Bypoll Election Results Highlights: BJP Says INDIA Bloc ‘Desperate To Feel Good’, Calls Bengal Victory 'Rigged'

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Last Updated: July 13, 2024, 21:52 IST

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By Election Results Highlights: INDIA Bloc parties have secured victories in 10 seats while BJP has claimed two seats in the recently-concluded bypolls to assembly constituencies.

Parties of the INDIA bloc have secured ten wins in assembly seats and the BJP has clinched two and an Independent has emerged victorious in one seat as vote counting ended on Saturday for the by-elections held earlier this week, as per trends on the election commission website.

Bypolls for 13 assembly seats were held in Punjab (1), Himachal Pradesh (3), Uttarakhand (2), West Bengal (4), Madhya Pradesh (1), Bihar (1) and Tamil Nadu (1) on Wednesday. The Congress, TMC, AAP and DMK are among the INDIA bloc parties that fielded candidates in the bypolls.

Mohinder Bhagat of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) emerged victorious in Punjab by defeating BJP’s Sheetal Angural. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s (DMK) Anniyur Siva defeated PMK’s Anbumani C in Tamil Nadu’s Vikravandi assembly seat. The Trinamool Congress on Saturday wrested Raiganj, Bagda, Maniktala and Ranaghat Dakshin assembly seats from the BJP in West Bengal bypolls.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s wife and Congress candidate Kamlesh Thakur defeated BJP’s Hoshiyar Singh. In Nalagarh, Congress’ Hardeep Singh Bawa won against BJP’s KL Thakur. The BJP won the Hamirpur seat with its candidate Ashish Sharma defeating Congress’ Pushpinder Verma.

The Congress’ candidates for Uttarakhand’s Badrinath and Manglaur bypolls — Lakhpat Singh Butola and Qazi Nizamuddin have also secured victories.

BJP’s Kamlesh Pratap Shahi defeated Congress’ Dheeran Shah Invati in Madhya Pradesh’s Amarwar. Independent candidate Shankar Singh defeated JD(U)’s Kaladhar Prasad Mandal in Bihar’s Rupauli.

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  • July 13, 2024
    18:48 IST

    BJP Says INDIA Bloc ‘Desperate To Feel Good’

    BJP spokesperson Amit Malviya in a lengthy post on social media said the ‘results show nothing except I.N.D.I Alliance’s desperation to somehow feel good’.

    “I.N.D.I Alliance is celebrating by-poll wins? For what joy?” Malviya questioned.

  • July 13, 2024
    18:33 IST

    ‘Do Not Sit In Peace’: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Rallies BJP Cadres

    Chouhan told workers to prepare for by-elections that are to be held in five seats.

    “It is not the time to sit in peace. Go to every village and spread the mantra of awakening, bring the work of the government to the grassroots and also spread your thoughts,” Chouhan said.

  • July 13, 2024
    18:31 IST

    Watch: Mamata Banerjee Thanks Voters After TMC’s Bypoll Win

    “Three out of four seats were of BJP which have now been won by TMC,” the West Bengal chief minister said.

    “This victory is the victory of the people and I thank the people,” she further added.

  • July 13, 2024
    18:28 IST

    Watch: Independent MP Pappu Yadav Targets CM Nitish After Independent Shankar Singh Wins Rupauli

    “Nitish Kumar’s cabinet did this work as part of a big conspiracy to defeat the extremely backward caste seat,” Pappu Yadav said.

    “BJP’s hardcore voters did not give a single vote to JDU,” he further added.

  • July 13, 2024
    17:26 IST

    Assembly Bypolls: Full List Of Winners

    • Rupauli (Bihar) – Shankhar Singh (Independent)
    • Dehra (Himachal Pradesh) – Kamlesh Thakur (INC) (INDIA Bloc)
    • Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) – Ashish Sharma (BJP)
    • Nalagarh (Himachal Pradesh) – Hardeep Singh Bawa (INC) (INDIA Bloc)
    • Amarwara (Madhya Pradesh) – Kamlesh Pratap Shah (BJP)
    • Jalandhar West (Punjab) – Mohinder Bhagat (AAP) (INDIA Bloc)
    • Vikravandi (Tamil Nadu) – Anniyur Siva (DMK) (INDIA Bloc)
    • Badrinath (Uttarakhand) – Lakhapat Singh Butola (INC) (INDIA Bloc)
    • Manglaur (Uttarakhand) – Qazi Mohammad Nizamuddin (INC) (INDIA Bloc)
    • Raiganj (West Bengal) – Krishna Kalyani (TMC) (INDIA Bloc)
    • Bagda (West Bengal) – Madhuparna Thakur (TMC) (INDIA Bloc)
    • Maniktala (West Bengal) – Mukut Mani Adhikari (TMC) (INDIA Bloc)
    • Ranaghat Dakshin (West Bengal) – Supti Pandey (TMC) (INDIA Bloc)

  • July 13, 2024
    17:11 IST

    Bypolls: INDIA Bloc Wins 10 Seats, BJP Wins 2, Independent Clinches 1

    Congress and TMC won four seats each while DMK and AAP won one seat each, giving INDIA Bloc parties 10 wins in 13 assembly constituency bypoll contests. BJP has won two seats and an independent candidate has clinched one seat.

  • July 13, 2024
    17:07 IST

    Supti Pandey Of TMC Wins Maniktala Bypolls

    Supti Pandey defeated Kalyan Chaubey of the BJP, who is also All India Football Federation (AIFF) president.

  • July 13, 2024
    17:06 IST

    Independent Shankar Singh Wins In Bihar’s Rupauli

    As per ECI website, Shankar Singh has defeated JD(U)’s Kaladhar Prasad Mandal.

  • July 13, 2024
    16:57 IST

    Congress Congratulates INDIA Bloc Parties On By-poll Victory

  • July 13, 2024
    16:56 IST

    ‘Bow Before The Public’: Kharge Thanks Electorate For ‘Positive’ By-Poll Assembly Results

    “We bow before the public for the positive result of the assembly by-election. My heartfelt thanks and gratitude to them for wherever they voted for the Congress Party candidates,” the Congress party chief, Kharge, said.

  • July 13, 2024
    16:52 IST

    Rajeev Shukla Says Bypoll Wins Will Give Stability To Cong In Himachal

    “We have won two by-elections in Himachal out of three. Now congress strength is back to 40 again in a house of 68 . It will provide stability to our government,” Shukla, Congress Upper House MP, said.

  • July 13, 2024
    16:50 IST

    TMC Continues Winning Streak In Bengal

    The Trinamool Congress on Saturday wrested Raiganj, Bagda and Ranaghat Dakshin assembly seats from the BJP, continuing its winning streak a month after the party’s resounding victory in the Lok Sabha elections.

  • July 13, 2024
    16:34 IST

    Electorate Angered Over Defections: Congress’ Pratibha Singh

    “We were confident of winning by-elections as anger among the electorate against the Independent MLAs was discernible after they resigned and joined the BJP. The general public was asking why they resigned when voters had elected them, defeating both the Congress and the BJP,” Himachal Pradesh Congress president Pratibha Singh said.

    She said this was the reason her party won the the Dehra and Nalagarh bypolls on Saturday.

  • July 13, 2024
    16:17 IST

    Results Reflect Country’s Changing Political Climate: Jairam Ramesh

    Veteran Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the results of the assembly elections in Uttarakhand “reflect the changing political climate in the country”.

    He also lashed out at an ex-Congress leader who lost after switching to the BJP during the LS Polls.

  • July 13, 2024
    16:04 IST

    DMK Emerges Winner In Vikravandi Bypolls

    DMK’s Anniyur Siva won by a margin of 67,757 votes defeating NDA constituent Pattali Makkal Katchi’s nominee C Anbumani. The by-election was necessitated due to the death of DMK legislator N Pugazhenthi in April this year.

  • July 13, 2024
    15:39 IST

    Bypoll Election Results LIVE: Congress Candidate Lakhapat Singh Butola Wins From Badrinath Assembly Seat

    Congress candidate Lakhapat Singh Butola won the Badrinath Assembly seat in the by-elections. ” “I want to thank the people of Badrinath…The credit for this goes to all those who directly and indirectly supported me in this fight for justice,” Butola said after his victory.

  • July 13, 2024
    14:27 IST

    Bypoll Election Results LIVE: BJP Candidate Kamlesh Pratap Shah Wins MP's Amarwara Seat

    BJP candidate Kamlesh Pratap Shah wins the Amarwada assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh, narrowly defeating Congress’ Dheeran Shah Inavati by a margin of 3,252 votes.

  • July 13, 2024
    14:25 IST

    Bypoll Election Results LIVE: Congress Leader Vikramaditya Singh Comments On Party's Wins In Himachal's Dehra, Nalagarh Seat | WATCH

  • July 13, 2024
    14:17 IST

    Bypoll Election Results LIVE: Kamlesh Thakur, Wife Of Himachal CM, Holds Roadshow In Shimla After Winning Dehra Seat

  • July 13, 2024
    14:14 IST

    Bypoll Election Results LIVE: Congress' Hardeep Singh Bawa Wins Himachal's Nalagarh Assembly Seat

    Congress’ Hardeep Singh Bawa defeated his nearest rival and BJP candidate K L Thakur in the bypoll to the Nalagarh assembly seat in Himachal Pradesh by 8,990 votes, officials said on Saturday.

    Bawa, a five-time president of the Indian National Trade Union Congress’ Himachal Pradesh unit, polled 34,608 votes.

first published:July 13, 2024, 07:27 IST
last updated:July 13, 2024, 21:07 IST