India
Of the eight states where bypolls were conducted, BJP secured seats in five states.
Updated : Apr 13, 2017, 05:35 PM IST
The BJP won the assembly bypolls in Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Assam as results poured in for the 10 seats where elections were held on Sunday.
There was some solace for the Congress in Karnataka where it won both the seats. By-elections were held in 10 Assembly constituencies in eight states on Sunday, besides the Srinagar parliamentary seat. Two seats each are in Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh and one each in West Bengal, Assam, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi.
The thumping victory in the national capital was sweet music for the BJP ahead of the municipal polls. The BJP registered a victory in the Rajouri Garden Assembly bypoll, handing a humiliating defeat to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, which finished a distant third and even lost its deposit. BJP-SAD joint candidate Manjinder Singh Sirsa bagged 40,602 seats, over 50 per cent of the total votes polled, in a boost for the saffron party. Congress' Meenakshi Chandela finished second with 25,950 votes while AAP's Harjeet Singh managed to get only 10,243 votes, less than one-sixth of the total votes polled.
In Madhya Pradesh, BJP retained the Bandhavgarh Assembly seat after defeating rival Congress by margin of over 25,000 votes. BJP nominee Shivnarayan Singh defeated Congress' candidate Savitri Singh from the seat in Umaria district by 25,476 votes, an election official said. The bypoll was necessitated as BJP MLA Gyan Singh got elected to the Lok Sabha in November last year from Shahdol in a bye election.
In Himachal Pradesh, BJP candidate Dr Anil Dhiman won the Bhoranj (SC) Assembly seat in Himachal Pradesh by 8,290 votes. The BJP candidate defeated his nearest Congress rival, Promila Devi by 8,290 votes. Dhiman polled 24,453 votes against 16,144 votes polled by Devi while Pawan Chandel, a BJP rebel who contested as an Independent, polled 4,630 votes.
The seat fell vacant following the death of BJP stalwart and former minister Ishwar Dass Dhiman, who won the seat six times in a row since 1990 and now his son Dr Anil Dhiman has retained the seat. With this, the strength of the BJP has increased to 28 in the 68-member House.
The showing was good for the party in Assam also where its candidate Ranoj Pegu won the Dhemaji Assembly by-election defeating his nearest Congress rival Babul Sonowal by 9,285 votes. While the BJP candidate polled 75,217 votes, his Congress rival garnered 65,932 votes, the election office here said. The bypoll was necessitated following the election of BJP MLA Pradan Baruah as MP from Lakhimpur Lok Sabha seat. The BJP had won 60 of 126 Assembly seats and formed the government in partnership with its pre-poll alliance partners last year.
The ruling Congress retained its hold over Karnataka, winning Nanjangud and Gundlupet Assembly seats. Congress' Kalale N Keshavamurthy defeated his nearest rival V Srinivas Prasad (BJP) by over 21,000 votes in Nanjangud. In Gundlupet, Geetha Mahadevaprasad (Cong) trounced BJP's C S Niranjan Kumar by over 10,000 votes, an election official said. Both the seats were held by Congress.
With the Assembly polls slated to be held in about a year, Congress and BJP had played for heavy stakes in the by-polls. The by-elections were necessitated in Gundulpet following the death of Cooperation Minister Mahadevaprasad and in Nanjangud, it was caused by the resignation of Srinivas Prasad as Congress MLA after he was dropped from the ministry. Srinivas Prasad had switched over to BJP, while Keshavamurthy had contested the 2013 Assembly polls on a JD(S) ticket.
In Rajasthan, BJP candidate Shobha Rani won by a margin of 38,673 in the Dholpur Assembly bypoll.
(With PTI inputs)
In Karnataka, in these two by polls EVMs weren't tampered: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah pic.twitter.com/4U1OelY4DY
— ANI (@ANI_news) April 13, 2017
The ruling Congress in Karnataka retained both the Assembly seats of Nanjangud and Gundlupet where the bypolls held on Sunday. Congress' Kalale N Keshavamurthy defeated his nearest rival V Srinivas Prasad (BJP) by over 21,000 votes in Nanjangud. In Gundlupet, Geetha Mahadevaprasad (Congress) trounced BJP's C S Niranjan Kumar by over 10,000 votes, an election official said.
(PTI)
Looks like the UP EVMs were used: Twitterati mock AAP after embarassing Rajouri Garden loss https://t.co/mhDCCTMoYd pic.twitter.com/0rMRBpfbDN
— DNA (@dna) April 13, 2017
Rajouri Garden by-poll result: #BJP comes first with 40602 votes, Congress second with 25950 & AAP landed at third position with 10243 votes pic.twitter.com/drC198GDzd
— Sumit Kumar Singh (@invincibleidea) April 13, 2017
BJP-SAD candidate Manjinder Singh Sirsa leading by a margin of 14,652 votes in Delhi's #RajouriGardenbypoll, Cong 2nd, AAP at 3rd position pic.twitter.com/EPnXOJvSIm
— ANI (@ANI_news) April 13, 2017
TMC's Chandrima Bhattacharya leading by a margin of 29084 votes to BJP's S M Jana in West Bengal's Kanthi Dakshin assembly bypoll. pic.twitter.com/loSPQQ0qDj
— ANI (@ANI_news) April 13, 2017
Result at Rajouri bypoll seems to be clear, people rejected #ArvindKejriwal's agenda. Cong gained lost ground, BJP set to win @dna
— Sumit Kumar Singh (@invincibleidea) April 13, 2017
Rajouri Garden Assembly seat by poll (14th Round), BJP gets 35162 votes, Congress gets 23876 and AAP managed 8739 @dna
— Sumit Kumar Singh (@invincibleidea) April 13, 2017
#Karnataka: #Congress leading in #Nanjangud & #Gundlupet.
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) April 13, 2017
Nanjangud: Congress - 49,634
BJP - 32,218
Gundlupet: Congress -61,879
BJP -55,813
In 13th round of counting at Rajouri Garden by polls, BJP gets 32859, Congress gets 22846 and AAP managed 8174 @dna pic.twitter.com/9KzlFJTvKP
— Sumit Kumar Singh (@invincibleidea) April 13, 2017
After two rounds of counting, BJP candidate Shobha Rani Kushwaha was leading in the bypoll to Dholpur Assembly constituency by over 4,700 votes.
"The counting began this morning and the BJP candidate is leading by 4,704 votes after two rounds," the state election commission said.
The Congress candidate Banwari Lal Sharma was trailing in the initial trend.
The by-election was necessitated following disqualification of BSP MLA B L Kushwaha in a murder case and the BJP surprised observers by pitting his wife Shobha Rani as its candidate against Congress veteran Banwari Lal Sharma. Health Minister Kalicharan Saraf said that the people of Dholpur voted for development and the party is going to win the seat.
(PTI)
In 12th round at Rajouri Garden bypolls, BJP gets 30401 votes, Congress gets 21338 & #AAP managed 7177 @dna
— Sumit Kumar Singh (@invincibleidea) April 13, 2017
Six candidates contesting by polls at Rajouri Garden. NOTA managed to secure more votes then 3 of the candidates. 394 people had opted NOTA
— Sumit Kumar Singh (@invincibleidea) April 13, 2017
Devinder Nagi of Purvanchal Mahapanchayat get 134, Lalit Taak of All India Forward Bloc get 90 & Hardeep Singh (Independent) gets 153 votes pic.twitter.com/YE82r9XnjK
— Sumit Kumar Singh (@invincibleidea) April 13, 2017
#Karnataka by-poll: Congress leads in #Nanjangud & #Gundlupet assembly seats by 15709 and 3824 votes respectively at the end of 8th round.
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) April 13, 2017
Seven rounds of counting of votes in Delhi's Rajouri Garden to go. Now, fight is between BJP & Cong. AAP is completely out of race @dna
— Sumit Kumar Singh (@invincibleidea) April 13, 2017
#BJP takes a huge leap in 11th round of counting at Rajouri Garden bypoll, pushes Congress far behind @dna
— Sumit Kumar Singh (@invincibleidea) April 13, 2017
Supporters celebrate as BJP candidate Manjinder Singh Sirsa continues to lead, by a margin of 5928 votes in Rajouri Garden bypoll #Delhi pic.twitter.com/x2jASMPKwh
— ANI (@ANI_news) April 13, 2017
After 10th round of counting at Rajouri Garden bypoll, BJP received 25884 votes,
— Sumit Kumar Singh (@invincibleidea) April 13, 2017
Cong 18490 & #AAP 5574 @dna pic.twitter.com/RdHJT6LAj8
BJP's MS Sirsa leads in Rajouri after nine rounds, followed by Congress' Meenakshi Chandela, Harjeet Singh of AAP trails.
Ninth round of Rajouri Garden bypoll completed. BJP with 23218 is leading, followed by Cong with 17290 & #AAP 4592 votes. @dna pic.twitter.com/kZwBLLWwUY
— Sumit Kumar Singh (@invincibleidea) April 13, 2017
In Himachal Pradesh's Bhoranj constituency, there is a tough fight between Anil Dhiman of BJP and Promila Devi of Congress. Apart from them, there are three candidates in fray, including Pawan Chandel and Romesh Dogra.
The election is important because it would put forth people's opinion ahead of assembly elections in the state, due later this year.
More than 63% people caste their on April 9.
Eight round of Rajouri Garden bypoll completed. BJP with 23218 is leading, followed by Cong with 17290 & #AAP 4592 votes. @dna pic.twitter.com/sEUFVLAKth
— Sumit Kumar Singh (@invincibleidea) April 13, 2017
#Karnataka: Congress leading in #Nanjangud & #Gundlupet by-election.
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) April 13, 2017
#Delhi: #RajouriGarden Assembly seat by-poll (6th Round)
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) April 13, 2017
BJP+ SAD - 15794 (leading)
Congress - 11953
AAP - 3155
Fifth round of Rajouri Garden Bypolls ended. BJP managed 13,542 votes Congress received 9,677 & AAP got 2,668 votes @dna
— Sumit Kumar Singh (@invincibleidea) April 13, 2017
In fifth round of counting of Rajouri bypolls, Congress has gained ground even though it is still behind BJP @dna
— Sumit Kumar Singh (@invincibleidea) April 13, 2017
Rajouri Garden by-poll: AAP losing deposit where it won
— Yogendra Yadav (@_YogendraYadav) April 13, 2017
2015: AAP 47% BJP+ 38% Cong 12%
Current count 4th round: BJP+ 50% Cong 33% AAP 10%
Fourth round of counting of Rajouri bypolls ended. 13 rounds more to go. So far BJP is leading, followed by Congress, then #AAP @dna pic.twitter.com/pNVRrK7e10
— Sumit Kumar Singh (@invincibleidea) April 13, 2017
In Rajouri Garden Bypolls. At the end of fourth round, BJP got 11266, Congress received 6862 and AAP got 2118 votes
— Sumit Kumar Singh (@invincibleidea) April 13, 2017
In third round in Rajouri bypoll, BJP ahead with 8377 votes followed by Cong with 5789. The #AAP managed to get 1387 votes @dna
— Sumit Kumar Singh (@invincibleidea) April 13, 2017
Visuals from counting centre in Delhi:
Delhi: Counting of votes for Rajouri Garden bypoll to begin at 8 AM (Visuals from a counting centre) pic.twitter.com/i0iUGMQroo
— ANI (@ANI_news) April 13, 2017
Visuals from a counting centre in Madhya Pradesh:
Counting for Bandhavgarh assembly by-poll underway in Madhya Pradesh: Visuals from a counting centre. pic.twitter.com/jCBdHtwmHP
— ANI (@ANI_news) April 13, 2017