Bypolls results Highlights: BJD retains Pipili assembly constituency in Odisha

TMC wins in both Jangipur and Samserganj; TMC’s Jangipur nominee Jakir Hossain wins by a massive margin of 92,480 votes.

BJD has Biju Janata Dal's electoral juggernaut continued to roll after the party won the bypolls to the Pipili assembly constituency in Puri district on Sunday signifying the party's readiness to take on its opponent BJP in next yea's panchayat and urban body polls.

Bypolls in Pipili were held on September 30 with a record 78 per cent of the 2.29 lakh voters in the largely rural constituency flocking the polling booths amid Covid protocol.

The outcome of three Assembly by-polls in West Bengal aren't in line with our expectation but we accept it gracefully... Mamata Banerjee may have survived in Bhabanipur for now, but it has never happened that a losing candidate chose to thrust herself as the chief minister, says Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal. 

The BJD maintains a lead at Pipili constituency by 20,751 after 18th round of counting.

According to Election Commission's official data, Banerjee secured 85,263 votes till 4:15 pm in Bhabanipur. This included 554 postal ballots.

BJP rival Tibrewal got 26,428 votes which included 108 postal ballots. Till 4.15 pm, Banerjee got 71.9 % votes against the BJP's 22.29 %.

CPI(M)'s Srijeeb Biswas was in third position with only 4,226 or 3.56 % votes.

BJD continues to lead by 17,435 votes after 16th round of counting.

The ruling BJD's Rudrapratap Maharathy leads by more than 15,640 votes in Odisha's Pipili by 15th round. There are 10 more rounds of counting to be done.

TMC chief Mamata Banerjee is only a few steps away from retaining the chief minister's chair by leading the Bhabanipur bypoll by 58,835 votes, according to officials at the counting centre. Mamata herself has also said that she has won the bypoll.

Talking to supporters outside of her home, Mamata Banerjee thanked the people of Bhabanipur. "Our victory inspires me to work more for people. If our workers want to celebrate, they should do so by helping the flood-affected people in the districts. That will be the real celebration," she added.

As TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee is near to a victory in Bhabanipur bypoll, party workers have gathered in large number outside of the chief minister's house in south Kolkata. Mamata was also seen coming out of her house to address the party workers.

BJP’s Bhabanipur candidate Priyanka Tibrewal says "I gracefully accept the defeat." She added that she has congratulated ‘Didi’ (Mamata Banerjee) and has sent her message to the the TMC chief as well. 

According to latest updates, Mamata Banerjee has won by 58,389 votes and has been declared winner as per people familiar with the development. BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal has got 26,320 votes in Bhabanipur. Mamata has broken her own record as she has won more votes this time as opposed to her earlier victories in Bhabanipur. She had won by 52,213 votes in the 2011 bypoll and 25301 votes in 2016.

With only two rounds of vote counting remaining, Mamata Banerjee builds a lead of more than 52,000 after 19 rounds. TMC on course to create record in Bhabanipur.

“CM Mamata Banerjee has given instructions to all party leaders not to allow any victory procession or rally in Kolkata and the districts,” said state transport minister Firhad Hakim.

TMC chief 's tally stands at 58,503 votes till 15 rounds of counting of votes. Party ahead by 33612 and 7691 votes in Jangipur and Samserganj respectively.

Election Commission directs West Bengal government to ensure that no victory celebration/procession takes place during or after the counting of votes for byelections. Commission asks the govt to take all necessary steps to ensure that post-poll violence doesn't happen.

Mamata Banerjee extends her lead to 36,457 after 13 rounds of counting of votes.

After nine rounds of counting of votes, TMC's Jakir Hossain extends lead to 26,786 from Jangipur.

TMC supporters celebrate as Mamata Banerjee extends lead from Bhabanipur.

By the end of the fifth round of counting, BJD's Rudra Pratap Maharathy leads by 5787 votes in Pipili.

Mamata Banerjee leads by more than 31,000 votes after 10 rounds of counting. Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, who vacated the seat for the TMC supremo, won by a margin of 28,719 votes during the assembly polls.

TMC supporters congregate for celebrations outside the West Bengal CM's residence as she leads in Bhabanipur.

BJD candidate from Pipili, Rudrapratap Maharathy, leading by 5044 votes after third round of counting of votes for Pipili assembly bypolls.

Mamata Banerjee surges ahead in Bhabanipur, establishes a lead of more than 25,000 votes over BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal.