in Maharashtra's Palghar and Bhandara-Gondiya seats
Ians •Many voters in Maharashtra were left in the lurch following glitches in over 100 VVPAT electronic voting machines (EVM) in Palghar and Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha bypolls that started on Monday.

By-elections 2018: BJP vies to keep Lok Sabha equilibrium as regional forces align in 10 Assembly, 4 Lok Sabha seats
Fppolitics •The voters of the country have plenty on their plate today as polling is underway in 10 Assembly and four Lok Sabha seats including the controversy-marred RR Nagar Karnataka Assembly seat.

Bar candidates from contesting more than one seat during polls, Election Commission tells Supreme Court
Fp Staff •The Election Commission has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court, requesting that candidates be barred from contesting more than one seat during elections



