Tag: Bypolls

SC rejects Gujarat Congress plea against separate bypolls for 2 Rajya Sabha seats

The EC had already scheduled the elections for the two seats on 5 July.

June 25, 2019

SC notice to EC over Gujarat Congress’s plea against separate bypolls for 2 RS seats

A separate ballot paper makes the chances of the ruling party’s candidate winning significantly higher because each MLA will be voting twice as opposed to the preferential ballot system where each MLA’s vote is counted once.

June 19, 2019

Lok Sabha, Assembly bypoll results: Full list of winners

The rhetoric of 'sabka saath, sabka vikas' ( collective effort, inclusive growth) by BJP seems to have fallen flat with public, as the saffron party faced major setback in the results, while the united opposition made significant gains.

May 31, 2018

BJP loses big in bypolls, united opposition flexes muscles ahead of 2019 elections

Seen as a litmus test of the mood of the electorate as the nation heads to polls early in 2019, the bypolls revealed a changing picture of the political landscape whose canvas has been increasingly dominated by the saffron colour since 2014.

May 31, 2018

Shahkot bypoll: 73 pc turnout sealed fate of 12 candidates

The turnout was very low (38 per cent) till 1 pm due to the acute hot weather conditions, however, it picked up steadily after 4 pm and there was no report of any violence during the polling.

May 28, 2018

Faulty EVMs mar Kairana, Noorpur bypolls

Soon after the polling started at 7 am, reports of malfunctioning of EVMs started pouring in from different polling booths

May 28, 2018

Campaigning for Kairana, Noorpur bypolls end; voting on Monday

It is being talked that the BJP is working hard to take maximum voters to the polling booths and ensure a good polling percentage

May 26, 2018

Kairana, Noorpur bypolls: RLD, SP join hands to take on BJP

Tabassum Hasan will be the RLD candidate from Kairana (LS seat) while Naeemul Hasan will be the SP candidate from Noorpur assembly seat

May 5, 2018

UP bypolls: Stakes high for ruling BJP, outcome crucial for opposition

The upcoming Lok Sabha byelection for the Kairana constituency and the Assembly bypolls for the Noorpur constituency in Uttar Pradesh will once again put to test the prestige of the BJP and its rivals the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party. Elections to both the Kairana and the Noorpur seats will be held on May …

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April 28, 2018

Over 5,500 dead voters in MP’s Kolaras constituency: CEO to EC

Kolaras assembly constituency had witnessed bypolls on February 24

April 24, 2018

Rahul Gandhi hails BSP founder Kanshi Ram on his birth anniversary

A day after Bahujan Samaj Party and Samajwadi Party ran riot in Uttar Pradesh bypolls for Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday in a tweet remembered Kanshi Ram, the late founder of the BSP on his 84th birth anniversary. Gandhi seems to be warming up to BSP as he …

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March 15, 2018

Overconfidence, last minute SP-BSP alliance undid us: Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday conceded that the Samajwadi Party-BSP alliance and overconfidence led to BJP defeat in the Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats. In his first reaction to the BJP’s rout by the Samajwadi Party, Adityanath said the result will be reviewed threadbare by the party. “Other than overconfidence, the …

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March 14, 2018

‘Beginning of the end has started’, says Mamata on UP, Bihar bypolls

Reacting to BJP’s poor show in the Bihar and Uttar Pradesh bypolls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said “the beginning of the end has started” as she congratulated the SP, BSP and the RJD. In a series of tweets, Mamata said: “Great victory. Congratulations to Mayawati Ji and @yadavakhilesh Ji for #UPByPolls. …

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March 14, 2018

Uttar Pradesh bypolls: BJP leads in Gorakhpur, SP ahead in Phulpur

Early trends are indicating that the BJP is likely to retain Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s bastion of Gorakhpur but the SP is ahead in Phulpur, a seat that was represented by deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya. According to reports at 9.30 am, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading by over 3,000 votes …

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March 14, 2018

Counting for Uttar Pradesh, Bihar bypolls begin

The counting of votes for three Lok Sabha and two assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar began at 8 am on Wednesday, officials said. The bypolls for the Lok Sabha seats of Gorakhpur and Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh and three seats in Bihar – Lok Sabha seat of Araria and Jehanabad, Bhabua assembly seats …

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March 14, 2018

Gorakhpur, Phulpur LS by-polls: Voting gathers momentum, 20 pc turnout till noon

Beginning on a dull note Sunday amid tight security arrangements, voting gradually picked by noon in the by-elections to Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats. According to election office sources, nearly 20 per cent of the electorate cast their ballots by mid-day and the exercise was going on peacefully. The bypolls were necessitated after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath …

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March 11, 2018

BJP will get ‘absolute majority’ in Phoolpur, Gorakhpur bypolls, says Yogi

The BJP will win the upcoming bypolls in Phoolpur and Gorakhpur with “absolute majority” as people will vote for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Friday. “I am confident that BJP will win with absolute majority. People have not forgotten the anarchy under Samajwadi Party’s rule. They will …

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March 9, 2018