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Bypoll Election Results 2022 Live Updates: This victory is a tribute to Netaji, says SP candidate Dimple Yadav after Mainpuri win

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Dec 08, 2022, 19:09:07 IST

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Bypoll Election Results 2022 Live Updates: This victory is a tribute to Netaji, says SP candidate Dimple Yadav after Mainpuri win

Bypoll Results 2022 Live Updates: Votes were counted for six assembly constituencies in five states and the high-profile Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat. Assembly seats where bypolls were held are - Rampur and Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh, Padampur in Odisha, Sardarshahar in Rajasthan, Kurhani in Bihar and Bhanupratappur in Chhattisgarh.

While Sardarshahar and Bhanupratappur were held by the Congress, the BJP had won in Khatauli and the SP held Rampur. Padampur was with the BJD and Kurhani was held by the RJD. The by-election results will not have any impact on the central and state governments as ruling parties enjoy a comfortable majority.

There was a close fight between BJP and RJD in the by-election to the Kurhani assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district in Bihar. Samajwadi Party candidate Dimple Yadav won in the Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency, while RLD and SP candidates leading in the Khatauli and the Rampur Sadar seats respectively in Uttar Pradesh. Congress candidate Savitri Manoj Mandavi is leading in Bhanupratappur, Chhattisgarh. The ruling BJD extended its lead to 8,178 votes over the BJP in the by-poll to the Padampur assembly seat in Odisha's Bargarh district. The Congress is leading in the Sardarshahar assembly seat in Rajasthan's Churu district. Stay with TOI for all updates:

10:05 (IST) Dec 08

ByPoll live updates: SP backed RLD candidate Madan Bhaiyya leads

He leads by a margin of around 1400 votes over BJP candidate Rajkumari Saini.

09:51 (IST) Dec 08

ByPoll election: SP leads in Mainpuri and Rampur

SP's Dimple Yadav leads by a margin of over 15000 votes in Mainpuri. Meanwhile, SP's Asim Raja is leading by a wafer thin margin of just over 120 votes against BJP candidate Akash Saxena in Rampur.

09:48 (IST) Dec 08

ByPoll results: BJP establishes lead in Kurhani assembly seat after round 1

The opposition BJP established an initial lead in the by-election to the Kurhani assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district in Bihar on Thursday, a CEO official said. BJP candidate Kedar Gupta secured 4,194 votes while the JD(U)'s Manoj Singh Kushwaha bagged 2,195 votes after the first round of counting. Altogether 13 candidates, five of them Independents, are in the fray though the contest is being seen, primarily, as between Gupta and Kushwaha. Both are former MLAs. The by-poll was necessitated by the disqualification of sitting RJD MLA Anil Kumar Sahani.

09:41 (IST) Dec 08

ByPoll results live: Padampur

Round 1: BJD 5501, BJP 3789, Cong: 206, NOTA 115

09:32 (IST) Dec 08

ByPoll results: After first round, BJD candidate Barsha Singh Bariha leading in Padampur

09:26 (IST) Dec 08

ByPoll election results: In Uttar Pradesh Rampur Assembly bypoll, Samajwadi Party leader Mohd. Asim Raja leading, BJP's Akash Saxena trailing, as per official trends.

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09:25 (IST) Dec 08

ByPoll election: BJP's Kedar Prasad Gupta leading in Kurhani, Bihar; Congress leader Anil Kumar Sharma leading in Sardarshahar, Rajasthan

09:12 (IST) Dec 08

ByPoll election live: In Khatauli, the fight is between BJP's Vikram Singh Saini's wife Rajkumari Saini and Madan Bhaiya of the RLD.

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09:09 (IST) Dec 08

ByPoll live updates: Counting under way in Padampur

There were 10 candidates in the fray including ruling BJD's Barsha Singh Bariha, the daughter of late MLA Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha, whose death necessitated the by-poll. The BJP has fielded former legislator and party's Krushak Morcha president Pradip Purohit as its candidate while three-time MLA Satya Bhusan Sahu is the Congress candidate.

09:00 (IST) Dec 08

ByPoll election results: Counting begins for Mainpuri, Rampur, Khatauli seats

Counting of votes began Thursday morning for Mainpuri parliamentary constituency, previously represented by Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, and Rampur and Khatauli assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh where bypolls were held earlier this week, officials said. The counting started at 8 am and the results are likely to come in by the afternoon, they said. Mainpuri parliamentary constituency, which fell vacant after the death of SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, registered 54.01 per cent voting.

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08:55 (IST) Dec 08

ByPoll election live: Counting underway for Kurhani assembly seat bypoll

Counting of votes for the by-election to Kurhani assembly constituency in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district is underway on Thursday amid tight security arrangements. Nearly 58 per cent of voters exercised their franchise on Monday in the by-poll to Kurhani where Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and the BJP have locked horns for the first time since their break-up four months ago.

08:50 (IST) Dec 08

ByPoll live updates: Counting of votes for Sardarshahar bypoll begins

The constituency recorded a voting percentage of 72.09 per cent on polling day on Monday. A total of 2,89,843 voters were eligible to exercise their franchise in the bypoll necessitated by the demise of Congress MLA Bhanwar Lal Sharma, who passed away on October 9 after prolonged illness.

08:44 (IST) Dec 08

ByPoll election: Though seven contestants were in the fray, the main fight was between the ruling Congress and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

The Congress fielded Savitri Mandavi, the wife of late MLA Manoj Singh Mandavi, while the BJP nominated former legislator Brahmanand Netam. The ballot count began on Thursday morning at the Bhanu Pratap Dev Government PG College in Kanker town where an adequate number of security personnel have been deployed. Postal ballots will be counted first followed by votes cast in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), an official said, adding the entire process will be completed in 19 rounds.

08:42 (IST) Dec 08

ByPoll results: Counting begins for Bhanupratappur Assembly bypoll

A voter turnout of 71.74 per cent was recorded in the bypoll held on December 5 for the seat, reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates and located in the Maoist-affected Kanker district. The bypoll in Bhanupratappur was necessitated following the death of Congress MLA and deputy speaker of Assembly Manoj Singh Mandavi on October 16. Though seven contestants were in the fray, the main fight was between the ruling Congress and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

08:37 (IST) Dec 08

ByPoll results live: Counting for Padampur byelection starts amid tight security.

There will be 23 rounds of counting. 10 candidates are in fray.

08:26 (IST) Dec 08

Bypolls results: Counting begins for six Assembly constituencies in 5 states and Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat

Manpuri Lok Sabha seat: A high-stakes contest was witnessed in Mainpuri seat of Uttar Pradesh, where the by-election was necessitated by the demise of Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav in October. Mulayam Singh Yadav's elder daughter-in-law and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav is the SP candidate in Mainpuri, while BJP has pitted Raghuraj Singh Shakya, a former confidant of Mulayam's brother Shivpal Singh Yadav. Notably, the Mainpuri seat is considered a stronghold of the Samajwadi Party.
Rampur assembly constituency: The bypoll Rampur Sadar in Uttar Pradesh was necessitated after SP MLA Azam Khan was disqualified in a hate speech case. With the Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) distanced themselves from the bypolls in Uttar Pradesh, it would be a direct fight between the BJP and Samajwadi Party and its ally Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD).
Khatauli assembly constituency: The bypoll Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh was necessitated after BJP MLA Vikram Singh Saini was disqualified after his conviction and sentence of two-year imprisonment in a 2013 riot case. In Khatauli, the BJP is trying to retain the seat by fielding Rajkumari Saini. She is the wife of Vikram Singh Saini.
Bhanupratappur assembly constituency:An anticipated direct contest between Congress and BJP is expected at the Bhanupratappur seat in Chhattisgarh after Congress MLA Manoj Singh Mandavi passed away last month. The Congress has fielded Savitri Mandavi, the wife of the deceased MLA in a bid to retain the seat while BJP has fielded a former MLA. The seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes.
Padampur assembly constituency: The Padampur bypoll of Odisha was also necessitated following the demise of sitting BJD MLA Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha on October 3.
Sardarshahar assembly constituency: Rajasthan's Sardarshahar seat goes to polls following the death of Congress MLA Bhanwar Lal Sharma after a prolonged illness. His seat was contested by his son Anil Kumar while BJP had fielded former MLA Ashok Kumar there.
Kurhani assembly constituency:In Bihar's Kurhani, the disqualification of RJD MLA Anil Kumar Sahani has prompted the polls.

08:03 (IST) Dec 08

Mainpuri bypolls 2022 results: Can Dimple save Mulayam Singh Yadav's bastion?

08:02 (IST) Dec 08

ByPoll results: People prevented from casting votes in Mainpuri, Rampur bypolls, says Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday alleged that the police and administration prevented people from casting their votes in the Mainpuri parliamentary and the Rampur Sadar Assembly constituency in the bypolls. "What briefing has been done to the police force? They have been asked to prevent people from voting in Mainpuri. In Rampur (Sadar) also, the administration prevented people from casting their votes. All the tactics are being adopted so that people do not come out," Akhilesh Yadav told reporters in Mainpuri.

07:54 (IST) Dec 08

ByPoll election results: Mainpuri recorded a voter turnout of 51.89 %

Akhilesh alleged that in the Mainpuri bye-election, Bharatiya Janata Party is not contesting, instead, the government and administration are fighting for BJP to win the polls.

07:41 (IST) Dec 08

ByPoll election live: The Mainpuri seat is considered a stronghold of the Samajwadi Party

Mulayam Singh Yadav's elder daughter-in-law and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav is the SP candidate in Mainpuri, while BJP has pitted Raghuraj Singh Shakya, a former confidant of Mulayam's brother Shivpal Singh Yadav.