By-polls

The voting for 21 national and provincial seats ended amid the temporary suspension of cellular services in "specific districts" of Punjab and Balochistan provinces, Dawn reported on Sunday.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will hold by-elections for vacant national and provincial parliament seats on April 21, ARY News reported.

Sudesh Kumar Mahto who has been a key player in the state's turbulent politics said 'evident change' will be visible in the 2024 elections.

As six states are gearing up for by-polls today, it will be the first show of strength of the Opposition bloc, Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance.

Former Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan on Sunday dropped hints of joining the BJP-led NDA for which he had campaigned in the recent by-polls in Bihar.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has won the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat in the by-polls defeating the Congress by a huge margin.

The regional party has won six of the seven by-polls held in the state after the 2019 elections.

According to ECI officials, the BJD candidate secured 35,609 votes while the BJP candidate got 19,858 votes.

The Samajwadi Party and BJP ally Apna Dal (Sonelal) are leading on one seat each in the ongoing assembly by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, according to the latest trends.

Voting for the Lok Sabha by-poll in Jalandhar began at 8 am today amid tight security arrangements.

The TMC has tapped into the minority vote in West Bengal, but the Sagardighi by-poll is an aberration. TMC sources say the party is addressing issues that led to this loss, and more changes are likely in the days to come.

AJSU Party candidate Sunita Choudhary won the by-poll to Jharkhand's Ramgarh seat on Thursday, defeating UPA-backed Congress' Bajrang Mahto by a margin of 21,970 votes, the Election Commission said.

Biennial elections to four seats of the Bihar legislative council, and by-poll to another constituency necessitated by the death of the member, will be held later this month, the Election Commission said today.

A voter turnout of 50.47 per cent was recorded in the by-election to Chinchwad Assembly seat and 50.06 per cent in Kasba Peth Assembly segment in Maharashtra's Pune district on Sunday.

The stage is set for a three-cornered contest in the by-poll to the Sagardighi assembly constituency in Murshidabad district on Monday.

The voting for 21 national and provincial seats ended amid the temporary suspension of cellular services in "specific districts" of Punjab and Balochistan provinces, Dawn reported on Sunday.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will hold by-elections for vacant national and provincial parliament seats on April 21, ARY News reported.

Sudesh Kumar Mahto who has been a key player in the state's turbulent politics said 'evident change' will be visible in the 2024 elections.

As six states are gearing up for by-polls today, it will be the first show of strength of the Opposition bloc, Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance.

Former Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan on Sunday dropped hints of joining the BJP-led NDA for which he had campaigned in the recent by-polls in Bihar.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has won the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat in the by-polls defeating the Congress by a huge margin.

The regional party has won six of the seven by-polls held in the state after the 2019 elections.

According to ECI officials, the BJD candidate secured 35,609 votes while the BJP candidate got 19,858 votes.

The Samajwadi Party and BJP ally Apna Dal (Sonelal) are leading on one seat each in the ongoing assembly by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, according to the latest trends.

Voting for the Lok Sabha by-poll in Jalandhar began at 8 am today amid tight security arrangements.

The TMC has tapped into the minority vote in West Bengal, but the Sagardighi by-poll is an aberration. TMC sources say the party is addressing issues that led to this loss, and more changes are likely in the days to come.

AJSU Party candidate Sunita Choudhary won the by-poll to Jharkhand's Ramgarh seat on Thursday, defeating UPA-backed Congress' Bajrang Mahto by a margin of 21,970 votes, the Election Commission said.

Biennial elections to four seats of the Bihar legislative council, and by-poll to another constituency necessitated by the death of the member, will be held later this month, the Election Commission said today.

A voter turnout of 50.47 per cent was recorded in the by-election to Chinchwad Assembly seat and 50.06 per cent in Kasba Peth Assembly segment in Maharashtra's Pune district on Sunday.

The stage is set for a three-cornered contest in the by-poll to the Sagardighi assembly constituency in Murshidabad district on Monday.