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Kharagpur bypoll litmus test for TMC, BJP
Kharagpur Sadar seat is most prestigious because its Dilip Ghosh, the BJP state president, who has taken on the responsibility of canvassing here.
November 25, 2019 -
Dantewada bypoll: Voting begins in Chhattisgarh’s Naxal hotbed
The bypoll was necessitated due to the death of BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi in a Naxal attack in April.
September 23, 2019 -
What the winning parties said on 31 May bypoll verdict
What happened today was a successful test for a ‘united opposition’ ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections against a single party which rules the Centre and 15 states on its own, and is a part of the government in five other states.
May 31, 2018 -
Bypoll for one Lok Sabha, five Assembly seats in eastern states on 28 May
The stage is set for the bypoll to one Lok Sabha and five Assembly seats in as many states in the eastern region tomorrow.
May 27, 2018 -
Kairana bypoll: Kanwar Hasan joins RLD, withdraws candidature
Confirming RLD’s state spokesperson Sunil Rohta said Kanwar Hasan would now campaign in support of RLD candidate and his sister-in-law Tabassum.
May 24, 2018 -
Buoyed by bypoll win, Oppn’s ‘grand alliance’ chorus grows
Buoyed by the stunning defeat of the BJP in bypolls to the three crucial Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar ~ including the Gorakhpur and Phulpur constituencies vacated by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya respectively ~the Opposition parties on Wednesday said it could be a prelude to …
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March 15, 2018 -
No tie-up with SP for Gorakhpur, Phulpur LS bypolls: Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Sunday ruled out the possibility of an electoral tie-up with the Samajwadi Party for the upcoming Lok Sabha bypolls in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur and Phulpur. However, she said the two parties could help each other in the upcoming Rajya Sabha and Legislative Council elections and also suggested a possible …
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March 4, 2018 -
MP bypoll win prelude to change, says Rahul Gandhi
After winning Mungaoli, Kolaras Assembly seats in the Madhya Pradesh bypolls, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday congratulated the voters and party workers for their success. “I congratulate the aware people of Madhya Pradesh, the voters and the Congress workers for our emphatic victory in Mungaoli and Kolaras,” Gandhi tweeted in Hindi. “This is the …
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March 1, 2018 -
Rajasthan: Ajmer bypoll sees 65.33 % voter turnout
The bypoll in the Lok Sabha constituency of Ajmer in Rajasthan concluded on Monday recording a turnout of 65.33 per cent, officials said. Apart from Ajmer, bypolls were also held in Alwar and Mandalgarh. The results of the polling will be declared on February 1. According to the Election Commission, 4,194 polling booths have been …
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January 29, 2018 -
RK Nagar bypoll: Swamy seeks accountability as voters choose NOTA over BJP
Startled by the BJP’s pitiable showing in the RK Nagar by-election where it polled less votes than NOTA, party leader Subramanian Swamy on Sunday called for accountability. In a tweet, Swamy said: “TN BJP record: A national ruling party gets a quarter of NOTA’s vote. Time for accountability.” TN BJP record: A national ruling party …
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December 24, 2017 -
51.75% voting in UP’s Sikandara assembly constituency bypoll
An around 51.75 per cent turnout was seen in the bypoll to Uttar Pradesh’s Sikandara assembly constituency on Thursday, an election official said. Though voting started slow owing to dense fog and inclement weather, it picked up pace in the afternoon. The main contest here is between the Samajwadi Party’s Seema Sachan, the ruling Bharatiya …
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December 22, 2017 -
Winds of change, says Congress after MP Assembly bypoll win
The Congress’s victory in the Chitrakoot Assembly bypoll in Madhya Pradesh signals the “winds of change” blowing in the political landscape in the country, its chief spokesperson said on Sunday. Taking to Twitter, Congress’s chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala thanked the voters for reposing faith in the party. The winds of change are in the …
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November 12, 2017 -
Rajnath seeks to downplay Gurdaspur bypoll defeat
Home Minister Rajnath Singh sought to downplay the BJP’s defeat in the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha bypoll in Punjab today. “The graph of the BJP is rising among the people of the country. A win on one seat does not reflect public sentiments,” Singh said on the sidelines of an event held here today. Sunil Jakhar …
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October 15, 2017 -
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on 10-day Vipassana course in Maharashtra
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is attending a 10-day Vipassana meditation camp at Igatpuri in Maharashtra, days after the hectic campaigning for the Assembly bypolls in Delhi. The Aam Aadmi Party leader started his course at Igatpuri in Nashik district last evening. “Arvindji’s course began at 5 pm yesterday,” AAP spokesperson Preeti Sharma Menon told …
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September 12, 2017 -
Adityanath to contest MLC bypoll in UP
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and two Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma will contest the forthcoming bypolls to the state legislative council, the BJP announced on Wednesday. The BJP said that Adityanath along with his four ministerial colleagues will fight the bypolls. The other two ministers who will fight the …
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August 30, 2017 -
AAP heads towards victory in Bawana by-poll
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Ram Chandra was leading in the Bawana Assembly by-poll in Delhi by over 20,000 votes, giving a boost to the party which is in power in Delhi. After 23 out of 28 rounds of counting was over, the AAP candidate had 51,070 votes against 29,595 votes of Bharatiya Janata Party …
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August 28, 2017 -
PM Modi congratulates Manohar Parrikar on poll victory
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on winning the Panaji Assembly bypoll, which he described as “impressive”. Parrikar, the former Defence Minister, won by 4803 votes, defeating his rival from Congress Girish Chodankar. The prime minister also congratulated BJP s Vishwajit Rane on his electoral victory in Valpoi constituency. …
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August 28, 2017