By-election results highlights: BJP, Cong bag 2 wins each; AAP wins key Tarn Taran seat

By-election 2025 results LIVE updates: MNF candidate Dr R Lalthangliana defeated his nearest rival, Vanlalsailova of the ruling Zoram People's Movement (ZPM), by a margin of 562 votes.

By-election results 2025 LIVE updates: MNF’s Lalthangliana secured 6,981 votes, while ZPM candidate Vanlalsailova received 6,419 votes (FILE ) (HT_PRINT)

By-election 2025 results LIVE updates: The Election Commission of India declared results in six out of eight assembly constituencies across six states and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir where bypolls were held....Read More

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• 14 Nov 2025, 08:30:38 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: See full list

  Budgam (Jammu and Kashmir)- Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi (JK People's Democratic Party)

  Nagrota (Jammu and Kashmir)- Devyani Rana (BJP)

  Ghatsila (Jharkhand)- Somesh Chandra Soren (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha)

  Dampa (Mizoram)- R Lalthangliana (MNF)

  Nua Pada (Odissa)- Jay Dholakia (BJP)

  Tarn Taran (Punjab)- Harmeet Singh Sandhu (AAP)

  Anta (Rajasthan)- Pramod Jain ‘Bhaya’ (Congress)

  Jubilee Hills (Telangana)- Naveen Yadav V (Congress)

• 14 Nov 2025, 08:17:21 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: 'BJP could not convince voters about party's fight for preserving tribal culture,' says Champai

  Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Sorensaid that perhaps the BJP could not convince the voters of Ghatsila assembly constituency about its fight for preserving the language, culture, tradition and the very existence of tribal society.

  JMM candidate Somesh Chandra Soren won the by-election to Ghatshila assembly constituency in Jharkhand by a margin of 38,524 votes by defeating BJP's Babulal Soren, son of Champai Soren.

  Champai said, 'Perhaps, this time, we were not successful to make people understand our stand and that's why (result of by-poll in Ghatsila).'

• 14 Nov 2025, 07:26:41 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: ‘Mahagathbandhan has had a shameful defeat in Bihar,’ says BJP's Altaf Thakur

  BJP Leader from Jammu and Kashmir, Altaf Thakur said that the National Conference has faced a "shameful defeat" in Nagrota and Budgam.

  Thakur said, "BJP has secured a landslide victory and the Mahagathbandhan has had a shameful defeat in Bihar. PM Narendra Modi's model and promises have won... People of Bihar have neglected Rahul Gandhi and his lies... NC has had a shameful defeat in Nagrota and Budgam, and this is the people's referendum against the NC..."

• 14 Nov 2025, 07:05:41 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: PM Modi thanks voters of Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha for BJP win in assembly bypolls

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the voters of Jammu and Kashmir, and Odisha for ensuring the victories of BJP candidates in the assembly bypolls.

  "I thank the people of Nagrota in Jammu and Kashmir as well as Nuapada in Odisha for blessing the BJP with spectacular victories in the bypolls," Modi said in a post on X.

  "Congratulations to the newly elected MLAs Devyani Rana ji and Jay Dholakia ji. Wishing them the very best in serving the people. Compliments to the BJP karyakartas (workers) who worked round the clock to ensure these wins," he added.

• 14 Nov 2025, 06:58:33 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: BJP's Jay Dholakia wins in Nuapada

  BJP candidate Jay Dholakia won the Nuapada assembly bypoll in Odisha by 83,748 votes on Friday, election officials said.

  Dholakia secured 1,23,869 votes, while his nearest rival, Congress candidate Ghasiram Majhi, managed 40,121 votes.

• 14 Nov 2025, 06:13:17 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: ‘We are highly indebted to the people,’ says Mizo National Front (MNF) president Zoramthanga

  Mizoram's main opposition party Mizo National Front (MNF) president Zoramthanga hailed the collective efforts of party workers for the MNF winning the by-election to the Dampa assembly seat.

  MNF candidate Dr R Lalthangliana defeated his nearest rival, Vanlalsailova by a margin of 562 votes.

  "The Almighty blessed our collective efforts, dedication and robust coordination at a time when the ZPM's wave is still blowing. We are highly indebted to the people for choosing our senior vice president Dr R Lalthangliana to fill the vacuum left by our departed MLA," Zoramthanga said.

• 14 Nov 2025, 05:47:25 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: ‘Budgam result is protest against NC,’ says PDP's Muntazir

  PDP's winning candidate from Budgam Aga Syed Muntazir said the verdict is a ‘protest’ against the ruling National Conference (NC) for not fulfilling its political and developmental promises.

  "This verdict is a protest against the NC for not fulfilling its political and developmental promises. This verdict will force the NC to fulfil the promises it made to the people of J-K," Muntazir told as per news agency PTI.

• 14 Nov 2025, 05:20:39 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: ‘Message to Omar Abdullah,’ says PDP's Waheed Para after party wins Budgam Assembly seat

  PDP leader and Pulwama MLA MLA Waheed Para said the party's win in the Budgam Assembly seat had a “message to” Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah.

  “…Despite having 50 MLAs, the administration is missing on the ground,” PTI news agency quoted Para as saying. PDP's Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi won by a margin of 4,478 votes in Budgam, polling a total of 21,576 votes.

• 14 Nov 2025, 04:52:42 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: National Conference witnesses first-ever defeat in Budgam

  The by-election for the Budgam Assembly was won by Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi from the People's Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday. This is the National Conference's first-ever electoral defeat from the seat, PTI news agency reported.

  Budgam, also known as NC's bastion, voted again in by-elections after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah vacated the seat following his election from his family stronghold of Ganderbal in last year's Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir.

  The NC had, till now, won every election in which it had fielded a candidate in the Shia-dominated segment.

• 14 Nov 2025, 04:48:47 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Which candidates are leading in Ghatsila and Nuapada?

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: In Ghatsila, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's Somesh Chandra Soren is in the lead by a margin of 31,300 votes against BJP candidate and Champai Soren's son Babu Lal Soren.

  Babu Lal had contested unsuccessfully from the seat in the 2024 Jharkhand Assembly elections.

• 14 Nov 2025, 04:19:27 PM IST

  Jubilee Hills election result LIVE: V Naveen Yadav thanks public for ‘unwavering support’ after Jubilee Hills win

  Jubilee Hills election result LIVE: Congress candidate V Naveen Yadav, who won the Jubilee Hills by-election by a margin of 24,729 votes against BRS leader Maganti Sunitha Gopinath, thanked the public for “unwavering support.”

  “... I am thankful to all senior party leaders, the Chief Minister, cabinet ministers…” he told ANI news agency.

• 14 Nov 2025, 04:17:22 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: ‘Win belongs to all of Budgam,’ says bypoll winner and PDP candidate Aga Syed Muntazir

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: PDP candidate Aga Syed Muntazir, who won the Budgam Assembly by-election by a margin of 4,478 votes, said the victory did not only belong to the party, but to “all of Budgam and this entire constituency.”

  “Today, they have got the opportunity to celebrate their victory and bring change,” PTI news agency quoted him as saying.

• 14 Nov 2025, 04:10:59 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: ‘People of Punjab prefer politics of work,’ says Arvind Kejriwal after AAP's Tarn Taran win

  After the Aam Aadmi Party won the Tarn Taran by-election, party national convener Arvind Kejriwal said the people of Punjab “prefer politics of work and the honest leadership of Bhagwant Mann ji.”

  AAP candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu won the by-election by a margin of 12,091 votes. “Punjab has once again expressed its trust in AAP. This victory is the victory of the people, the victory of every hardworking worker,” Kejriwal said, congratulating the people of Punjab and AAP workers.

• 14 Nov 2025, 04:03:53 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: PDP's Aga Syed Muntazir wins Budgam by-election

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Peoples Democratic Party candidate Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi won the Budgam by-election by a margin of 4,478 votes, having polled a total of 21,576 votes. He defeated closest rival Aga Syed Mahmood Al-Mosavi of the National Conference, who polled 17,098 votes.

• 14 Nov 2025, 03:57:11 PM IST

  Jubilee Hills election result LIVE: Congress leaders celebrate V Naveen Yadav's win, victory certificate given | Watch

  Congress candidate for the Jubilee Hills by-election was given the victory certificate Friday, Election Commission's PRO said in a statement.

  The counting concluded at the Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, following which the returning officer (RO) made the announcement. Congress leaders celebrated Yadav's win, with visuals by ANI news agency showing them carrying him on their shoulders.

• 14 Nov 2025, 03:30:25 PM IST

  Jubilee Hills election result LIVE: Congress candidate V Naveen Yadav wins Jubilee Hills by-election

  Congress candidate V Naveen Yadav won the by-election in Telangana's Jubilee Hills by a margin of 24,729 votes, having polled 98,988 votes. He defeated BRS's Maganti Sunitha Gopinath, who received 74,259 votes.

• 14 Nov 2025, 03:21:10 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: JMM's Somesh Chandra Soren leads against BJP's Babu Lal Soren in Ghatsila

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Somesh Chandra Soren is leading by over 27,977 votes in the Ghatsila by-election. BJP's Babu Lal Soren is behind him with 43,366 votes, according to the Election Commission of India.

  Babu Lal Soren had also contested the Assembly election for Ghatsila in 2024, but was defeated by late Ramdas Soren of the JMM.

• 14 Nov 2025, 03:17:19 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: In Budgam, PDP's Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi leads by over 5,000 votes

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: In Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam, Peoples Democratic Party candidate Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi has taken a lead of 5,240 votes, having polled 20,291 votes in total.

  J&K National Conference candidate Aga Syed Mahmood Al-Mosavi is trailing with 15,051 votes, with Independent candidate Jibran Dar at the third position.

• 14 Nov 2025, 03:07:27 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Congress party took lead in Jubilee Hills from ‘very first postal ballot’, says party leader

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Congress leader Faheem Qureshi said that the party had been in the lead “from the very first postal ballot to this very minute”, PTI news agency reported.

  “Round by round, our lead kept increasing. At no point was BRS even close to us in the fight,” Qureshi told PTI, alleging that the BRS was “misleading the public with fake surveys on their own channels.”

• 14 Nov 2025, 02:57:19 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Which candidates are leading in Budgam, Jubilee Hills, Ghatsila and Nuapada?

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Counting is currently underway for the by-elections in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam, Telangana's Jubilee Hills, Jharkhand's Ghatsila and Odisha's Nuapada.

  In Budgam, J&K Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi is in the lead. Naveen Yadav of the Congress is leading in Jubilee Hills. In Ghatsila, Jharkhant Mukti Morcha's Somesh Chandra Soren is leading, while in Nuapada, BJP's Jay Dholakia is ahead, according to Election Commission data.

• 14 Nov 2025, 02:48:03 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Aam Aadmi Party wins in Punjab's Tarn Taran

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Aam Aadmi Party candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu won in Punjab's Tarn Taran assembly bypoll with 42649 votes, defeating Shiromani Akali Dal's Sukhwinder Kaur, Congress's Karanbir Singh, and BJP's Harjit Singh Sandhu.

• 14 Nov 2025, 02:13:56 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Congress wins in Rajasthan's Anta

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Congress candidate Pramod Jain ‘Bhaya’ has won in the Rajasthan's Anta assembly bypoll with a margin of 15612. He won over Bharatiya Janata Party's Morpal Suman and independent candidate Naresh Meena.

• 14 Nov 2025, 02:01:13 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Congress maintains comfortable lead in Rajasthan's Anta

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Congress' Pramod Jain ‘Bhaya’ maintains lead in Rajasthan's Anta by 15594 votes, leaving behind Bharatiya Janata Party's Morpal Suman.

• 14 Nov 2025, 01:43:24 PM IST

  Jubilee Hills election result LIVE: Congress workers celebrate as party leads in Jubilee Hills

  Jubilee Hills election result LIVE: Congress workers celebrate with firecrackers as party candidate Naveen Yadav leads in Telangana's Jubilee Hills.

• 14 Nov 2025, 01:20:07 PM IST

  Jubilee Hills election result LIVE: Trailing BJP candidate says ‘counting still on’

  Jubilee Hills election result LIVE: Jubilee Hills bypoll BJP candidate Lanka Deepak Reddy said “counting is still going on” as he trails behind Congress's Naveen Yadav.

  “You can ask the people on the road about who has distributed money; they will tell you. I’m not blaming those people, that’s how they were made to do it,” he said.

• 14 Nov 2025, 01:15:17 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: BJP's Devyani Rana thanks voters after winning from Nagrota

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: After winning from J&K's Nagrota assembly seat, BJP candidate Devyani Rana said, "I would like to thank the voters of Nagrota constituency from the bottom of my heart. The way they blessed Devender Singh Rana in 2024, they have blessed me too, and I will be forever grateful to them."

• 14 Nov 2025, 01:07:49 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: BJP's Jay Dholakia leads in Odisha's Nuapada

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: BJP candidate Jay Dholakia leads in Odisha's Nuapada assembly bypolls by 46713 votes, leaving behind Biju Janata Dal's Snehangini Chhuria and Indian National Congress's Ghasi Ram Majhi.

• 14 Nov 2025, 12:44:32 PM IST

  Jubilee Hills election result LIVE: Congress's Naveen Yadav leads by 15,000 votes

  Jubilee Hills election result LIVE: Congress candidate Naveen Yadav is leading by over 15,000 votes in the Jubilee Hills by-election, counting of which began at 8 am. Naveen Yadav's next rival was Maganti Sunitha Gopinath of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).

• 14 Nov 2025, 12:16:29 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: BJP's Devyani Rana wins in J&K's Nagrota

  

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Bharatiya Janata Party's Devyani Rana has won in Jammu and Kashmir's Nagrota assembly bypoll with 42350 votes. Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party Harsh Dev Singh lost to her with 17703 votes, followed by Jammu & Kashmir National Conference's Shamim Begum, who bagged 10872 votes.

• 14 Nov 2025, 12:02:36 PM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: AAP leading with over 7000 votes in Tarn Taran

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Aam Aadmi Party's candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu has maintained a comfortable lead with 7294 votes in Punjab's Tarn Taram assembly bypoll.

  After tenth round of counting, the numbers are-

  1. Aap -Harmeet Singh Sandhu-26892

  2. Waris Punjab- Mandeep Singh-11793

  3. SAD-Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa-19598

  4. Congress-Karnbir Singh Burj-10139

  5.BJP- Harjeet Singh Sandhu -3759

  6-Nota-370

• 14 Nov 2025, 11:40:09 AM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: JKPDP maintains lead in Budgam seat left vacant by Omar Abdullah

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party candidate Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi is maintaining comfortable lead in J&K's Budgam assembly bypoll. The seat was left vacant after Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah had resigned to retain the Ganderbal seat.

• 14 Nov 2025, 11:31:28 AM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: AAP maintains lead in Punjab's Tarn Taran

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Aam Aadmi Party's candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu has maintained a comfortable lead in Punjab's Tarn Taram assembly bypoll.

  After ninth round of counting, the numbers are-

  Harmeet Singh Sandhu (AAP): 23773

  Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa (SAD): 18263

  Mandeep Singh (WPD):10416

  Karanbir Singh Burj (Congress): 9470

  Aap candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu is leading by 5510 votes.

• 14 Nov 2025, 11:22:49 AM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Congress, BJP maintain lead in two seats each

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates:Both Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party have maintained leads in two bypoll seats each. While Congress is leading in Telangana's Jubilee Hills and Rajasthan Anta, BJP is leading in Odisha Naupada and Jammu and Kashmir's Nagrota.

• 14 Nov 2025, 11:13:16 AM IST

  By-election LIVE updates: Mizo National Front's Dr R Lalthangliana wins in Dampa

  By-election LIVE updates: Mizo National Front's Dr R Lalthangliana has won in Mizoram's Dampa.

• 14 Nov 2025, 11:04:27 AM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: AAP maintains lead in Punjab's Tarn Taran

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Aam Aadmi Party's Harmeet Singh Sandhu is maintaining lead in Punjab's Tarn Taran assembly bypolls.

  After seventh round of voting, the numbers are-

  Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa (SAD): 15521

  Harmeet Singh Sandhu (AAP): 17357

  Karanbir Singh Burj (Congress): 8181

  Mandeep Singh (WPD): 7667

  Aap candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu is leading by 1836 votes.

• 14 Nov 2025, 10:59:24 AM IST

  Anta by-election LIVE updates: Congress maintains comfortable lead in Rajasthan's Anta

  Anta by-election LIVE updates: Indian National Congress' Pramod Jain ‘Bhaya’ is maintaining a comfortable lead in Rajasthan's Anta constituency bypolls with 5049 votes, according to ECI. Right behind him is independent candidate Naresh Meena, followed by Bharatiya Janata Party's Morpal Suman.

• 14 Nov 2025, 10:44:07 AM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Who is leading where in bypolls? A quick glimpse

  

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: While Congress is leading in Rajasthan's Anta and Telangana's Jubilee Hills, Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in Odisha's Naupada and J&K's Nagrota. Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party is leading in Budgam, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is leading in Ghatshila, Mizo National Front is leading in Dampa, and Aam Aadmi Party is leading in Tarn Taran.

• 14 Nov 2025, 10:22:07 AM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: AAP leads in Punjab's Tarn Taran

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Aam Aadmi Party's Harmeet Singh Sandhu leads in Punjab's Tarn Taran bypolls. Trailing behind are Shiromani Akali Dal's Sukhwinder Kaur and Indian National Congress's Karanbir Singh.

  After fifth round of counting, the numbers are-

  SAD : 11540

  AAP: 11727

  Congress: 6329

  Mandeep Singh (WPD): 4744

• 14 Nov 2025, 10:03:05 AM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: BJP takes early lead in Odisha's Nuapada

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Bharatiya Janata Party's Jay Dholakia has taken an early lead in Odisha's Nuapada assembly bypoll, according to ECI. Trailing behind are Indian National Congress' Ghasi Ram Majhi and Biju Janata Dal's Snehangini Chhuria.

• 14 Nov 2025, 10:00:23 AM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference takes early lead in Budgam

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference's Aga Syed Mahmood Al-Mosavi takes early lead in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam, according to ECI. Bharatiya Janata Party's Aga Syed Mohsin Mosvi is trailing.

• 14 Nov 2025, 09:54:08 AM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Congress takes early lead in Rajasthan's Anta

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Congress' Pramod Jain ‘Bhaya’ has taken an early lead in Rajasthan's Anta assembly bypoll, according to the ECI, leaving behind Bharatiya Janata Party's Morpal Suman and independent candidate Naresh Meena.

• 14 Nov 2025, 09:49:11 AM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: JMM's Somesh Chandra Soren leads in Jharkhand's Ghatsila

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's Somesh Chandra Soren has taken an early lead in Ghatsila bypoll, according to the Election Commission of India. Bharatiya Janata Party's Babu Lal Soren, son of fomer Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren, is trailing.

• 14 Nov 2025, 09:43:48 AM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: BJP's Devyani Rana leading in J&K's Nagrota

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Bharatiya Janata Party's Devyani Rana is leading in J&K's Nagrota assembly seat. The bypolls were triggered by the death of her father and BJP leader Devender Singh Rana.

  Among her rivals are NC’s Shamima Begum, a DDC member from Dansal and Panthers Party India chief Harsh Dev Singh.

• 14 Nov 2025, 09:34:56 AM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: What are the second-round numbers in Tarn Taran bypolls

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Tarn Taran bypoll second round:

  SAD : 5843

  AAP: 4363

  Congress: 2955

  Mandeep Singh (WPD): 1889

  SAD candidate Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa is leading by 1480 votes.

• 14 Nov 2025, 09:21:04 AM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Congress takes early lead in Jubilee Hills

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: In the by-election in Telangana's Jubilee Hills assembly seat in Hyderabad, Congress has taken a lead in early trends. After second round, Congress is leading by 1,144 votes as BRS and BJP trail.

• 14 Nov 2025, 09:10:45 AM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Mizo National Front takes lead in Mizoram's Dampa

  

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Mizo National Front's Dr. R Lalthangliana takes lead in early trends Dampa bypoll. Indian National Congress's John Rotluangliana and BJP's Lalhmingthanga are trailing.

• 14 Nov 2025, 08:55:53 AM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Shiromani Akali Dal takes lead in Tarn Taran

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Shiromani Akali Dal's Sukhwinder Kaur takes lead in early trends in Punjab's Tarn Taran bypoll, according to Election Commission of India.

• 14 Nov 2025, 08:48:15 AM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: ‘Umeed ke upar dunia kayam hai,' says NC leader as counting for Nagrota bypoll begins

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Ahead of the vote count for various by-elections on Friday, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) leader Sheikh Bashir Ahmad is hopeful of the party's candidate winning the Nagrota assembly by-elections, reported news agency ANI.

  "Umeed ke upar dunia kayam hai. We, too, are very hopeful. The administration's attitude has not been good. I had told them on the first day itself that their system is not good," the JKNC leader told ANI.

  "People are coming in (for counting) whenever they feel like. Bureaucracy will not work. Liquor was caught but no action was taken, complaint was made but no action was taken. People's mandate is in, let's wait," he added.

• 14 Nov 2025, 08:31:00 AM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Tarn Taran District PRO says 16 rounds of counting to be held

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Tarn Taran District PRO Inderjit Singh told news agency ANI, "There will be 16 rounds of counting and the result will be declared for each round. A micro-observer is present with each counting officer. The entire process is transparent. The counting agents were issued an identity card, and the police checked everyone's ID before letting them inside."

• 14 Nov 2025, 08:19:29 AM IST

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Visuals from Jammu's counting centre show morning rush amid result wait

  By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Visuals from outside a counting centre in Jammu. Counting of votes for the Nagrota Assembly by-election began at 8 am.

  The seat fell vacant following the demise of sitting BJP MLA Devender Singh Rana; by-elections were held on November 11.