"The average voting percentage was 75.48 per cent. The turnout was 77.17 per cent in Kaliaganj, 67.62 in Kharagpur Sadar and 81.23 in Karimpur," the EC said.
Religious polarisation, National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the vote-catching capacity of a renewed Congress-Left Front alliance could be the game changers as principal rivals Trinamool Congress and the BJP battle it out in the bypolls to three Assembly seats in West Bengal to be held on Monday.
It will be the first electoral contest between the two parties since this year's Lok Sabha polls, which saw the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerging as the main opposition in the state, with 18 of the 42 seats in its kitty, just four less than that of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).
"The 248 candidates have filed 353 nominations by November 18 evening, which was the last date for submitting the papers to contest in the by-elections across the state," the poll official told IANS on Monday night.
The Congress on Saturday released a list of six candidates for the December 5 assembly bypolls in Karnataka. The party has fielded Gajanan Balachandra Mangasuli from Athani, Bharamgouda Alagouda Kage from Kagwad and Lakhan Jarkiholi from Gokak.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday had upheld the disqualification of the 17 MLAs in Karnataka by then Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar, but paved the way for them to contest the bypolls.
The court on Wednesday struck down the portion of the order of then-Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar by which the legislators were disqualified till the end of the 15th Karnataka Assembly and said they can become ministers or hold public office if elected in the December 5 bypolls
The top court said "It is equally binding on the government and the opposition."Justice NV Ramana, reads out 'we do not appreciate the manner in which the petitioners came to the Court'
The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for the 15 by-elections in Karnataka on December 5 will be re-enforced from Monday
Ahead of the model code of conduct coming into effect from Monday in the 15 assembly constituencies where by-polls are scheduled, Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar said the preparations were afoot for the smooth conduct of elections on December 5. The model code of conduct shall come into force from November 11 in the district or districts in which the whole or any part of the assembly constituency going for byelection is included, Kumar told reporters on Sunday.
The apex court asked the counsel for the MLAs to file a fresh application in this regard.
Kharagpur Sadar in West Midnapore district, Karimpur in Nadia and Kaliaganj in Uttar Dinajpur district are the three West Bengal constituencies heading for by-elections this month.
Earlier, Kedarnath Shukla, a senior BJP MLA, had lashed out at state unit chief Rakesh Singh over the defeat.
The BJP and its allies on Thursday won 26 of the 51 assembly seats at stake in the bypolls across 18 states and the Congress emerged victorious in 12 constituencies while Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM tasted its maiden electoral success in Bihar.
On the other hand, BJP alliance RLP's Narayan Beniwal won the Khinvsar seat against his Congress rival Hirendra Mirdha. Speaking to media, Rita Chaudhary said, "The warm blessings, love and regard of people of Mandava helped me register win here," adding that workers' hard work helped in attaining this huge victory
Jhabua Bypoll Result 2019: Congress Party's Kantilal Bhuria is leading the all-important Jhabua bypoll in Madhya Pradesh. The election was crucial for Kamal Nath-led Congress Party in Madhya Pradesh.
IndiaTV brings to you the live updates of the bypolls held on October 21 in 11 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh.
The CPI-M on Thursday wrested the Konni assembly constituency in Kerala from the Congress party, which held it for the last 23 years, as party candidate K.U. Jenish emerged victorious with a margin of 9,953 votes, poll officials said.
Ernakulam Election Result: Trends from Kerala's Ernakulam show that Congress party is leading in the bypolls from Ernakulam constituency. INC's Vinod has secured 37,888 votes (42.13%).
Trends coming from Tamil Nadu regarding the bypolls in two seats of Vikravandi and Nanuguri show that AIADMK has taken lead in both the seats.
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