Bypolls

Election Commission Defers Kerala Rajya Sabha Bypoll Over Covid Second Wave

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 28, 2021

Citing the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Election Commission Friday decided to defer a proposed Rajya Sabha bypoll for a seat from Kerala.

Telangana Teacher On Poll Duty Dies Of Covid, Husband Says "Lost My Life"

Telangana News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Thursday May 20, 2021

A primary school teacher in Telangana died of COVID-19 just days after she was summoned for election duty for the Nagarjunasagar assembly bypoll in Telangana on April 17, leaving behind her husband Kammampati Mohan Rao and their 8-year-old daughter.

Madhya Pradesh BJP Suspends 6, Gives Notice To Ex-Minister Over Bypoll Defeat

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 8, 2021

After facing defeat in Damoh Assembly bypoll in Madhya Pradesh, the BJP's state unit has issued a show-cause notice to former minister Jayant Malaiya for indulging in "anti-party activities" and suspended the primary membership of his son and five ma

Bypolls To 3 Lok Sabha, 8 Assembly Seats Deferred Due To Covid

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday May 5, 2021

The Election Commission caught in an avalanche of criticism over conducting polls amid the Covid pandemic, has postponed the next round -- a handful of by-elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.

Madhya Pradesh BJP Looks At Insiders, Conspiracies After Damoh Bypoll Loss

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 3, 2021

Union Minister and senior Madhya Pradesh BJP leader Prahlad Patel on Monday hinted at "conspiracies" on the part of insiders for the party's defeat in the Damoh bypoll, the result of which was declared a day earlier.

Mamata Banerjee Has Lost In Nandigram But Can Still Become Chief Minister

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday May 3, 2021

Mamata Banerjee won Bengal on Sunday but lost her own election in Nandigram, where her former aide-turned-BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari defeated her by a narrow margin after several rounds of counting.

Rajasthan Bypolls: Congress Wins Sahada, Sujangarh; BJP Retains Rajsamand

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 3, 2021

The Congress won the bypolls in Sahada and Sujangarh on Sunday and the BJP in Rajsamand, with both parties retaining the seats in Rajasthan that fell vacant after the death of their MLAs last year.

Jagan Mohan Reddy's Party Wins In Bypoll To Tirupati Lok Sabha Seat

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 3, 2021

The ruling YSR Congress on Sunday secured a thumping victory in the by-election to the Tirupati (SC) Lok Sabha constituency, trouncing the main opposition Telugu Desam Party by a record margin of 2,71,592 votes.

In Madhya Pradesh, Congress Wins Damoh Bypoll But Covid Takes Its Toll

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Sunday May 2, 2021

It seems the surge in COVID-19 cases is taking its toll on the political prospects of the BJP and the Congress in Madhya Pradesh, where the ruling party's Rahul Singh lost the Damoh bypoll to the Congress' Ajay Kumar Tandon by over 15,000 votes

BJP Wins Gujarat's Morva Hadaf Assembly By-Election

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 2, 2021

BJP's Nimisha Suthar won the by-election to Morva Hadaf (ST) Assembly constituency in Gujarat's Panchmahal district on Sunday by defeating her nearest Congress rival by 45,649 votes, an official said.

Rajasthan To Count Votes For 3 Assembly Seats Tomorrow

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 1, 2021

The counting of votes in the bypolls to Sahada, Sujangarh and Rajsamand assembly seats in Rajasthan will be held on Sunday.

Results Of Bypolls To 4 Lok Sabha, 13 Assembly Seats Today: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Sunday May 2, 2021

The counting of votes for the by-polls to 4 Lok Sabha seats - one each in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu - and 13 assembly seats across 11 states is being held. The results will be out along with those of the state assembly polls.

KCR Covid Positive After Super-Spreader Poll Rally, Night Curfew In Telangana

India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday April 20, 2021

Night curfew was ordered in Telangana till April 30 as Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao tested positive for Covid. It is suspected that he contracted the infection during a public meeting held on the eve of bypoll to Nagarjunasagar assembly constit

59.9% Voting In Madhya Pradesh's Damoh Assembly Bypoll

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 18, 2021

The by-election to Damoh Assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh witnessed 59.9 per cent voting, about 15 per cent less than the 2018 poll, an official said on Sunday.

BJP Alleges Large Number Of Fake Voters In Tirupati Lok Sabha Bypoll

Andhra Pradesh News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Saturday April 17, 2021

The BJP and the Jana Sena in Andhra Pradesh have demanded countermanding of the Tirupati Lok Sabha by-election alleging bogus voting on a massive scale, especially in Tirupati Urban.