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Bypolls Highlights: Voting ends for 7 assembly seats in 6 states
Assembly bypolls Highlights: Voting was held in these seats- Andheri East seat in Maharashtra, Munugode in Telangana, Gopalganj and Mokama in Bihar, Adampur in Haryana, Gola Gokarannath in Uttar Pradesh and Dhamnagar in Odisha.
Voting for bypolls to seven assembly seats across six states was held on Thursday. Many of these seats are a direct contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and regional parties. The voting started at 7am and went on on till 6pm. The bypolls were held in these seats- Andheri East seat in Maharashtra, Munugode in Telangana, Gopalganj and Mokama in Bihar, Adampur in Haryana, Gola Gokarannath in Uttar Pradesh and Dhamnagar in Odisha....Read More
The counting of votes for all these seats will be on Sunday (November 6).
Approx. voter turnout for 7 constituencies
Approx. final voter turnout for 7 constituencies: 31.74% (Andheri East), 48.35% (Gopalganj, 52.47% (Mokama), 55.68% (Gola Gorakhnath), 66.63% (Dhamnagar), 75.25% (Adampur), and 77.55% (Munugode).
Polling ends in Bihar's Gopalganj and Mokama
Voting ends in Bihar's Gopalganj and Mokama. Till 5pm, 48.35% and 52.47% turnout respectively.
60% voter turnout in Munugode
Till 3pm, voter turnout of 59.92% recorded in Telangana's Munugode.
Over 42% turnout till 3pm in Gopalganj, Mokama
Till 3pm, 42.65% voting in Gopalganj, and 42.44% in Mokama.
Bihar: Till 1pm, 30% turnout in Gopalganj, 34% in Mokama
Till 1pm, voter turnout of 29.90% and 34.26% registered in Bihar's Gopalganj and Mokama respectively.
42% voter turnout in Munugode bypoll till 1pm
A voter turnout of 25.8% has been recorded till 1pm in Telangana's Munugode bypoll, according to Election Commission data.
25.8% voter turnout recorded in Munugode bypoll
A voter turnout of 25.8% has been recorded in Munugode bypoll, Telangana, according to figures presented at 11am.
Bihar: Voter turnout in Gopal Ganj at 21.76%, Mokama at 27.03%
As of 11 am, the voter turnout in Gopal Ganj and Mokama assembly seats of Bihar is at 21.76% and 27.03% respectively.
Haryana Adampur records 10.50% voter turnout
The Adampur assembly seat in Haryana has recorded a voter turnout of 10.50% as of 9am, according to the Election Commission.
Bihar: No untoward incident reported in Mokama, Gopalganj
Polling is going on peacefully in Mokama and Gopalganj assembly seats of Bihar. Voting began at 7am and will go on till 6pm.
Maharashtra: Andheri East assembly seat records voter turnout of 3.61%
The Andhrei East assembly seat has recorded a voter turnout of 3.61% so far, according to Election Commission figures. The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction is expected to win the election.
Voter turnout in Telangana's Munugode seat at 11.20%
Telangana's Munugode seat has recorded a voter turnout of 11.20% so far. As many as 2,41,855 will be voting for the bypoll.
Bihar: Voter turnout in Gopalganj at 9.37%, Mokama at 11.57%
The voter turnout in bypolls in GopalGanj and Mokama stands at 9.37% and 11.57% respectively.
Gola Gokarannath bypoll: BJP's Aman Giri, SP leader Vinay Tiwari cast their votes
BJP leader Aman Giri and SP leader Vinay Tiwari, the two main contenders for the Gola Gokarannath bypoll in Uttar Pradesh, were seen casting their votes. The BJP is expected to retain the constituency.
Odisha: People vote for Dhamnagar bypoll
Voting for the Dhamnagar bypoll started at 7am and will go on till 6pm. A total of 2.38 lakh voters are eligible to vote across 252 polling stations. As many as 1,000 police personnel and four companies of central paramilitary forces have been deployed for security and entry and exit points of Dhamnagar have been sealed, a report by news agency PTI said. Top contenders in the bypoll are the ruling BJD, the Congress and the BJP.
Over 3.31 lakh voters eligible to vote in Gopalganj
More than 3.31 lakh voters are eligilbe to vote in Gopalganj bypoll. A total of nine candidates are in the fray and the top contenders are BJP’s Kusum Devi and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Mohan Gupta.
Andhrei East bypoll: People queue up to vote
People were seen queuing up to cast their votes for the Andheri East bypoll. Rutuja Latke, the candidate of Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction, is expected to win the election after the BJP withdrew from the contest last month.
People cast votes in Bihar's Mokama assembly seat
On Wednesday, people were seen voting in Bihar's Mokama assembly seat. The voting process began amid tight security. As many as 2.7 lakh people are eligible to vote in Mokama.
Over 2.41 lakh voters to vote in Munugode bypoll
As many as 2,41,855 will be voting for the bypoll in Munugode assembly seat in Telangana. Out of these voters, 121,720 are men and the remaining 1,20,135 are women.
Voting started at 7am. The top contenders for this election are the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (formerly known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi), the Congress and the BJP.
BJP leader Kuldeep Bishnoi casts his vote for Adampur bypoll
BJP leader Kuldeep Bishnoi was seen exercising his franchise for the bypoll in Haryana's Adampur assembly seat.
Voting for seven assembly seats across six states begins
22 candidates in fray for Adampur bypoll in Haryana
A total of 22 candidates (all men) are in fray for the Adampur bypoll in Haryana. The Congress has fielded for Union minister Jai Prakash, a three-time MP from Hisar and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fielded Satender Singh. The BJP, on the other hand, has fielded sitting legislator Kuldeep Bishnoi's son Bhavya.
Dhamnagar bypoll: Direct contest between BJD, Congress and BJP
The Dhamnagar bypoll in Odisha will be a direct contest between the Biju Janata Dal (BJP), the Congress and the BJP. The BJD has fielded Abanti Das against BJP’s Suryabanshi Suraj, son of Bishnu Charan Sethi, whose demise on September 19 necessitated the bypoll. The Congress has fielded advocate Baba Harekrushna Sethi.
BJP seeking to retain Gola Gokarannath seat in UP
The ruling BJP in UP is expected to retain the Gola Gokarannath assembly seat. The bypoll is a direct contest between the BJP and the Samajwadi Party (SP).
Andheri East bypoll: Rutuja Latke expected to comfortably win seat
Rutuja Latke, the candidate of Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction, is expected to win the Andheri East bypoll after the BJP withdrew from the contest last month. Hindustan Times earlier reported that Latke is pitted against six candidates, including four independents, while the NCP and Congress have supported her candidature.
