By-election update: Voter turnout in Bihar’s Rupauli constituency was 39.36% as of 1 pm
Officials said the turnout for the by-polls in Bihar’s Rupauli Assembly constituency on Wednesday was recorded at 39.36 per cent by 1 pm. Polling, which began at 7 am, will continue till 6 pm.
By-poll update: Voter turnout in Jalandhar West was 34.40% by 1 pm
Wednesday’s Jalandhar West Assembly by-polls in Punjab recorded a voter turnout of 34.40 per cent by 1 pm.
By-poll update: Himachal Pradesh records around 48% voter turnout till 1 pm
The by-polls in three assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh recorded a voter turnout of around 48 per cent by 1 pm on Wednesday. According to data released by the state election commissioner by 1 pm, Nalagarh constituency had the highest voter turnout at 51.59 per cent, followed by Hamirpur (47.05 per cent) and Dera (46.47 per cent).
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By-election update: Himachal Pradesh records 32.7% voter turnout in first four hours
The by-polls in three assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh recorded a voter turnout of 32.7 per cent till 11 am on Wednesday. The turnout in Dera constituency was 31.61 per cent, Hamirpur constituency 31.81 per cent and Nalagarh constituency 34.63 per cent.
By-elections update: Uttarakhand voter turnout 26.99% in Mangla, 21.20% in Badrinath by 11 am
According to officials, the voter turnout in the Manglar Assembly by-elections in Uttarakhand was 26.99 per cent till 11 am on Wednesday, while the turnout in the Badrinath Assembly by-elections was 21.20 per cent.
By-election update: Sukanta Majumdar says TMC goons are at every intersection, intimidating voters
Union minister and state BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar on Wednesday said TMC “thugs” were standing at intersections everywhere and intimidating people, leading to low voter turnout.
By-poll update: Himachal records 15.99% vote share in first two hours
By-polls in three assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh recorded a voter turnout of 15.99 per cent within the first two hours of voting on Wednesday.
Voting began at 7 am in 315 polling stations. According to polling officials, the turnout in Dera was 15.70 per cent, in Hamirpur 15.71 per cent and in Nalagarh 16.48 per cent.
By-poll update: Bengal voter turnout stands at 24% by 11 am
Voter turnout in by-polls held in four assembly constituencies in West Bengal on Wednesday was recorded at 24.25 per cent by 11 am, an Election Commission official said.
Among the constituencies, Ranaghat Dakshin (SC) had the highest voter turnout of 26.32 per cent, followed by Raiganj with 25.98 per cent, Bagda (SC) with 22.63 per cent and Maniktala with 21.89 per cent.
By-election Updates: Mangral clashes, Harish Rawat says bullets fired to intimidate vulnerable people and Congress voters
Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and BJP leader Harish Rawat on Wednesday expressed concern over clashes between two groups in Mangla during the state assembly by-elections, alleging that bullets were fired to intimidate vulnerable people and BJP voters. He also said several people were injured.
By-poll update: Bihar’s Rupauli Assembly seat, voter turnout till 9 am is 9.27%
Voter turnout in the by-elections for the Rupauli assembly seat in Bihar, held till 9 am on Wednesday, was 9.27 per cent, officials said.
The polling began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. Over 3 lakh voters are eligible to decide the fate of 11 candidates in this by-election under the Purnea Assembly seat.
By-poll update: Voter turnout in Bengal reached around 11% by 9 am, Election Commission says
Election Commission officials said turnout in the by-polls held in four assembly constituencies in West Bengal was 10.85 percent by 9 am on Wednesday.
Among the constituencies, Raiganj had the highest voter turnout at 12.01 per cent, followed by Ranaghat Dakshin with 11.58 per cent, Bagda with 10.61 per cent and Maniktala with 9.01 per cent.
By-election update: Clash breaks out between TMC workers and BJP’s Raiganj candidate in Bengal
A scuffle broke out between TMC workers and BJP candidate Manas Kumar Ghosh at a polling station in Raiganj in West Bengal on Wednesday.
By-election update: Police say ‘situation normal’ after reports of clashes in Uttarakhand’s Manglar
A clash between two groups was reported earlier during the ongoing voting for the by-elections in Manglar, Uttarakhand. SP Rural Swapan Kishore Singh explained the incident and said the situation is normal and adequate police force has been deployed.
By-election updates: BJP candidate from Dehra says 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be ‘the most exciting and challenging elections in the history of Himachal’
By-election update: Clashes break out between two groups in Uttarakhand’s Mangla.
“Miscreants are firing openly. This is the murder of democracy. There are reports of injuries. No ambulances or other steps have been taken to shift the injured to hospital,” Manglar Congress candidate Kazi Nizamuddin said on Wednesday.
By-poll update: JD(U) candidate Kaladar Prasad Mandal casts vote
JD(U) candidate Kaladar Prasad Mandal cast his vote at a polling station in Purnea on Wednesday for the Rupauli Assembly by-election.
By-election updates: Voting begins in Uttarakhand’s Manglar and Badrinath parliamentary constituencies
In Uttarakhand, voting is underway for by-elections to Mangla and Badrinath constituencies.
According to election officials, voting will begin at 8 am on Wednesday and continue until 6 pm. The votes for the by-polls will be counted on July 13.
The Mangla by-election was necessitated by the death of sitting BSP MP Sarwat Karim Ansari in October last year. The Badrinath seat fell vacant after sitting BJP MP Rajendra Bhandari resigned from his post in March this year and joined the BJP.
By-election updates: Voting for Jalandhar West by-election underway
Voting for the Jalandhar West Assembly by-election in Punjab is going on amid tight security arrangements. Polling began at 7 am on Wednesday and will continue till 6 pm, officials said. The results will be counted on July 13.
The Jalandhar West constituency is witnessing a multi-front electoral contest with major parties like the AAP, Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party pitted against each other.
There are 15 candidates standing in the by-election. There are a total of 171,963 eligible voters, including 89,629 males, 82,326 females and eight voters of the third gender.
By-election update: People cast their vote at a polling station in Bagda, Bengal
People cast their vote at a polling station in Bagda, North 24 Pargansh, as voting begins for the Bagda Assembly by-elections in West Bengal.
By-election update: Voting underway in three constituencies in Himachal
In Himachal Pradesh, by-elections are being held in three constituencies – Dera, Hamirpur and Nalagarh.
These seats fell vacant after three independents — Hoshiyar Singh (Dera), Ashish Sharma (Hamirpur) and KL Thakur (Nalagarh) — resigned from the House on March 22 after supporting the BJP in the Rajya Sabha elections held on February 27.
A total of 13 candidates are running in these three constituencies, with 259,340 voters eligible to vote.
By-election update: Footage of security arrangements at polling booths in Dehra, Himachal Pradesh
By-election Updates: Jalandhar AAP candidate Mohinder Bhagat praises Punjab Chief Minister after voting
“Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has done a lot of good deeds. People respect him a lot. We have received a lot of support from people. I appeal to all of you to vote for us,” Jalandhar AAP candidate Mohinder Bhagat said after casting his vote.
By-election update: BJP candidate in West Bengal’s Raiganj accuses TMC of creating disturbances in 2-4 polling booths
BJP candidate from Raiganj Assembly constituency Manas Kumar Ghosh on Wednesday accused the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of trying to create disturbances at several polling booths during the ongoing by-elections in the state.
By-election update: Voting begins in Vikravandi constituency in Tamil Nadu
Voting for the by-elections for the Vikravandi constituency in Tamil Nadu began on Wednesday with people flocking to polling stations from 7 am to exercise their voting franchise.
A total of 29 candidates are running and the counting of votes will take place on July 13. The constituency has 234,000 eligible voters, including 115,000 men and 118,000 women.
It has become a three-way contest between the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Anniyur Siva (alias Shivashanmugam A), C Anbumani of the Patali Makkal Katchi (PMK) and K Abhinaya of Naam Thamilal Katchi, and tight security was deployed at the polling stations.
By-election update: Voting begins in four West Bengal assembly seats
In West Bengal, three of these constituencies — Maniktala in Kolkata, Ranaghat Dakshin and Bagda in North 24 Parghanth — are in the southern part of the state, while the fourth, Raiganj, is in the northern part of Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district.
These four constituencies in the state have around one million voters.
The Election Commission has deployed around 70 companies of security forces to guard 1,097 polling stations across four seats. The counting of votes will take place on July 13.
By-election Update: Voting begins for Rupauli Assembly constituency in Bihar
In Bihar, over 30 lakh voters will decide the electoral fate of 11 candidates.
The by-election was necessitated by the resignation of incumbent MP Bima Bharti, who had won the seat multiple times for the JD(U) but stepped down to run as an RJD candidate in this year’s general elections.
She lost her deposit in the Assembly elections and is now running again in the by-elections as an RJD candidate. The JD(U) has fielded Kaladar Prasad Mandal, who ran as an independent from Rupauli in the 2020 state assembly elections. Former state legislator Shankar Singh, who quit Union minister Chirag Paswan’s LJP (Ram Vilas) party, is also running as an independent.
