Voting for 43 seats in the first phase in Jharkhand, 31 assembly seats in 10 states and Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala has started from 7 am today. which will continue till 5 pm. The result will be out on 23rd November.
The Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala is contested between Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of Congress and Navya Haridas of BJP and Satyan Mokeri of the Left.
On 30 October, both candidates of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) were declared unopposed in two seats in Sikkim. Due to which voting did not take place here.
A by-election has been held on the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat due to Rahul Gandhi leaving this seat and choosing the Rae Bareli seat. He contested from two seats namely Rae Bareli and Wayanad and won both the seats.
His sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is the Congress candidate from here. Congress has UDF alliance in the state. Navya Haridas from BJP and Sathyan Mokeri from Left Alliance LDF are in the fray.
Out of 31 assembly seats in 10 states, 28 MLAs became MPs in the Lok Sabha elections, with by-elections being held due to 2 deaths and 1 defection. Out of which 4 seats are reserved for SC and 6 seats for ST.
The opposition won 18 out of 31 seats. Out of which Congress alone got 9 seats. While NDA got 11 seats. Out of which 7 MLAs belonged to BJP. 2 MLAs belonged to other parties.
State-Wise Political Equation of By-Elections…
Live updates
4 minutes ago
BJP candidate from Wayanad said – Rahul has not done anything, Priyanka will do the same
7 minutes ago
Priyanka Gandhi reached Wayanad
16 minutes ago
Minister of State for Defense Sanjay Seth voted in Ranchi
17 minutes ago
BJP accuses West Bengal – TMC people are threatening voters.
26 minutes ago
People arrive to vote in Channapatna, Karnataka
Voting has begun for the by-election to the Channapatna assembly seat in Karnataka. NDA has fielded JDS leader Nikhil Kumaraswamy from this seat; Five-time MLA CP Yogeshwar is contesting on a Congress ticket against him.
27 minutes ago
Rajasthan: Out of 7, BJP has only 1 MLA, Congress 4 and BAP-RLP 1 each
By-elections will be held in seven seats of Rajasthan within 11 months of the assembly elections to be held in 2023. Out of these, only Amritlal Meena was a BJP MLA from the Salmbar seat, the remaining 4 were held by the Congress, one seat by Bharatiya Adivasi Party and one by Hanuman Beniwal's RLP.
The bypoll results will also be directly seen as the first test of the Bhajanlal government in the state. However, the BJP won 18 out of 25 seats in the Lok Sabha elections held almost six months after the assembly elections. But these results were not satisfactory, as BJP won 24 seats in 2019 and all 25 seats in 2014.
At the same time, the Congress has had a hand in the by-elections of the last 5 years. Congress won about 89% of the by-elections. However, BJP's confidence has increased after the victory in Haryana, but if the result goes against the BJP, a political crisis is sure to arise against the party and Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma.
28 minutes ago
Bihar: By-elections to 4 seats, Assembly Elections- 2025 Semi-Finals
The by-elections to four assembly seats in Bihar are being considered as the semi-finals of the 2025 assembly elections. In the 2020 assembly elections, the Grand Alliance had three out of four seats.
However, Nitish Kumar, who is leading the NDA in Bihar, is confident that in the by-elections like the Lok Sabha elections, people will definitely vote for him based on his performance. However, it is difficult to determine whether the reason behind the NDA's 30-seat victory in the Lok Sabha elections was Narendra Modi or the effect of Nitish Babu's work.
On the other hand, Tejashwi Yadav and his supporters are promoting the jobs delivered during his 17 months in government. However, no effect was seen in the Lok Sabha elections. If this declines, it will not only undermine Tejashwi's credibility but also put a question mark on his leadership.
28 minutes ago
Madhya Pradesh: Shivraj in Budhani and the prestige of the government in Vijaypur at stake
Both the assembly seats in the state have become a prestige issue for the BJP. Actually, Mercury is the seat of Shivraj Singh Chauhan. He became an MLA from here for the first time in 1990. After this, during his tenure as Chief Minister, he was elected as an MLA from here continuously from 2006 to 2023.
After winning from Vidisha seat in the Lok Sabha elections, Shivraj had resigned from Budha assembly seat. For him, the BJP has given ticket to Ramakant Bhargava, who is vacating the Vidisha Lok Sabha seat from Wednesday.
Another special thing is that so far there have been three by-elections in the Budh seat and all three times it was due to Shivraj Singh Chauhan. Apart from this, Congress made Rajkumar Patel its candidate in all three by-elections.
State Forest Minister Ramnivas Rawat is contesting from Vijaypur seat. He has been MLA from Congress 6 times from this seat. He was also elected as an MLA on a Congress ticket in the 2023 assembly elections, but joined the BJP in April 2023.
After this, he became a Cabinet Minister in a Cabinet reshuffle in July 2023. Congress has given ticket to tribal leader Mukesh Malhotra against him. Now it remains to be seen whether the people of the area elect Ramnivas Rawat, a six-time MLA and forest minister after defection, or trust the Congress.
29 minutes ago
Chhattisgarh: BJP showed strength
BJP is contesting the by-election in Raipur South seat of the state with full strength. Its specialty was seen in the nomination rally of party candidate Sunil Soni. Eight ministers including Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai were present in the rally held on October 25.
The seat fell vacant after Brijmohan Agarwal was elected as MP from Raipur Lok Sabha. He has been an MLA three times from this seat and a total of eight times. While Sunil Soni has been MP and Mayor of Raipur.
On the other hand, Congress has fielded State Youth Congress president Akash Sharma. However, in the four elections held so far since the formation of the seat, the Congress has lost each time by a large margin. In the 2018 elections, Kanhaiya Aggarwal of Congress lost by the lowest margin of 17 thousand votes. Subsequently, BJP lost the government in the state due to anti-incumbency.
30 minutes ago
Bengal: By-elections to 6 seats, 5 had TMC MLAs
These seats fell vacant due to the MLAs of all the six assembly seats becoming MPs. Manoj Tigga was the only BJP MLA from Madarihat seat. Remaining seats were held by TMC.
Haroa MLA Haji Nurul Islam was elected MP from Basirhat, but died in September. Because of this Basirhat Lok Sabha seat is also vacant. However, by-elections are not being held there yet.
This by-election is very important for TMC. After the incident of rape and murder of a junior woman in RG Kar Medical College, people are seeing anger against Mamata Sarkar. Apart from this, questions have been raised regarding the safety of women in many other cases including Basirhat.
Although BJP made the Basirhat issue an issue in the Lok Sabha elections, but its impact was not seen. TMC managed to win 29 out of 42 seats in the state. There were protests across the country regarding the RG tax. Doctors in the state are still protesting.
30 minutes ago
Assam: Relatives of MPs from both parties are contesting elections
Relatives of MPs are contesting by-elections in two out of five seats in the state. Deeptimayi, wife of Barpeta MP Phani Bhushan Chaudhary, is contesting from Bongaigaon seat on an Assam Gana Parishad (AGP) ticket. At the same time, the Congress has fielded Tanjeel, son of Dhubri MP Rakibul Hussain from Samguri.
On the Tanjeel ticket, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Congress is preventing talented youth from joining politics. Hitting back, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Devbrat Saikia claimed that at least 30 top BJP leaders, including Union ministers, belong to political families.
Four of the five seats were held by the NDA and one by the Congress. In the by-elections too, the alliance is contesting on the old formula. BJP is contesting on three seats. While allies AGP and UPPL have been given one seat each. Congress has fielded its candidates on all the seats. 9 lakh voters will vote on these five seats. 1078 polling stations have been constructed for this purpose.
30 minutes ago
Karnataka: Third generation of Deve Gowda and Bommai family in election fray
The face of dynastic politics is clearly visible in Karnataka. Here the sons of two former CMs are contesting on two out of three seats. The special thing is that the father of both these former CMs has also been the Chief Minister. Thus the third generation of Deve Gowda and Bommai family is in the election fray. At the same time, the Congress MP's wife is contesting on the third seat.
Former Chief Minister and Union Steel Minister HD Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil Kumaraswamy is contesting from Channapata seat on JD(S) ticket. This seat has become vacant after Kumaraswamy was elected as MP. At the same time, this is Nikhil's third election.
He has previously contested from Mandya Lok Sabha seat in 2019 and Ramnagar assembly seat in 2023. However, he had to face defeat in both the elections. While Congress has made CP Yogeshwar its candidate.
31 minutes ago
Gujarat: Two seats are vacant but only one by-election
Two state assembly seats, Vav and Visavadar, are vacant, but the Election Commission has announced by-elections only for the Vav seat. The Vav seat has fallen vacant due to the election of Congress MLA Giniben Thakor from Banaskantha as MP. At the same time, the Visavadar seat has fallen vacant after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Bhupat Bhayani resigned and joined the BJP.
As some petitions related to his election in the 2022 assembly elections are pending in the Gujarat High Court, by-elections are not being held on this seat. Out of 182 seats in the assembly, BJP has 161 MLAs, Congress 12, AAP 4, SP 1 and independent 2.
BJP has given ticket to Swarupji Thakor from Vav seat. While Congress has made Gulab Singh Rajput its candidate.
Image Credit: (Divya-Bhaskar): Images/graphics belong to (Divya-Bhaskar).
