Assam bypolls highlights: BJP, allies win all 5 assembly seats

Assam by-polls Results 2021 Live Updates: The counting of votes is began at around 8am and the initial trends are expected to emerge by 10am-11am.

Voters stand in a queue to cast their votes during the bypolls at a polling booth, in Assam's Baksa on Saturday. (ANI Photo)

BJP and its ally UPPL won all five seats in the Assam Bypolls.BJP's Sushanta Borgohain won the Thowra assembly seat by a margin of 30,561 votes. BJP's ally UPPL candidate Jiron Basumatary and Jolen Daimary  won the Gossaigaon and Tamulpur seats by a margin of of 28,252 and over 50,000 votes respectively. BJP candidate Phanidhar Talukdar won the Bhabanipur seat by a margin of 25,641 votes. BJP's Rupjyoti Kurmi won the Mariani seat by a margin of  40,104 votes....Read More

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• 2 Nov 2021, 03:35:14 PM IST

  BJP's Rupjyoti Kurmi wins Mariani seat

  BJP's Rupjyoti Kurmi won the Mariani seat by a margin of 40,104 votes. Kurmi, who secured 55, 489 votes, defeated Congress candidate Luhit Konwar, who received 15,385 votes. 

• 2 Nov 2021, 03:26:05 PM IST

  BJP's Phanidhar Talukdar wins Bhabanipur seat

  BJP's Phanidhar Talukdar won the Bhabanipur seat by a margin of 25,641 votes. Talukdar, who received 64,200 votes, defeated Congress's Sailendra Nath Das, who received 38,559 votes.

• 2 Nov 2021, 02:58:09 PM IST

  Jolen Daimary of UPPL wins Tamulpur

  BJP ally UPPL won its second seat on Tuesday after Jolen Daimary defeated independent candidate Ganesh Kachary by over 50,000 votes to win the Tamulpur seat.

• 2 Nov 2021, 02:48:15 PM IST

  Jiron Basumatary of UPPL wins Gossaigaon

  Jiron Basumatary of ruling United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) won the Gossaigaon seat, and defeated rival Congress's Jowel Tudu by a margin of 28,252 votes.

• 2 Nov 2021, 02:30:57 PM IST

  BJP's Sushanta Borgohain wins Thowra assembly seat

  BJP's Sushanta Borgohain won the Thawra assembly seat by a margin of 30,561 votes over independent candidate Dhaijya Konwar. Borgohain received 54,956 votes while Konwar received 24,395 votes.

• 2 Nov 2021, 02:02:50 PM IST

  BJP wins in Thowra Assembly constituency

  BJP wins in Thowra Assembly constituency. Counting is underway on the remaining four Assembly seats.

• 2 Nov 2021, 11:40:50 AM IST

  NDA takes lead in all five seats of Assam

  The ruling BJP and its allies are leading in all the five assembly constituencies in Assam, where bypolls were held on October 30, according to the latest update of the counting trends put on the Election Commission of India (ECI) website.

• 2 Nov 2021, 10:34:26 AM IST

  First round of counting show early lead for BJP

  BJP candidates Phanidhar Talukdar (Bhabanipur) and Sushanta Borgohain (Thawra) leading after first round of counting.

• 2 Nov 2021, 09:50:42 AM IST

  Early trends for Assam

  As per early trends, BJP candidate Rupjyoti Kurmi leading in Mariani seat. Ruling coalition partner United Peoples Party Liberal (UPPL) candidates leading in Gossaigaon and Tamulpur. BJP and allies leading in all 5 seats in the state. BJP leading in 3, partner UPPL in 2.

• 2 Nov 2021, 09:10:58 AM IST

  BJP takes initial lead in Assam, early trends show

  BJP candidates Phanidhar Talukdar (Bhabanipur) and Sushanta Borgohain (Thawra) leading after first round of counting.

• 2 Nov 2021, 08:42:01 AM IST

  Why bypolls where held?

  Two of the five seats where bye-elections were held, Tamulpur and Gossaigaon, had fallen vacant due to deaths of opposition Bodoland Peoples’ Front (BPF) and ruling United Peoples Party Liberal (UPPL) legislators from COVID19 –related complications.

  The other three seats went to polls as two Congress MLAs, from Mariani and Thawra, and an All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA from Bhabanipur resigned from their parties and joined BJP.

• 2 Nov 2021, 08:21:09 AM IST

  Which party stands where?

  At present ruling BJP has 59 MLAs, UPPL 5 and Asom Gana Parishad 9 while opposition Congress has 27, AIUDF 15, BPF-3, CPM 1 and newly floated Raijor Das has 1 seat in the 126-member house.

• 2 Nov 2021, 08:20:02 AM IST

  Counting will take place in 18 counting halls

  “Counting will take place in 18 counting halls for the five seats where arrangements for 98 counting tables have been made,” a statement from the CEO office read.

• 2 Nov 2021, 08:15:23 AM IST

  Counting of votes begins

  Counting of votes in Assam for five assmebly seats bengan at around 8am on Tuesday. 

• 2 Nov 2021, 07:30:45 AM IST

  All necessary measures in place for smooth counting: Officials

  Ahead of coutning, the local administration has assured that all necessary measures have been taken in place to ensure smooth conduct of the counting process.

• 2 Nov 2021, 07:16:46 AM IST

  Counting for five assembly seats to be held today 

  Assam held elections in five assembly constituencies Gossaigaon, Bhabanipur, Tamulpur, Mariani and Thowra.

• 2 Nov 2021, 06:46:34 AM IST

  Assam's CEO reviews arrangements ahead of counting

  According to an official release, Assam's Chief Electoral Officer Nitin Khade on Monday reviewed the arrangements with the District Election Officers (DEOs) of Gossaigaon, Bhabanipur, Tamulpur, Mariani, and Thowra assembly constituencies. He also directed them to strictly adhere to the instructions issued by the Election Commission of India.

• 2 Nov 2021, 06:43:59 AM IST

  Counting to begin at 8am

  The the electoral officials will begin counting of votes at 8am sharply. The election results will be available on the commission's website: results.eci.gov.in

• 2 Nov 2021, 06:18:24 AM IST

  31 candidates in fray

  A total of 31 candidates are in fray for five seats in Assam.