Bypolls highlights: World's highest polling booth sees 100% voter turnout
The 30 assembly seats where polling is taking place are situated in West Bengal, Haryana, Bihar, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Telangana, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland.
Bypolls to three Lok Sabha and 30 assembly seats across 13 states and one Union Territory (UT) have ended. ...Read More
The Lok Sabha seats which witnessed polling are Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Mandi in Himachal Pradesh and Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh.
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The 30 assembly seats where polling took place are situated in West Bengal, Haryana, Bihar, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Telangana, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland.
In Madhya Pradesh, there is a direct contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress in Prithvipur, Raigaon (SC) and Jobat (ST) assembly seats.
In Rajasthan too, there was a direct contest between the Congress and the BJP in Dhariawad and Vallabhnagar assembly seats.
In Maharashtra, the single assembly seat of Deglur saw a total of 12 candidates on the ballot, including those from the Congress and the BJP.
While in West Bengal, the main contenders in the Dinhata, Santipur, Khardaha and Gosaba (SC) assembly seats are the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the BJP.
In Haryana, the Ellenabad assembly seat saw a triangular contest between the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), the Congress and the ruling BJP-JJP alliance.
Campaigning for all three Lok Sabha and 30 assembly seats concluded on October 27 and the counting will take place on November 2.
Follow all the updates here:
- Oct 30, 2021 11:09 pm IST
World's highest polling booth sees 100% voter turnout
World's highest polling booth in Himachal Pradesh's Tashigang village recorded 100% voter turnout for Mandi Lok Sabha bypoll on Saturday. Read full report.
- Oct 30, 2021 09:58 pm IST
Villagers of HP's Kinnaur panchayats boycott Mandi bypoll
Villagers in as many as three panchayats in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district boycotted the bypoll to the Mandi seat on Saturday as a mark of protest against the construction of a hydroelectric project, which they alleged will adversely affect the environment, PTI reported.
- Oct 30, 2021 09:30 pm IST
At least 81.28% votes registered in Mizoram
At least 81.28% electorates cast their votes for the bypoll to the Tuirial assembly seat in Mizoram on Saturday, state chief electoral officer P Jawahar told PTI. It was held amidst tight security.
- Oct 30, 2021 05:59 pm IST
Santipur, Gosaba in Bengal record 76% voter turnout till 5pm
Santipur and Gosaba in West bengal registered 76% voter turnout for bypoll till 5pm. In other constituencies of Dinhata and Khardah, the turnout was recorded at 70% and 64%, respectively, till 5pm.
- Oct 30, 2021 05:51 pm IST
Karnataka bypoll voter turnout surpasses 70% till 5pm
The voter turnout recorded in both Sindgi and Hangal constituencies in Karnataka was 70.76% till 5pm. While the turnout was 77.9% in Hangal, it was 64.54% in Sindgi.
- Oct 30, 2021 04:54 pm IST
Voter turnout in Bihar assembly bypolls nears 50% mark
The voter turnout for two seats of Bihar assembly bypolls was around 50% at 4pm. While the Tarapur constituency in Munger district reported a 50.05% voter turnout, 49% voters polled in Kusheshwar Asthan.
- Oct 30, 2021 04:38 pm IST
More than 50% voter turnout in Karnataka till 3.30pm
For the bypolls currently underway in Hangal and Sindgi assembly constituencies in Karnataka, a voter turnout of 56.78% was recorded till 3.30 pm on Saturday, ANI reported citing the Election Commission. The voting began at 7am and will continue till 7.30 pm.
- Oct 30, 2021 04:13 pm IST
Over 58% voter turnout in Haryana's Ellenabad
Till 3pm, 58.33% voter turnout recorded in Haryana's Ellenabad. Peaceful voting is underway for the by-election to the constituency. The voting began at 7am and will end at 6pm. Read full report.
- Oct 30, 2021 03:36 pm IST
Voter turnout in all 4 constituencies of MP surpass 45% till 3pm
Till 3pm on Saturday, all the four constituencies in Madhya Pradesh where bypolls are currently underway, recorded at least 45% voter turnout. In Raigaon, the turnout was 55.86%, 46.12% in Jobat, 68.16% in Prithvipur, and 51.11% in Khandwa loksabha.
- Oct 30, 2021 03:19 pm IST
Over 45% voter turnout registered in Bihar till 3pm
As per the latest updates, till 3pm, 45.91% of voter turnout has been registered in both the constituencies of - Kusheshwar Asthan and Tarapur, till 3pm. In Kusheshwar, the voter turnout till 3pm was 45.80% while in Tarapur, 46% turnout was recorded.
- Oct 30, 2021 03:09 pm IST
At least 35% voter turnout in both constituencies of Rajasthan till 1pm
More than 43% and 37% voter turnout was recorded in bypolls of Rajasthan's Dhariawad and Vallabhnagar assembly constituencies, respectively, till 1pm. Voting for these two seats began amid tight security arrangements at 7am.
- Oct 30, 2021 02:33 pm IST
All 4 Bengal constituencies register at least 35% voter turnout till 1pm
According to latest updates by the Election Commission of India (ECI), voter turnout in all four constituencies of West Bengal for bypolls has surpassed at least 35%. Gosaba recorded 52% turnout, Dinhata 48%, Santipur 48%, and Khardah 37% till 1pm.
- Oct 30, 2021 01:48 pm IST
Over 51% voter turnout reported in Assam so far
A 51% voter turnout has been reported in Gossaigaon, Bhabanipur, Tamulpur, Mariani and Thowra assembly seats of Assam till now.
- Oct 30, 2021 01:41 pm IST
Nearly 38% turnout recorded in Bihar till 1pm
Kusheshwar Asthan and Tarapur assembly seats in Bihar, which are currently witnessing voting for the by elections, have recorded a voter turnout of 37.92% till now.
- Oct 30, 2021 01:24 pm IST
In Himachal, Jubbal-Kotkhai seat records highest turnout
The Jubbal-Kotkhai assembly seat recorded the highest voter turnout of more than 27% while the Mandi Lok Sabha seat saw only 19% turnout till 12pm.
- Oct 30, 2021 12:40 pm IST
Over 33% voter turnout recorded in Telangana till now
Telangana reported a voter turnout of 33.27% by 11 am for the by-polls in the Huzurabad assembly seat, as per the Election Commission of India (ECI).
- Oct 30, 2021 11:48 am IST
Over 25% voter turnout recorded in Rajasthan till now
The voter turnout in Rajasthan's Vallabhnagar and Dhariawad assembly seats currently stands at 25.23%.
- Oct 30, 2021 11:30 am IST
Nearly 22% voter turnout recorded in Bihar so far
Kusheshwar Asthan and Tarapur assembly seats in Bihar, have recorded a voter turnout of 5% till now.
- Oct 30, 2021 11:14 am IST
Himachal CM Thakur votes in Mandi Lok Sabha seat
Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jairam Thakur along with his family, cast his vote at the Mandi Lok Sabha seat in the state.
- Oct 30, 2021 10:29 am IST
9.77% voter turnout recorded in 2 assembly seats in K'taka
Sindgi and Hanagal assembly seats in Karnataka have recorded a voter turnout of 9.77% till now.
- Oct 30, 2021 10:05 am IST
17% voter turnout recorded in Mizoram so far, says Election Commission
In Tuirial Assembly bypolls in Mizoram, a voter turnout of 17% has been recorded so far, the Election Commission said on Saturday.
- Oct 30, 2021 09:46 am IST
12.86% voter turnout recorded in Assam bypolls so far
According to data, a voter turnout of 12.86% has been recorded in Assam so far. Voting is currently underway in five assembly seats- Gossaigaon, Bhabanipur, Tamulpur, Mariani and Thowra.
- Oct 30, 2021 09:28 am IST
Bihar bypolls: Over 5% voter turnout recorded till now
Kusheshwar Asthan and Tarapur assembly seats in Bihar, which are currently witnessing voting for the by elections, have recorded a voter turnout of 5% till now.
- Oct 30, 2021 08:56 am IST
Himachal Pradesh: Nearly 13 lakh voters voting for Mandi Lok Sabha seat
Voting for the Mandi Lok Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday with 12,99,756 voters exercising their franchise.
- Oct 30, 2021 08:22 am IST
Over 1.85 lakh voters to decide fate of 19 candidates in Haryana
Voting for bypolls to Haryana's Ellenabad assembly seat began on Saturday morning. The seat is seeing a triangular contest between the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), the Congress and the ruling BJP-JJP alliance. Over 1.85 lakh voters will decide the fate of 19 candidates in the fray.
- Oct 30, 2021 08:13 am IST
Voting underway at 27 polling stations in Mizoram
Voting is currently underway at 27 polling stations in Mizoram's Tuirial assembly seat.
- Oct 30, 2021 07:58 am IST
Meghalaya bypolls: Voters queue at polling station in Mawryngkneng amid tight security
- Oct 30, 2021 07:55 am IST
Bihar: Voting underway in Kusheshwar Asthan assembly seat
Voters in Bihar's Kusheshwar Asthan assembly seat were seen exercising their franchise on Saturday morning.
- Oct 30, 2021 07:51 am IST
Voting begins in 3 Lok Sabha seats, 30 assembly seats
Voting is currently underway in three Lok Sabha seats and 30 assembly seats across 13 states and one Union Territory (UT).
- Oct 30, 2021 07:22 am IST
West Bengal: Voters queue up outside polling booths in Dinhata and Khardah assembly seats
On Saturday morning, voters were seen lining up outside polling booths in Dinhata assembly seat in Cooch Behar and Khardah seat in North 24 Parganas, where bypolls will take place in few hours from now.
- Oct 30, 2021 06:58 am IST
Elections in 3 Lok Sabha seats, 30 assembly seats today
Bypolls to three Lok Sabha and 30 assembly seats across 13 states and one Union Territory (UT) will be held on Sunday.