BJP announces candidate for Datia by-poll
Tha ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday declared Ashutosh Tiwari as its candidate for the Datia Assembly by-election in Madhya Pradesh.
Tha ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday declared Ashutosh Tiwari as its candidate for the Datia Assembly by-election in Madhya Pradesh.
Seven assembly seats across five states are seeing crucial bypoll results today after elections held in April. Key contests shaped by legacy, party prestige and multi-cornered fights could shift regional political dynamics.
The Election Commission has directed states to ensure voters face no work barriers on polling day, extending paid leave benefits even to those employed outside their constituencies.
The SEC highlighted the Nigam Chunaav Delhi app, a new QMS system to track queues, and 100% webcasting of all 580 polling stations, enabling real-time monitoring and quick resolution of minor issues.
The bye-elections took place in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam and Nagrota, Rajasthan’s Anta, Jharkhand’s Ghatshila, Telangana’s Jubilee Hills, Punjab’s Tarn Taran, Mizoram’s Dampa, and Odisha’s Nuapada.
After the announcement of candidates for the November 13 bye-elections in Uttar Pradesh, the attacks and counter-attacks among the political parties have also intensified.
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday campaigned in the Samaguri Legislative Assembly constituency alongside Tanzil Hussain, son of MP Rakibul Hussain, for the upcoming by-election.
The bypolls for these six Assembly constituencies will be on 13 November and the counting of votes will be on 23 November.
The political temperature in Raipur is on the rise with both BJP and Congress declaring their candidates for the high-stakes Raipur South by-election. The BJP has named seasoned politician and former Raipur Mayor Sunil Soni while Congress is betting on Aakash Sharma, the dynamic state president of the Youth Congress, to win the constituency.
The opposition Congress in Rajasthan has decided to contest on it's own, the November 13 Bye - Polls on 7 assembly seats without entering alliance with I.N.D.I.A. allies - the Rastriya Loktantrik Party(RLP) and Bharatiya Adivasi Party(BAP).
