Bypoll results 2021 LIVE: TMC wins all four seats in West Bengal

The counting of votes began around 8 am in the three Lok Sabha and 29 assembly constituencies spread across 13 states and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where by-elections were held on October 30.

File Photo of West Bengal CM and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee (Credits: ANI)

In the three Lok Sabha and 29 assembly constituencies spread across 13 states and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where by-elections were held on October 30, the counting of votes began at 8 am today (November 2).

INLD leader Abhay Chautala, who quit the Haryana assembly in protest against the three new central agri laws, Congress' Pratibha Singh, wife of late chief minister Virbhadra Singh, former national footballer Eugeneson Lyngdoh and ex-minister from Telangana Eatala Rajender are among the prominent candidates whose fate will be decided.

The assembly by-elections which saw a high turnout were held in five seats in Assam, four in West Bengal, three each in Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Meghalaya, two each in Bihar, Karnataka and Rajasthan and one seat each is in Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Mizoram and Telangana. Out of the 29 Assembly seats, the BJP had won in around half a dozen constituencies earlier, the Congress had nine, while the rest were with the regional parties.

The seats where Lok Sabha by-elections were held are Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Mandi in Himachal Pradesh and Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh.

02 November 2021

16:54 IST

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16:48 IST

West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee's TMC wins all four seats. 

Final #UPDATE | TMC wins all 4 seats in West Bengal by-polls

Wins Dinhata with a margin of 1,64,089 votes, BJP 2nd

Wins Santipur with a margin of 64,675 votes, BJP 2nd

Wins Khardaha with a margin of 93,832 votes, BJP 2nd

Wins Gosaba with a margin of 1,43,051 votes, BJP 2nd pic.twitter.com/X0mBvGF2ou

— ANI (@ANI) November 2, 2021

16:27 IST

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14:58 IST

Himachal Pradesh: Congress wins in Fatehpur and Jubbal-Kothkai Assembly constituencies. The party is currently leading in Arki.

14:57 IST

Nagaland: Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party wins in Shamator Chessore.

14:57 IST

Rajasthan: Congress wins in Dhariawad Assembly constituency, leads in Vallabhnagar.

14:53 IST

West Bengal: TMC wins in Gosaba and Dinhata, leads in the remaining two.

#WestBengal by-polls | TMC wins in Gosaba and Dinhata, leads in remaining two. pic.twitter.com/LtHTEerILm

— ANI (@ANI) November 2, 2021

13:58 IST

INLD secretary general Abhay Singh Chautala's lead thinned over his nearest rival Gobind Kanda of the BJP in the Ellenabad assembly constituency in Haryana, according to latest trends for bypolls.Counting of votes for the October 30 bypoll to the seat is in progress. While Chautala maintained a consistent lead during the first seven rounds of counting, the margin dropped from 8,180 votes to 2,985 in the subsequent rounds. There are 16 rounds of counting of votes. (PTI)

13:53 IST

The ruling JD(U) and main opposition RJD are leading in one assembly seat each in Bihar, according to the latest update by the Election Commission on counting trends. RJD's Arun Kumar is leading over his nearest rival of the JD(U) Rajiv Kumar Singh by 2,551 votes in Tarapur, after completion of seven rounds of counting. In Kushweshwar Asthan, JD(U) nominee Aman Bhushan Hajari is ahead of RJD's Ganesh Bharti by 6,242 votes, following 13 rounds of counting, data available with the poll panel showed.

13:14 IST

The ruling Trinamool Congress led by a huge margin in all the four assembly constituencies in West Bengal, where by-polls were held on October 30, according to the latest update of counting trends by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The counting of votes to Khardah, Santipur, Gosaba and Dinhata began at 8 am amid tight security. In Dinhata in Coochbehar district, earlier considered a BJP stronghold, TMC's Udayan Guha was ahead of his nearest rival, BJP's Ashok Mandal, by a massive margin of 1,31,890 votes. In Santipur assembly constituency, famous for its handloom industry, TMC's Braja Kishore Goswami was leading over his nearest rival - BJP's Niranjan Biswas - by a margin of 24,330. In the Khardah assembly segment, state minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay was way ahead of CPI(M) 's Debajyoti Das, who stands at number two in the counting so far, by a margin of 46,728 votes. 

(PTI)

13:11 IST

10,423 new COVID cases were reported in the last 24 hours. The daily positivity rate reported to be 1.03%.

13:02 IST

 INLD secretary general Abhay Singh Chautala has increased his lead over his nearest rival Gobind Kanda of the BJP, with a margin of 8,180 votes in the Ellenabad assembly constituency in Haryana. Counting of votes for the October 30 bypoll to the seat is in progress.

13:00 IST

"All our MPs met President today and explained to him the filthy language used by TDP functionaries, particularly Chandrababu Naidu, his son Lokesh & spox Pattabhi against our party and leader Jagan Mohan Reddy. We've requested the President to derecognise TDP," said Vijayasai Reddy, YSRCP.

13:00 IST

Congress is now leading on all the three seats in Himachal Pradesh. (ANI)

12:26 IST

BJP candidate Eatala Rajender was leading over his nearest TRS rival Gellu Srinivas Yadav after three rounds of counting of votes in the Huzurabad assembly constituency bypoll in Telangana on Tuesday. After completion of three rounds, Rajender was leading by 1,263 votes.

12:25 IST

Congress candidates Nagraj Meena and Preeti Shaktawat are leading in Dhariawad and Vallabhnagar Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan on Tuesday, according to trends available for the bypolls. Transport Minister Pratap Singh Khachariawas expressed confidence that the Congress will win both the bypolls.

12:24 IST

The Congress was leading in Mandi parliamentary seat and in the assembly constituency of Arki whereas the BJP was leading in Fatehpur on Tuesday, according to available trends for bypolls in Himachal Pradesh.

12:23 IST

By-election to Assembly constituencies | In Himachal Pradesh, now Congress leading on 2 seats & BJP on 1 (total 3 seats). In Madhya Pradesh, now BJP leading on 2 seats & Congress on 1 (total 3 seats). pic.twitter.com/n811ZtScQZ

— ANI (@ANI) November 2, 2021

12:22 IST

#WATCH | TMC workers celebrate outside a counting centre in Dinhata, Cooch Behar as the party leads on all 4 seats in the by-polls to the State Assembly.

TMC's Udayan Guha is leading in Dinhata with 96,537 votes so far.#WestBengalBypolls pic.twitter.com/k0GyQ3XC87

— ANI (@ANI) November 2, 2021

12:19 IST

"This (West Bengal by-poll result) was expected, we fought well, we're winning comfortably. The more BJP goes back, the better it is for democracy. People upset with their government...Our party gave directions that there shouldn't be any post-poll violence. Nothing will happen," TMC's Saugato Roy told ANI.

This (WB by-poll result) was expected, we fought well, we're winning comfortably. The more BJP goes back, the better it is for democracy. People upset with their govt...Our party gave directions that there shouldn't be any post-poll violence. Nothing will happen: Saugata Roy, TMC pic.twitter.com/KZmH0EViyR

— ANI (@ANI) November 2, 2021

11:01 IST

The Election Commission on Tuesday prohibited victory procession after the counting of votes of bypolls ends. "No victory procession after counting permissible. Not more than 2 persons allowed to accompany the winning candidate or his/her authorised representative receives certification of election from Returning Officer concerned," read an official statement from the Election Commission.Counting underway for three Lok Sabha constituencies and 29 Assembly constituencies across 13 States and one Union Territory, where by-polls were held on October 30.

(ANI)

10:28 IST

The ruling JD(U) and main opposition RJD are leading in one assembly seat each in Bihar, early trends showed on Tuesday.

10:27 IST

Ruling BJP candidates are leading in Bhabanipur and Thowra assembly bypolls in Assam, according to initial trends available for two of the five seats where counting of votes is underway. According to the Election Commission website, BJP's Phanidhar Talukdar was leading his nearest Congress rival Sailendra Nath Das by 7,839 votes in Bhabanipur. BJP nominee for Thowra seat Sushanta Borgohain was ahead of his Independent challenger Dhaijya Konwar by 2,524 votes. Trends for Gossaigaon, Tamulpur and Mariani seats are not available yet. (PTI)

10:21 IST

Counting of votes for by-elections underway in four seats of West Bengal. 

TMC leading in all four seats - Gosaba, Khardaha, Santipur and Dinhata. Here's how it looks so far:

Dinhata - After 7th round, TMC leading.  TMC candidate Udayan Guha leading with more than 54,000 votes. 
Santipur - After 3rd round TMC leading. 
Khardaha - After 3rd round TMC leading. TMC minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay leading with more than 12,000 votes at the end of 3rd round. 
Gosaba - TMC leading at the 6th round.

08:40 IST

Counting of votes has begun for three Lok Sabha constituencies and 29 Assembly constituencies across 13 States and one Union Territory, where by-polls were held on October 30. 

07:09 IST

Himachal Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer C. Palrasu said that all preparations have been completed for the counting of votes for by-elections to the Mandi parliamentary constituency and three assembly constituencies -- Fatehpur, Jubbal-Kotkhai and Arki. Counting of ballots would start at 8 am.
Palrasu said 11 counting observers have been deployed for the Mandi parliamentary constituency, and three for each Assembly constituency. Besides, one micro observer has also been deployed at each counting table.

(IANS)

07:08 IST

Assam's Chief Electoral Officer Nitin Khade had on Monday (November 1) reviewed the arrangements for counting of votes for the bye-elections to five assembly constituencies. Altogether 73.77 per cent of nearly eight lakh eligible electors cast their votes in the bye-elections held on Saturday. Couting will begin at 8 am today.

07:05 IST

The counting of votes for bypolls held in three Assembly constituencies and one Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh will be held soon. By-elections in three Assembly constituencies -- Prithvipur, Jobat, Raigon and one Lok Sabha seat -- Khandwa, held on October 30 saw an average of 65 per cent voting. A total of 48 candidates are in fray, however, the fight on all fours seats are mainly between the BJP and the Congress.  Both, BJP and the Congress have been claiming victory.