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  • BJP, Congress Gear Up For Assembly Elections; Parties Field Candidates For July 10 Bypolls |

    New Delhi: As states are set to conduct by-polls for their assembly seats, on Monday BJP announced the name of the state election in-charge for Maharashtra, Haryana, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir. Saffron party appointed Bhupender Yadav and Ashwini Vaishnaw as State election in charge and co-in-charge for Maharashtra while Dharmendra Pradhan and Biplab Kumar Dev were appointed as election in charge and co-in-charge for Haryana. 

    BJP released a list of appointed candidates on microblogging site X which also consists the names of Shivraj Singh Chauhan and Hemanta Biswas Sharma as State election in charge and co-in-charge for Jharkhand while  Kiran Reddy was appointed as election in charge for Jammu and Kashmir.

    States are going for by-polls on June 10, the party announced the name of its candidate on Monday. AAP fielded Mohinder Bhagat for by-election to the Jalandhar West Assembly constituency in Punjab while BJP nominated Sheetal Angural for the same constituency.  BJP also announced the names of the candidates contesting for by-polls from the West Bengal assembly constituency — Manas Kumar Ghosh from Raiganj, Manoj Kumar Biswas from Ranaghat Dakshin (SC), Binay Kumar Biswas from Bagda (SC) and Kalyan Chaubey Bhattacharya from Maniktala constituency.

    The Congress party has also approved the names of Dr Pushpendra Verma and Hardeep Singh Bawa to contest in by-polls from Harmirpur and Nalagarh Assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh while Lakhpat Butola and Qazi Nizamuddin are going to contest in by-polls from Badrinath and Manglaur Assembly constituencies in Uttarakhand.

  • BJP energy level with 4 of 7 bypoll seats in its bag  

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    NEW DELHI:  The BJP confirmed why this is a bold struggle system because it received 4 of the seven Meeting bypolls, effects for that have been introduced on Sunday. The most important loser was once the Congress as two seats it held  Adampur in Haryana and Munugode in Telangana had been wrested by way of the BJP and the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, respectively. Each seats had fallen vacant following the defection of the sitting Congress participants to the BJP. 

    The one position Congress post some battle was once in Adampur the place it got here moment with 39.35% votes. Within the different two seats it contested, Munugodu and Dhamnagar in Odisha, it controlled to ballot simply 10.58% and a couple of.18%, respectively. 

    The Adamapur seat went to Oxford-educated BJP candidate Bhavya Bishnoi, son Kuldeep Bishnoi who defected to the BJP. In Dhamnagar, the BJP’s Suryabanshi Suraj polled 49.09% votes, defeating the BJD by way of a margin of 9,881 votes. 

    The BJP’s Kusum Devi received the Gopalganj seat by way of the slimmest of margins, defeating RJD candidate Mohan Prasad Gupta by way of 1,794 votes. The seat had fallen vacant after the loss of life of Kusum’s husband Subhash Singh. Kusum were given 41.6% of the full votes polled.

    Elated at Gopalganj victory, BJP nationwide common secretary (organisation) B L Santosh mentioned: “The victory is particularly candy in Bihar for the reason that BJP was once up in opposition to ruling mahagathbandhan.” In step with ballot analyst P Ok D Nambiar, it was once the Modi magic at paintings.

    Within the top profile Mokama seat that was once billed as a muscleman vs muscleman contest, the RJD’s Neelam Devi defeated BJP’s Sonam Devi by way of greater than 16,000 votes. The by-election was once necessitated after the disqualification of Neelam’s husband Anant Singh by way of a Patna court docket in an hands case.

    Of the six states the place by-elections had been held, Munugode witnessed a prestigious struggle between the ruling TRS and the BJP. The bypoll for the seat was once necessitated following the resignation of Congress MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy, who entered the fray on a BJP price ticket. He was once defeated by way of TRS’ Kusukuntla Prabhakar Reddy by way of greater than 10,000 votes.

    In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP very easily retained its Gola Gokrannath seat, getting 55.88% of the full votes polled. At 40.52% the SP was once moment within the race. This seat has additionally fallen vacant after the loss of life of BJP’s sitting MLA Arvind Giri. The Congress and the BSP had no longer fielded their applicants this time. 

    Rutuja Latke, the candidate of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), received the Andheri (East) seat previous represented by way of her overdue husband. Curiously, the second-highest selection of votes — 14.7%—went to the None Of The Above (NOTA) choice there. 

    Who were given what

    BJP holds 3 seats, Gola Gokarannath in UP, Dhamnagar in Odisha and Gopalganj in Bihar; wrests Adampur in Haryana from Congress

    RJD keeps Mokama; TRS wrests Munugodu from Cong; Shiv Sena ShivSena (Uddhav) holds Andheri

    NEW DELHI:  The BJP confirmed why this is a bold struggle system because it received 4 of the seven Meeting bypolls, effects for that have been introduced on Sunday. The most important loser was once the Congress as two seats it held  Adampur in Haryana and Munugode in Telangana had been wrested by way of the BJP and the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, respectively. Each seats had fallen vacant following the defection of the sitting Congress participants to the BJP. 

    The one position Congress post some battle was once in Adampur the place it got here moment with 39.35% votes. Within the different two seats it contested, Munugodu and Dhamnagar in Odisha, it controlled to ballot simply 10.58% and a couple of.18%, respectively. 

    The Adamapur seat went to Oxford-educated BJP candidate Bhavya Bishnoi, son Kuldeep Bishnoi who defected to the BJP. In Dhamnagar, the BJP’s Suryabanshi Suraj polled 49.09% votes, defeating the BJD by way of a margin of 9,881 votes. 

    The BJP’s Kusum Devi received the Gopalganj seat by way of the slimmest of margins, defeating RJD candidate Mohan Prasad Gupta by way of 1,794 votes. The seat had fallen vacant after the loss of life of Kusum’s husband Subhash Singh. Kusum were given 41.6% of the full votes polled.

    Elated at Gopalganj victory, BJP nationwide common secretary (organisation) B L Santosh mentioned: “The victory is particularly candy in Bihar for the reason that BJP was once up in opposition to ruling mahagathbandhan.” In step with ballot analyst P Ok D Nambiar, it was once the Modi magic at paintings.

    Within the top profile Mokama seat that was once billed as a muscleman vs muscleman contest, the RJD’s Neelam Devi defeated BJP’s Sonam Devi by way of greater than 16,000 votes. The by-election was once necessitated after the disqualification of Neelam’s husband Anant Singh by way of a Patna court docket in an hands case.

    Of the six states the place by-elections had been held, Munugode witnessed a prestigious struggle between the ruling TRS and the BJP. The bypoll for the seat was once necessitated following the resignation of Congress MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy, who entered the fray on a BJP price ticket. He was once defeated by way of TRS’ Kusukuntla Prabhakar Reddy by way of greater than 10,000 votes.

    In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP very easily retained its Gola Gokrannath seat, getting 55.88% of the full votes polled. At 40.52% the SP was once moment within the race. This seat has additionally fallen vacant after the loss of life of BJP’s sitting MLA Arvind Giri. The Congress and the BSP had no longer fielded their applicants this time. 

    Rutuja Latke, the candidate of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), received the Andheri (East) seat previous represented by way of her overdue husband. Curiously, the second-highest selection of votes — 14.7%—went to the None Of The Above (NOTA) choice there. 

    Who were given what

    BJP holds 3 seats, Gola Gokarannath in UP, Dhamnagar in Odisha and Gopalganj in Bihar; wrests Adampur in Haryana from Congress

    RJD keeps Mokama; TRS wrests Munugodu from Cong; Shiv Sena ShivSena (Uddhav) holds Andheri

  • Vote casting low in Punjab for Sangrur bypoll, Tripura sees 76.6 in keeping with cent polling for 4 meeting seats

    By way of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Polling was once by means of and big non violent within the bypolls for 3 Lok Sabha and 7 meeting seats unfold throughout 5 states and Delhi on Thursday barring an incident of stabbing of a policeman in Tripura, the place polling was once the best at 76.62 in keeping with cent.

    In Punjab, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, the turnout was once beneath 45 in keeping with cent whilst it was once 56 in keeping with cent in Jharkhand and 67 in keeping with cent in Andhra Pradesh. The overall figures are more likely to trade.

    In Uttar Pradesh, the place the turnout was once 43 in keeping with cent within the bypolls to the Azamgarh and Rampur Lok Sabha seats, Samajwadi Birthday celebration leader Akhilesh Yadav accused the ruling BJP of misusing energy to disrupt vote casting.

    He alleged that regardless that the Election Fee was once knowledgeable concerning the traits, the election equipment remained a mute spectator. SP staff had been careworn and undue drive was once created on them to vote for BJP applicants, he alleged.

    The turnout in Tripura for the by-elections to 4 meeting constituencies was once an excellent 76.62 in keeping with cent. Leader Electoral Officer (CEO) Kiran Gitte mentioned off-duty police constable Samir Saha was once stabbed in Kunjaban space in Agartala constituency, including he’s present process remedy at a clinic.

    Opposition Congress demanded repoll in 4 cubicles of Agartala constituency, claiming largescale rigging, whilst TMC alleged that “democracy was once murdered” within the identify of by-elections. The ruling BJP exuded self assurance in successful the entire 4 seats — Agartala, Jubarajnagar, Surma and The city Bardowali.

    Leader Minister Manik Saha is contesting from The city Bardowali. He must win this election to proceed as the manager minister. He’s a Rajya Sabha member who was once sworn in final month after the then leader minister Biplab Deb’s unexpected resignation.

    The TMC, which is making an attempt to make inroads within the state, alleged large-scale rigging by means of “BJP-backed goons”. Punjab noticed a low turnout of simply over 37 in keeping with cent within the bypoll to the Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency.

    In a tweet, Leader Minister Bhagwant Mann demanded from the Election Fee that the vote casting time be prolonged until 7 pm, mentioning that many of us had been nonetheless running in fields because of the paddy-sowing season.

    The Sangrur deputy commissioner-cum-returning officer and the state leader secretary additionally sought extension of polling time from the election panel.

    The ballot panel pulled up the officers over the request, asking them to give an explanation for why they sought extension of polling time in opposition to last hours, announcing it amounted to “strive of unduly interfering within the election procedure and affect sure magnificence of electorate”.

    Over 43 in keeping with cent electorate within the Rajinder Nagar meeting constituency in Delhi exercised their franchise within the bypoll. The bypoll is in large part being observed as a fight between a assured AAP and a spirited BJP. Just about 67 in keeping with cent electorate exercised their franchise within the by-election to Atmakuru meeting constituency in Andhra Pradesh.

    With the exception of some minor incidents, the polling went on with none incident of violence, severe criticism and interruption, State Leader Electoral Officer Mukesh Kumar Meena mentioned. In Battepadu village in Atmakuru mandal, Impartial candidate T Sasidhar Reddy raised an objection alleging campaigning within a polling station by means of ruling YSR Congress activists.

    He additionally alleged that the government had been turning a blind eye to it and collected a controversy with police. Following intervention by means of senior officers, the problem subsided even because the polling endured unhindered.

    The BJP alleged that its polling agent was once abducted from a polling station in Krishnapuram village however police denied this type of factor came about. Police attempted to disperse a mob of YSRC staff, amassed close to a polling station in Padamatinayudu Palli.

    The ruling celebration staff to begin with resisted the police strive however had been later despatched clear of the scene. In Jharkhand, 56.03 in keeping with cent polling was once reported within the Mandar meeting bypoll in Ranchi district. The by-election was once necessitated after the disqualification of Bandhu Tirkey as an MLA within the wake of his conviction in a corruption case.

    The Congress has fielded Bandhu’s daughter, Shilpa Neha Tirkey, as the typical candidate of the JMM-led alliance, whilst BJP has nominated former legislator Gangotri Kujur. The bypoll to the Azamgarh seat in Uttar Pradesh was once necessitated by means of the resignation of SP leader Yadav, who was once elected to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Meeting as an MLA within the elections previous this yr.

    The Rampur seat was once vacated by means of senior SP chief Azam Khan, who too was once elected to the state meeting. In Punjab, the bypoll was once necessitated by means of the resignation of Mann from the Lok Sabha after he was once elected as an MLA within the state meeting elections previous this yr.

    He had gained the Sangrur seat within the 2014 and 2019 parliamentary elections. The bypolls in Agartala and The city Bardowali in Tripura had been necessitated after Sudip Roy Barman and Asish Saha surrender as BJP MLAs and joined the Congress in February.

    The Surma seat in Dhalai district fell vacant after BJP legislator, Asish Das, was once disqualified by means of Speaker Ratan Chakraborty and bypoll to Jubarajnagar was once necessitated following the dying to sitting CPI(M) MLA Ramendra Chandra Debnath.

    In Andhra Pradesh, the bypoll is being held to fill the emptiness brought about because of the dying of then Industries Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy in February. His brother Vikram Reddy is the ruling YSR Congress candidate and he’s locked in a competition with BJP’s G Bharat Kumar Yadav.

    The bypoll in Delhi was once necessitated within the wake of AAP chief Raghav Chadha leaving the seat after being elected to the Rajya Sabha lately.