Bypolls across 3 Lok Sabha, 30 assembly constituencies underway
Elections | October 30, 2021 21:46 ISTThe results of these polls will be announced on November 2.
The results of these polls will be announced on November 2.
The Election Commission let off Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma with a warning for violating model code of conduct during electioneering for the October 30 assembly bypolls.
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal offers prayers at Ram Lalla temple in Ayodhya.
"Nitish Kumar has been eulogised by PM Modi and BJP. Everyone was sloganeering 'desh ka PM kaisa ho Nitish kumar jaisa ho' (A PM should be like Nitish)," Lalu Yadav said.
"The poll date for civic bodies in the state is scheduled to be held on November 25 from 7 am to 4 pm. Counting will be held on November 28," it was announced.
At the announcement, all 465 lower house lawmakers stood up, shouted “banzai” 3 times and left. They've now lost their seats and official campaigning for a new lower house begins on Tuesday.
At a press conference addressed jointly by state RJD president Jagadanand Singh, national general secretary Alok Mehta and state spokesmen Mrityunjay, the names of Arun Kumar Sah and Ganesh Bharti were announced for Tarapur and Kusheshwar Asthan, respectively.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Rudra Pratap Maharathy secured 96,972 votes, while Ashrit Pattnaik of the BJP bagged 76,056 votes.
The counting of votes for by-elections in Bhabanipur, Jangipur, and Samserganj Assembly constituencies in West Bengal began at 8 am on Sunday amid tight security.
The Election Commission has frozen the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) symbol amid a tussle between factions of Chirag Pawan and his uncle and Union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras. Both the factions of LJP had claimed the election symbol 'Bangla' (House) in the Election Commission.
They said that the programme is tentative and it'll be confirmed in the next few days. PM Modi's visit to the election-bound state is expected to boost the morale of party workers.
Earlier on Monday, Dilip Ghosh alleged that he was attacked and abused by TMC workers while campaigning for the Bhabanipur by-poll.
In the directive issued by the commission, situations related to pandemics, floods, festivals, cold conditions in certain regions, feedback from concerned States/UT are taken into consideration.
After former union minister Babul Supriyo joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Congress has taken potshots at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying that many other leaders in the party will follow the suit.
About 60.4 million people in the nation of 83 million are eligible to elect the new parliament, which decides who will be the next head of government.
Gandhi gave this direction during a meeting of party leaders, which he chaired in New Delhi on Friday, Congress's Goa desk in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao said in a statement.
According to sources, during the meeting, it was decided that all district in-charges will take the stock of their area and give reports to Dharmendra Pradhan so that to understand the party position in each district.
Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections are slated to take place next year.
"If she has the confidence for winning the seat in the constituency then sit at home, people will vote for you (Mamata Banerjee). She knows that she may lose this constituency just like Nandigram," said Dilip Ghosh.
The MP Rajya Sabha seat got vacant after BJP leader and former Union cabinet minister Thaawarchand Gehlot was elevated as K'taka Governor.
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