Priyanka wins Wayanad Lok Sabha seat by over 4.1 lakh votes
Bengal bypolls: TMC ahead in three of six seats
Kolkata: The TMC was ahead of its rivals in three of the six Assembly seats as counting of postal ballots for the West Bengal bypolls was underway, TV channels reported on Saturday.
The counting of votes began at 8 am. The constituencies that went to the polls are Naihati, Haroa, Medinipur, Taldangra, Sitai (SC), and Madarihat (ST). Bengali news channel ABP Ananda reported that TMC was leading in Naihati constituency in North 24 Parganas and Taldangra constituency in Bankura. Another Bengali news channel News 18 Bangla reported that TMC was leading in Naihati and Haroa seats.
The Election Commission, however, is yet to come out with any trend as of now on its website. Five of these seats are in the TMC's stronghold in south Bengal, while Madarihat, which was won by the BJP in 2021, remains a saffron bastion in the northern part of the state. The by-elections were necessitated following the resignation of MLAs who had won seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, leaving their assembly constituencies vacant. - PTI
Nanded Lok Sabha bypoll, where 67.81 per cent voting was recorded on November 20.
Counting of votes cast in the bypolls for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat and the Palakkad and Chelakkara assembly constituencies in Kerala commenced at 8 am on Saturday.
Counting of votes for by-elections on nine assembly seats of Uttar Pradesh began at 8 am on Saturday amid tight security, according to an official. Voting for by-elections in the state's Meerapur (Muzaffarnagar), Kundarki (Moradabad), Ghaziabad, Khair (Aligarh), Karhal (Mainpuri), Sisamau (Kanpur Nagar), Phulpur (Prayagraj), Katehari (Ambedkarnagar) and Majhawan (Mirzapur) assembly constituencies was held on November 20.
Counting has commenced for the by-elections in 46 Assembly constituencies and two Lok Sabha seats. Attention is particularly focused on Wayanad.
All eyes are on Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi as counting for the Wayanad by-poll seat to begin shortly. The high-profile constituency recorded a polling of close to 65 percent in the by-election held on November 13. A total of 16 candidates are in the race to grab the seat. Follow the live blog for more updates.