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.