Tag: by-polls
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‘Those who formed govt through backdoor taught a lesson’: PM Modi on Karnataka bypoll results
The BJP needed six seats in the 15 seats bye-election to form majority government in the state as currently is has 105 seats in the 224 seats Assembly.
December 9, 2019 -
Fate of four-month old BJP government in Karnataka to be decided on Monday
As per a Kannada news channel, Power TV, a minimum of eight and a maximum of 12 Assembly seats for BJP is predicted in the exit polls. For Congress, it predicted three to six seats and zero to two seats for JD(S).
December 8, 2019 -
Polling on for by-elections to 2 Rajya Sabha seats from Gujarat
On the basis of its strength of 100 MLAs, both the BJP candidates, S. Jaishankar and Jugalkishor Thakor, are likely to sail through.
July 5, 2019 -
No party interested: B S Yeddyurappa terms Karnataka by-polls as ‘unnecessary’
The Election Commission had on Saturday announced that by-polls in Shimoga, Bellary and Mandya in Karnataka will be held on November 3.
October 8, 2018 -
UP: Voting starts for Gorakhpur, Phulpur LS by-polls
Voting for the bye-elections to Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats commenced on Sunday amid tight security. The by-polls were necessitated after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya vacated the Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats respectively, following their election to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. Termed by Adityanath a …
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March 11, 2018 -
Congress pockets local bodies in Rajasthan
The Congress won the local body by-elections in Rajasthan with a comfortable margin beating the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state which goes to polls at the end of the year. The Congress secured wins in four of the six zila parishad seats, 12 of the 21 panchayat samiti seats and four of …
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March 8, 2018 -
Voting underway for Assembly by-polls in Madhya Pradesh
Voting for by-polls in the Mungaoli and Kolaras Assembly seats of Madhya Pradesh began at 8 AM today, a poll official said. “An error was reported in the EVM machine in the beginning at booth number 57 of Kolaras, but it was rectified and polling began soon after,” the official said. The by-polls were necessitated …
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February 24, 2018 -
BJP names candidates for UP, Bihar by-polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced the names of its candidates for the upcoming by-polls for two Parliamentary constituencies in Uttar Pradesh and one Parliamentary constituency in Bihar. The party also named its candidate for the by-poll for a single Legislative seat in Bihar. Kaushalendra Singh Patel and Upendra Shukla will contest from Phulpur and …
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February 19, 2018 -
TMC wins Noapara seat by a huge margin; leads in Uluberia
Trinamool Congress (TMC) marched to a thumping victory in Noapara assembly seat by-poll by 63,018 votes. TMC candidate Sunil Singh received 1,11,729 votes. His opponents CPIM’s Gargi Chaterjee secured 35,497 votes, BJP’s Sandip Banerjee got 38,711 votes and Congress’s Goutam Bose received 10,527 votes. It should be noted that BJP’s vote share in Noapara, West …
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February 1, 2018 -
BJP, opposition gear up for LS bypoll in Gorakhpur, Phulpur
The ruling BJP and opposition parties are bracing up for the Lok Sabha by-polls to Phulpur and Gorakhpur constituencies represented by Keshav Prasad Maurya and Yogi Adityanath respectively. The bypolls are likely to be held in March. All eyes will be on the two bypolls, specifically because the ruling BJP will try to repeat its …
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January 24, 2018 -
EC releases schedule of UP Legislative Council by-polls
The Election Commission on Thursday released the schedule for the by-polls for four vacancies in the Legislative Council of Uttar Pradesh. The vacancies have arisen following the resignation of four Samajwadi Party (SP) legislators — Buqqal Nawab, Yashwant Singh, Sarojini Agarwal and Ashok Bajpai. The term of Nawab and Singh was to end in 2022 …
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August 24, 2017 -
Chidambaram says by-poll results no real victory for BJP
Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday said there was no real victory for the BJP in the recent by-polls as it could win just five out of 10 seats and lost one to the Congress in Madhya Pradesh. A day after the results to the by-polls were announced, the former finance minister wrote on Twitter, …
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April 14, 2017 -
Rahul congratulates party workers for winning 3 assembly seats
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday congratulated party workers and leaders on bagging three seats in assembly by-elections across eight states. "Congratulations to all INC India workers, leaders and supporters on winning the Ater, Gundlupet and Nanjangud by-polls," Rahul tweeted. In Madhya Pardesh's Ater assembly seat, the Congress' Hemant Katare defeated BJP's Arvind Singh …
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April 13, 2017 -
Madhya Pradesh by-polls: BJP wins Bandhavgarh, Congress wins Ater
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Bandhavgarh assembly constituency and the Congress won from Ater in the Madhya Pradesh by-polls as ballot counting came to a close on Thursday. According to Umaria district's Public Relations Officer C.L. Patel, BJP candidate Shivnarayan Singh has defeated Savitri Singh of the Congress by 25,476 votes in Bandhavgarh. …
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April 13, 2017 -
BJP leading in two Madhya Pradesh assembly by-polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in the two assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh where by-election was held on April 9, early trends showed as counting of votes began at 8 am on Thursday. The BJP was ahead of the Congress in both Ater constiuency in Bhind district and Bandhavgarh constituency in Umaria, the Election Commission …
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April 13, 2017