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UP Bypoll Results Highlights: SP's Dimple Yadav wins Mainpuri, BJP bags Rampur
Bypoll Results 2022 Highlights: The counting of votes for the bypolls in six assembly constituencies in five states and Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh concluded with BJP and Congress winning 2 assembly seats each, and SP candidate Dimple Yadav bagging the high-stake Mainpuri seat.
Bypoll Results 2022 Highlights: The counting of votes for the bypolls in six assembly constituencies in five states and the high-stake Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh concluded on Thursday evening. While BJP won Uttar Pradesh's Rampur seat and Bihar's Kurhani seat, Congress has won Chhattisgarh's Bhanupratappur and Rajasthan's Sardarshahar seat. Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Barsha Singh Bariha won Padampur assembly seat, and RJD's Madan Bhaiya won UP's Rampur seat....Read More
Meanwhile, SP candidate Dimple Yadav has won the high-stake Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat by more than 2.88 lakh votes - where the by-election was necessitated by the demise of Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav in October. Yadav had won from Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat for five terms while the BJP has never won Mainpuri parliamentary seat even during Modi wave of 2014 and in the 2019 general elections.
UP bypoll: BJP wins Rampur seat, Akhilesh Yadav hits out
BJP candidate Akash Saxena won the Rampur assembly seat, defeating SP's Asim Raza. Akhilesh Yadav, while speaking to the media, said that “it has been an injustice against the SP candidate in Rampur”.
“If it had been fair election in Rampur, it would have been a historic win for SP,” he said.
Akhilesh Yadav addresses media after Dimple Yadav's big win
After Dimple Yadav's massive victory in the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, Akhilesh Yadav said that “it is the vote against negative politics.” “Administration created pressure but voters defied it,” he said.
Dimple Yadav thanks party workers post win
SP candidate Dimple Yadav thanked party workers for her massive win in the high-stake Mainpuri seat. “I had said that voters will create history and they did. This is victory of Netaji and devoted to him,” she said.
Mainpuri bypoll: SP's Dimple Yadav wins in stronghold
SP candidate Dimple Yadav has won the high-stake Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat with a margin of 2,88,461 votes, defeating BJP's Raghuraj Singh Shakya.
UP bypoll: RJD wins Khatauli assembly seat
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RJD) candidate Madan Bhaiya wins Khatauli assembly seat with a margin of 22,143 votes - defeating BJP's Rajkumari.
Chhattisgarh bypoll: Congress wins Bhanupratappur seat
Congress candidate Savitri Manoj Mandavi has won the Bhanupratappur assembly seat in Chhattisgarh, defeating BJP's Bramhanand Netam with a margin of 21,171 votes.
Padampur bypoll: BJD wins, defeats BJP
BJD candidate Barsha Singh Bariha has won the Padampur assembly seat by over 42,000 votes, defeating BJP's Pradip Purohit.
Rajasthan bypoll: Cong takes lead, Gehlot says 'people's seal on his govt's good governance'
With Congress' Anil Sharma poised to win the Sardarshahar assembly bypoll after taking a 26,852-vote lead over his nearest rival, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Thursday termed it "people's seal on his government's good governance and public welfare schemes", reported PTI.
Bihar bypoll: Former DY CM demands CM Nitish Kumar's resignation
Bihar's former deputy chief minister Sushil Modi has demanded CM Nitish Kumar's resignation after BJP's defeat in Kurhani assembly seat.
Bihar bypoll: BJP wins Kurhani assembly seat
BJP has won the Kurhani assembly seat in Bihar defeating JD(U) by 3,645 votes, announced Election Commission.
RLD leads in Khatauli, BJP leads in Rampur
RLD candidate Madan Bhaiya is leading in Khatauli bypolls with a margin of 11,327 votes while BJP's Akash Saxena is leading in the Rampur by-election with a margin of 6,746 votes.
Dimple Yadav leads with over 4 lakh votes in SP stronghold
SP candidate Dimple Yadav has bagged 4,10,751 votes, with BJP trailing with 2,10,751 votes so far. Yadav is leading by 20,06,88 votes.
Kurhani bypoll: BJP leads by 56 votes
In Bihar's Kurhani assembly seat bypoll, BJP is leadsing by 56 votes at the end of 19 round.
Dimple Yadav crosses victory margin of one lakh votes
SP candidate Dimple Yadav crossed a victory margin of one lakh votes - 1,45,730.
Padampur bypoll: BJD leads by 21,315 votes
In Odisha's Padampur assembly seat, BJD leading by 21,315 votes; BJP candidate Pradip Purohit trailing.
Shivpal Yadav thanks voters as Dimple Yadav set to win in stronghold
Shivpal Yadav thanked voters as Dimple Yadav leads in Mainpuri assembly Lok Sabha seat.
“Heartfelt gratitude to the respected public, well-wishers, friends and hardworking workers for the blessings, love and immense public support received from the voters of Mainpuri parliamentary constituency. Heartfelt thanks to the residents of Jaswantnagar for the blessings given to Mrs. Dimple Yadav by the respected people of Jaswantnagar,” he tweeted.
Dimple Yadav set to exceed margin of votes compared to SP's 2019 performance
Dimple Yadav seems to be increasing the margin of votes with which SP won in 2019. Party supporters are now expecting victory with over one lakh margin this time. In 2019 Lok Sabha election, SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav had won by margin of 94,000 votes.
Padampur bypoll: BJD candidate leads by 15,541 votes
BJD candidate Barsha Singh Bariha leading with 15,541 votes in Padampur assembly seat against BJP's Pradip Purohit.
Dimple Yadav set to win in SP stronghold
SP candidate Dimple Yadav is set to win in the party stronghold with nearly 1 lakh votes.
SP leads in all three UP constituencies
Samajwadi Party (SP) is leading in all three Uttar Pradesh constitutencies - Mainpuri, Rampur and Khatauli.
Rampur bypoll: SP's Raza leads, BJP trailing
Rampur bypoll: SP's Asim Raza leading with 13,080 votes, while BJP's Akash Saxena is trailing with 6,903 votes - with a vote margin of 6,177.
Kurhani bypoll: JD(U) leads by 1,802 votes
In Bihar's Kurhani assembly seat, JD(U) is leading by 1,802 votes at the end of the 9th round, BJP is trailing.
Khatauli bypoll: RLD-SP candidate leading by 8,857 votes
RLD-SP candidate Madan Bhaiya is leading by 8,857 after 6th round. BJP's Rajkumari Saini is trailing.
Padampur bypoll: BJD leading against BJP candidate
In Odisha's Padampur assembly bypoll, BJD candidate Barsha Singh Bariha is leading by 3,619 votes against BJP rival Pradip Purohit at the end of second round of counting.
Bihar's Kurhani bypoll: JD(U) leads BJP
In Bihar's Kurhani assembly seat, JD (U) leads BJP by 672 votes at the end of fifth round.
