The Sohiong assembly bye-poll was conducted after the death of the sitting MLA from the United Democratic Party (UDP) HDR Lyngdoh, who died while campaigning for the February assembly election.
Jalandhar records lowest turnout in four polls; all parties say favours them
On May 11, just over half the registered voters exercised their franchise in the byelection to the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat, with all the major political parties in fray claiming that the low turnout will actually benefit them. Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C said Jalandhar recorded a voter turnout of 54.5 per cent, nearly 8 per cent lower than 62.36 per cent it recorded in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, and about 14 per cent lower than 67.21 per cent and 67.11 per cent in 2014 and 2009, respectively.
Among the nine assembly segments that fall under Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat, Kartarpur and Shahkot recorded highest 57.4 per cent turnout each while Jalandhar Central (48.9 per cent) reported lowest. Jalandhar West recorded 56.5 per cent followed by 55.9 per cent each in Nakodar, 55.8 per cent in Phillaur, 54.45 per cent in Jalandhar North, 54 per cent in Adampur and 49.7 per cent in Jalandhar Cantt, as per figures available.
The Aam Aadmi Party that emerged victorious in the high-stakes Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll in Punjab secured a vote share of 34.05 per cent, up from 2.5 per cent in the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
AAP's Sushil Rinku defeated his nearest rival, Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary of the Congress, by a margin of 58,691 votes, according to the Election Commission's data. Rinku, who joined the AAP after quitting the Congress before the bypoll, polled 3,02,279 votes, while Chaudhary secured 2,43,588 votes, according to the data.
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Shiromani Akali Dal's (SAD) Sukhwinder Kumar Sukhi, who was backed by the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), finished the poll race at the third spot, while the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal was fourth. Sukhi polled 1,58,445 votes, while Atwal bagged 1,34,800 votes.
The EC figures showed that the AAP secured 34.05 per cent votes in the Jalandhar bypoll as against the 2.5 per cent votes it had got in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. The Congress party's vote share dropped to 27.44 per cent from 37.9 in 2019. The vote share of the BJP, which fought the bypoll on its own, was 15.19 per cent, while the SAD, which fought the bypoll with the support of the BSP, managed to secure a vote share of 17.85 per cent. (PTI)
Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha congratulated party candidate Sushil Kumar Rinku on winning the Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll.
Dipali Das, with her Jharsuguda bypoll win, has become the youngest woman MLA in Odisha. She is an MBA from EU Business School in Barcelona. She defeated Tankadhar Tripathy of BJP by a margin of 48,721.
Joining a party meeting over video conferencing held to celebrate her and the party's win, she said, “My father was a tiger and I am a tiger cub.”
Odisha CM and BJD chief said that the Jharsuguda poll win has show that pro-people governance always wins, and "single or double engine" is not important.
"Girls are our pride," Patnaik said after slain Odisha minister Naba Kishore Das' 26-year-old daughter won the Jharsuguda by-poll by a large margin. "The opposition parties had insulted both Barsha Singh Bariha who won the Padampur by-election and also spoke ill about Dipali Das, who won in Jharsuguda. Girls are our pride. As the people of Odisha do not tolerate disrespect to women, they (BJP) lost the elections in both the seats,” Patnaik said.
Biju Janta Dal Vice President Debi Prasad Mishra took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party over the result of Jharsuguda assembly bypolls, saying people replied to BJP's "drama" over the death of late Health Minister Naba Kishor Das.
"Opposition BJP enacted drama over the death of former Health Minister Naba Kishor Das, but people of Jharsuguda replied by voting in favour of Deepali Das," Mishra said.
He further said that what the late minister did for the state, his daughter Dipali's Das who was the BJD candidate, is following the same. "Former Jharsuguda MLA and sitting cabinet minister Naba Kishore Das had developed his constituency in each corner and now his daughter Deepali Das will serve the people of Jharsuguda assembly constituency," Mishra added. (ANI)
Dipali Das, the BJD candidate, won from the Jharsuguda constituency and credited her win to the people who loved her father Naba Kisore Das, the former Odisha health minister who was assassinated in January.
As the BJP swept the Suar and Chhanbey bypolls and civic polls in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said his party won more than double the seats that it did last time.
"Our ally Apna Dal (Sonelal) has also won the Suar and Chanbe (Assembly) bypolls, defeating their nearest rivals from the Samajwadi Party. I thank the voters for reposing their trust in us and giving us the opportunity to serve them in urban local bodies. I want to assure the people that our government will continue to work for their welfare, security and progress," he added.
With Synshar Lyngdoh Thaba’s victory from Meghalaya’s Sohiong constituency, regional party United Democratic Party has successfully doubled its tally since 2018 to 12 seats in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly.
The lowest votes have been clocked in by the BJP’s Serapth Eric Kharbuki with just 40 votes or 0.12% of the vote share.
The result does not have any significant impact on the Meghalaya government which was formed following state elections earlier this year as the UDP is already part of the ruling coalition in the state along with the National People’s Party, People’s Democratic Front, Hill State People’s Democratic Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party; with two cabinet ministers. Even in the last term, it was an ally in the NPP-led coalition government.
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The ruling BJP-led coalition ended Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's over four-decade dominance in Rampur with its ally Apna Dal (Sonelal) winning the Suar assembly by-election by a margin of 8,724 votes.
Shafeek Ahmed Ansari of the Anupriya Patel-headed Apna Dal (Sonelal) secured a little over 50 per cent of the total votes polled in the bypoll.
With this victory, the ruling coalition ended Azam Khan's over four-decade hold in the Muslim-dominated Rampur district. Azam Khan and his family watched the poll outcome on TV at their Jail Road residence. Of the five assembly constituencies under Rampur Lok Sabha seat, Bilaspur, Rampur and Milak-SC are held by the BJP. Chamrau is held by SP and Suar has been clinched by BJP's ally Apna Dal (Sonelal).
The Rampur parliamentary constituency, also a stronghold of Azam Khan, was won by the BJP. SP's Muslim face from the days of Mulayam Singh Yadav, Azam Khan remained undefeated in Rampur Sadar assembly seat since 1980 irrespective of the party in power.
In November 2022, Azam Khan's name was removed from the electoral roll in Rampur after he was convicted in a 2019 hate speech case. As a result, he could not cast his vote in the by-election in Suar.
In February 2023, Abdullah Azam Khan's name was struck off the electoral roll after his disqualification from the legislative assembly. A Moradabad court had sentenced him to two years in jail in a 15-year old case. (PTI)
United Democratic Party candidate Synshar Kupar Roy Thabah won the Sohiong assembly seat in Meghalaya, defeating his NPP nominee by over 3,400 votes.With the win, UDP's strength in the 60-member House increased to 12. The NPP has 28 MLAs. Synshar polled over 16,600 votes, while Samlin secured more than 13,200 votes.
The by-poll in Meghalaya was necessitated following the death of UDP candidate HDR Lyngdoh ahead of the assembly elections held in the rest of the state on February 27.
In the Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll, the AAP’s Sushil Rinku has not only won with a huge margin of 58,691 votes but also breached a Congress fort where the party had had an unbeaten run since 1999.
The main Opposition Congress, which skidded to the second position, lost 10.46 per cent of its vote share in the bypoll, results of which were declared Saturday. With this loss, the number of Congress MPs from Punjab fell to seven.
Punjab - Jalandhar Lok Sabha
AAP's Sushil Kumar Rinku won from the seat, leaving behind Congress' Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary. The Shiromani Akali Dal and Punjab candidates finished third and fourth respectively.
Uttar Pradesh - Suar Assembly
Shafeek Ahmed Ansari of the Apna Dal (Soneylal) won from the seat, leaving behind Samajwadi Party's Anuradha Chauhan by a margin of 8,724 votes.
Uttar Pradesh - Chhanbey Assembly
BJP ally Apna Dal (S)'s Rinki Kol won the Chhanbey bypoll in Mirzapur district by approximately 9,000 votes defeating the Samajwadi Party’s Kirti Kol.
Odisha - Jharsuguda Assembly
The ruling BJD in Odisha retained the seat, as its candidate Dipali Das defeated her nearest BJP rival Tankadhar Tripathy by 48,721 votes.
Meghalaya - Sohiong Assembly
United Democratic Party candidate Synshar Kupar Roy Thabah won the seat, defeating his NPP nominee by over 3,400 votes.
If parallels are to be drawn between the Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypolls and the ongoing IPL, the role of the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Sushil Kumar Rinku and Kolkata Knight Riders player Rinku Singh in getting their teams the much-needed victories can be an interesting analogy.
In the bye-election necessitated by the demise of Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary during the Punjab leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra in January, The Indian Express takes a look at what the AAP victory means for the Congress, SAD and the BJP.
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In Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won with a margin of 58,647 votes.
In Chhanbey bypoll, Apna Dal's Rinki Kol extended her lead with 49,927 votes, while SP's Kirti Kol was at 47,480.
The margin between the two candidates is 2,447 votes, as per latest trends.
AAP’s win in the Jalandhar bypoll reflects the mood of the whole of Punjab, said party's convenor Arvind Kejriwal.
The AAP’s victory in Jalandhar proves that the people of Punjab are not only satisfied but happy with the work of the AAP government, he added.
The Delhi CM also emphasised that the Jalandhar constituency was a Congress stronghold for the last 50 years. "Being able to not only invade it but win from this parliamentary constituency is unprecedented," Kejriwal said.
According to latest trends displayed on the Election Commission (ECI) website, the AAP’s Sushil Kumar Rinku leads Congress’s Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary by over 16,000 votes in the Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll, with the BJP’s Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal and the SAD’s Sukhwinder Kumar Sukhi (backed by the BSP) at distant third and fourth places. Bypoll for the seat was triggered by the death of the Congress candidate’s husband Santokh Singh Chaudhary.
Over in Uttar Pradesh, Kirti Kol of the Samajwadi Party (SP) is leading Rinki Kol of the Apna Dal (Sonelal) in the bypoll for the Chhanbey Assembly seat in Mirzapur with 3,304 votes. The bypoll was necessitated by the death of incumbent Rahul Prakash Kol of the Apna Dal (S). Read more
In Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) maintained its lead, with only the last two rounds of counting remaining. The party is now leading with 58,000 votes.
SAD overtook BJP to trail at number three with one, 1,46,070 votes, and BJP is at number four with 1,31,983 votes.
The AAP is now 56,000 votes ahead of its rival Congress in the constituency.
Apna Dal (S) wins Suar assembly constituency by a slim margin, defeating Samajwadi Party.
In assembly bypoll, SP's lead margin in Chhanbey has come down to 605 votes, with Apna Dal on the second position there. In Suar, Apna Dal's lead margin is 845 votes, with SP trailing.
The AAP took a huge lead over of its rivals Congress, BJP and SAD, and surged ahead by 47,000 votes.
In Suar, Apna Dal(S) is leading by a slim margin of 963 votes.
In the four cornered contest in Jalandhar parliamentary bypoll, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leads in the ongoing results with Congress appears finishing distant second even as BJP tried to upset the political applecart by wooing Hindu voters and Akali Dal trying to be in political relevance after getting trounced to three seats in Punjab elections last year as compared to 15 seats it won in 2017 Assembly election in 117-member Punjab Vidhan Sabha.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) counted on delivering promises such as providing free power to consumers and opening Aam Aadmi clinics (Mohalla clinics) on the lines of Arvind Kejriwal’s Delhi model.
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The AAP widened its lead in Jalandhar, and is now 31,000 votes ahead of its rival Congress in the constituency.
In Jalandhar bypoll, Congress is trailing behind AAP, with BJP and SAD in third and fourth position, respectively.
BJD’s Dipali Das is leading by 15,751 votes in Jharsuguda assembly, Odisha.
In Chhanbey bypoll, SP is now leading with 3082 votes, while Apna Dal (s) leading with 4499 votes in Suar.
The AAP, represented by leader Sushil Rinku, has a lead of 13,996 votes in the Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll.
In UP, the Samajwadi Party leading in Chhanbey with a margin of 1899 votes, and Apna Dal (S) is leading in Suar with a margin of 2599 votes.
The Aam Aadmi Party had a lead of 3,877 votes after eighth round of counting in the Jalandhar bypoll.
AAP leading by 1961 votes. AAP's Sushil Kumar got 19,285 votes and INC's Karmjeet Kaur Chaudhary got 17,324 votes.
As voters head to mark their choice in the EVMs, Anju Agnihotri Chaba details the key contenders, and what they bring to the table.
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Aam Aadmi Party leading in Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency, as per Election Commission.
Beginning with postal ballot counting, AAP's Sushil Rinku is leading with 650 votes and Akali Dal is second.
The counting of votes is taking place at the counting centre set up at the Director Land Records and Sports College on Jalandhar- Kaurthala road.
'The security arrangements are tight as we have assistance from 5 companies of paramilitary, Punjab Armed forces as well as Punjab district police,' says Jalandhar Police Commissioner Kuldeep Chahal, as results for the Jalandhar bypoll are expected today.
A 91.87% turnout was recorded in Sohiong, in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district, with the polling process largely being peaceful, chief electoral officer F R Kharkongor had said.
The bypoll was necessitated following the death of UDP candidate HDR Lyngdoh before the February 27 Assembly polls.
The May 10 bypoll to Odisha’s Jharsuguda seat, necessitated by the assassination of then health minister Naba Kishore Das earlier this year, is seeing a battle of debutants as the ruling BJD as well as the Congress and BJP have fielded first-time candidates.
While the BJD has fielded the slain minister’s daughter Dipali Das, the BJP candidate is the party’s former youth wing leader Tankadhar Tripathy. The Congress has put up Tarun Pandey, son of three-time Jharsuguda MLA Birendra Chandra Pandey.
As the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) stays away from the bypolls focusing on the urban local body elections, the bypolls on Suar and Chhanbey seats are seeing a close contest between BJP’s ally Apna Dal(S) and the SP. Though the Congress has fielded a candidate in Chhanbey, it did not contest in Suar. A total of 14 candidates are in the fray— six in Suar and eight in Chhanbey.
The Suar seat was held by Abdullah Azam Khan, the son of senior SP leader Azam Khan, and it was declared vacant on February 13 after a Moradabad court sentenced him to two years in jail in a 15-year-old case. This time, SP has fielded Anuradha Chauhan, a lawyer. With the support of Azam, Chauhan is giving a tough fight to her rival Shafiq Ahmed Ansari of Apna Dal(Sonelal).
In the SC-reserved Chhanbey constituency, the bypoll was necessitated after the death of sitting Apna Dal (S) MLA Rahul Prakash Kol. The party fielded his wife Rinki Kol, hoping to retain the seat on sympathy voting. Here the fight was between the Apna Dal (S) and the SP. The SP, on the other hand, has once again put its trust in Kirti Kol, who had unsuccessfully contested the seat against Rahul Prakash Kol in 2022.
It’s the judgement day for political parties in Punjab as counting for the Jalandhar bypoll gets underway. The results will determine whether the ruling Aam Aadmi Party gets a seat in the Lok Sabha. It has fielded Sushil Rinku, a former Congress MLA from the seat. Others in the fray include Karamjit Kaur of Congress— the death of her husband Choudhary Santokh Singh had necessitated these bypolls—Akali Dal’s Dr Sukhwinder Sukhi and BJP’s Inder Atwal.
The postal ballot counting started at 7 am, while the counting of EVM votes will begin at 8 am.
Deputy Commissioner Jaspreet Singh said there will be 14 tables in each constituency area, and for the vote counting process, 20 counting teams (including reserves) have been deployed at each counting center. Each counting team consists of one counting observer, one counting assistant, and one micro-observer.
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he Election Commission of India is slated to announce the results for the bye-election held in five constituencies, as counting of votes is underway in the Lok Sabha constituency of Jalandhar, and four assembly seats across UP (Suar and Chhanbey), Odisha (Jharsuguda) and Meghalaya (Sohiong).
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