By-election results: BJP gets a shock in Himachal, Trinamool wins big in Bengal

Every victory for the Congress is a victory of our party worker. Keep fighting hate, tweets Rahul Gandhi

My heartiest congratulations to all the four winning candidates! This victory is people's victory, as it shows how Bengal will always choose development and unity over propaganda and hate politics. With people's blessings, we promise to continue taking Bengal to greater heights!: Tweets West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Minister

Bypolls in Deglur were necessitated by the death of Congress MLA Raosaheb Antapurkar. The constituency is in the Nanded district. The BJP fielded Sabne, a former Shiv Sena MLA.

Maharashtra by-election results LIVE Updates

• Congress candidate Jitesh Raosaheb Antapurkar leading over BJP’s Subhash Pirajirao Sabne by 1624 votes after the first round of counting of votes in Deglur (SC) Assembly
• Shiv Sena candidate Kalaben Delkar wins by 51009 votes in Dadra Nagar Haveli MP by-election. 

Andhra Pradesh held an election in its Badvel (SC) constituency. The biennial elections have been necessitated after the term of office of MLCs Chinna Govinda Reddy Devasani, Mohammed Ahmed Shariff and Somu Veerraju

Andhra Pradesh by-election results LIVE Updates

• YSRCP leading on the lone seat in Andhra Pradesh

In Huzurabad Assembly constituency in Telangana, the ruling TRS, opposition BJP and Congress locked in a triangular contest. The by-election was held following the resignation of Eatala Rajender in June after his removal from the state Cabinet over allegations of land grabbing. 

Telangana by-election results LIVE Updates

• BJP leading on the lone seat in Telangana
• BJP candidate Eatala Rajender leading by 1,263 votes over his nearest TRS rival Gellu Srinivas Yadav after three rounds of counting of votes in the Huzurabad assembly constituency 
• Rajender garnered 13,525 votes, while Srinivas Yadav (TRS) secured 12,262 votes

There are 19 candidates in the fray, including Chautala, Congress nominee Pawan Beniwal and JJP backed BJP candidate Gobind Kanda. Gobind Kanda, the brother of Haryana Lokhit Party chief and legislator Gopal Kanda, joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) last month. 

Haryana by-election results LIVE Updates

• INLD leading on 1 seat
• INLD secretary general Abhay Singh Chautala is leading over his nearest rival Gobind Kanda of the BJP, with a margin of 478 votes in the Ellenabad assembly constituency
• INLD leading on the single-seat in Haryana

In the Dadra and Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha constituency, seven-time independent MP Mohan Delkar's wife Kalaben Delkar is contesting as Shiv Sena candidate against BJP's Mahesh Gavit and Congress' Mahesh Dhodi.

Dadra and Nagar Haveli by-election results LIVE Updates

• Shiv Sena is leading in Dadra and Nagar Haveli 
• Shiv Sena candidate Kalaben Delkar takes decisive lead of over 15,000 votes. After the completion of 11 rounds of counting, Kalaben Delkar was leading by over 15,000 votes

In West Bengal, TMC heavyweight Udayan Guha is looking to reclaim Dinhata seat, which the BJP had snatched from him in the April elections. The by-election was held following the resignation of Nisith Pramanik. Bypolls to Dinhata and Santipur are seen as a prestige battle for the BJP.

West Bengal by-election results LIVE Updates

• TMC wins all 4 seats in West Bengal by-polls Wins Dinhata with a margin of 1,64,089 votes, BJP 2nd Wins Santipur with a margin of 64,675 votes, BJP 2nd Wins Khardaha with a margin of 93,832 votes, BJP 2nd Wins Gosaba with a margin of 1,43,051 votes, BJP 2nd.
• TMC's Udayan Guha wins Dinhata by-poll by a record margin of 1,64,089, while the party's Sovandeb Chattopadhyay wins Khardah by a margin of 93,832 votes. 
• TMC leading on 1 out of 4 seats 
• TMC leading on all 4 seats
• TMC workers celebrate outside a counting centre in Dinhata, Cooch Behar as the party leads on all 4 seats in the by-polls to the State Assembly 

• In Coochbehar's Dinhata, TMC's Udayan Guha ahead of his nearest rival - BJP's Ashok Mandal, by a massive margin of 81,460 votes
• After 14 rounds of counting, TMC ahead of its rival BJP in South 24 Parganas' Gosaba by a margin of 1,24,249 votes
• In Santipur assembly constituency, TMC's Braja Kishore Goswami leading over his nearest rival - BJP's Niranjan Biswas - by a margin of 15,548
• In Khardah assembly segment, state minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay way ahead of CPI(M)'s Debajyoti Das. After the sixth round, Chattopadhyay secured 36,439 votes, whereas Das bagged 8,672 votes

In Vallabhnagar, the ruling Congress party has given a ticket to Gajendra Shaktawat's wife, Preeti Shaktawat, while the BJP has fielded Himmat Singh Jhala. The Congress has fielded Nagraj Meena in Dhariawad against BJP candidate Khet Singh Meena.

Rajasthan by-election results LIVE Updates

• Congress wins in Dhariawad Assembly constituency with a margin of 18,725 votes; independent candidate second, BJP third. Congress leads in Vallabhnagar with a margin of 20,400 votes; RLP trailing, independent candidate third & BJP fourth.
• Congress leading on 1 out of 2 seats
• Congress on both seats in Rajasthan

The bypoll to the Tuirial seat was necessitated due to the death of its lawmaker Andrew H Thangliana of Zoram Peoples Movement in August this year. The fight for the seat is a four-cornered one between the ruling Mizo National Front, main opposition ZPM, the Congress and BJP.

Mizoram by-election results LIVE Updates

• Mizo National Front wins the lone Assembly seat in Mizoram that went to by-polls on October 30
• Zoram People's Movement leading on 1 seat
• Mizo National Front leading on 1 seat in Mizoram
• Ruling MNF candidate K Laldawngliana is leading by 976 votes in the bypoll to the Tuirial seat in Mizoram. ZPM candidate Laltlangmawi was at the second spot
• Mizo National Front (MNF) wins bypoll to Tuirial assembly seat by securing 39.96 per cent of the total 14,561 votes polled. MNF candidate K Laldawngliana defeated his nearest opponent Laltlanmawia of the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) by a margin of 1,284 votes

In Meghalaya, former national footballer Eugeneson Lyngdoh is contesting the election from Mawphlang on a United Democratic Party (UDP) ticket.
He is up against former Congress MLA Kennedy C Khyriem and a sitting member of the district council (MDC) from the NPP, Lamphrang Blah.

Meghalaya by-election results LIVE Updates

• NPP wins 2 & UDP wins 1 Assembly seat. UDP wins with a margin of 4401 votes, Congress 2nd, NPP 3rd Mawryngkneng - NPP wins with a margin of 1816 votes, Congress 2nd, Ind 3rd Rajabala -NPP wins with a margin of 1926 votes, Congress 2nd, UDP 3rd
• NPP and UDP leading on 1 each out of 3 seats
• NPP & UDP leading on 1 seat each in Meghalaya
• NPP leading in Mawryngkneng 
• UDP leading in Mawphalang 

A total of 48 candidates were in the fray in four constituencies - Khandwa, Jobat, Raigaon seat and Prithvipur, where byelections were necessitated due to the death of sitting MLAs and an MP. The three assembly constituencies had recorded an average of 65.32 per cent polling while the Khandwa seat saw a voter turnout of 63. 88 per cent.

Madhya Pradesh by-election results LIVE Updates 

• BJP wrests Prithvipur assembly seat from Congress by margin of 15,687 votes.
• Results of bypolls in Madhya Pradesh are unprecedented for BJP. We are not only winning Khandwa LS seat but also Jobat Assembly seat where over 90% people are STs. BJP won it only two times in 70 years. The results put a stamp on work done by Central & State Govts: CM SS Chouhan
• BJP leading on 1 out of 3 seats
• BJP leading in Madhya Pradesh
• BJP leading on all 3 seats in state
• In the Khandwa Lok Sabha seat, BJP candidate Gyaneshwar Patil is leading by 14,365 votes over his Congress rival Rajnarayan Singh Purni
• In the Raigaon Assembly seat (reserved for SC) in Satna district, BJP candidate Pratima Bagri is leading by 220 votes over Congress' Kalpana Verma
• In the Prithvipur Assembly seat in Niwari district, BJP's Shishupal Singh Yadav is ahead of his Congress rival Nitendra Singh Rathore by 430 votes
• In Jobat (reserved for ST) seat of Alirajpur district, BJP's Sulochana Rawat is leading by 1,956 votes over Congress' Mahesh Patel
• BJP leading on all 3 seats 
• BJP leading on 2 seats
• Congress leading on 1 seat

In Karanataka, the by-election was necessitated following the death of Sindgi JD(S) legislator MC Managuli and BJP's CM Udasi from Hangal and will be the first electoral test for Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who had replaced BS Yediyurappa.

Karnataka by-election results LIVE Updates

• BJP and Congress win one seat each in Karnataka by-polls. Congress wins Hangal with a margin of 7373 votes, BJP second, JD(S) third. BJP wins Sindgi with a margin of 31,185 votes; Congress second, JD(S) third.
• Congress leading on one each 
• Congress leading on 1 seat

The bypolls to the Mandi parliamentary and the Assembly seats of Fatehpur, Arki and Jubbal-Kotkhai were held on October 30, the counting for which are underway. 

Himachal Pradesh by-election results LIVE Updates

• Congress wins all three assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh, leading in Mandi Lok Sabha seat
• Congress leading in 1 out of 3 seats
• BJP now leading in Himachal Pradesh
• Congress now leading in state
• Congress leading on 2 out of 3 seats in Himachal Pradesh
• In the Mandi parliamentary seat, late chief minister Virbhadra Singh's wife Pratibha Singh of the Congress is leading with 1,316 votes over her nearest rival Kargil war hero Brigadier (retd) Khushal Thakur of the BJP
• In Jubbal-Kotkhai Assembly seat after second round of counting, Rohit Thakur (2,825) of the Congress is leading with 248 votes over his nearest rival Chetan Singh Bragta (2577), a rebel BJP candidate contesting as an independent candidate
• BJP candidate Neelam Seraik has so far got only 302 votes
• In Fatehpur, Bhawani Singh Pathania of the Congress is leading with a thin margin of 47 votes over his nearest rival Baldev Thakur (1972) of BJP
• In Arki, Congress candidate Sanjay (2510) is leading with 943 votes over BJP's Rattan Singh Pal (1567)
• BJP leading on 1 seat 
• Congress leading on 2 seats
• Congress now leading on all three seats 

In Bihar, the by-elections were necessitated due to the deaths of sitting MLAs, both belonging to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U). An estimated 49.60 per cent of 5,84,395 voters exercised their franchise in the by-elections to Kusheshwar Asthan and Tarapur.

Bihar by-election results LIVE Updates

• RJD leading in 1 out of 2 seats 
• RJD leading on one each seat in Bihar
• After 14 rounds of vote counting: RJD - 32,247 votes; JDU - 39,325 votes; Congress - 3,560; LJP - 4,188 votes

The counting process will take place in 18 halls in the five constituencies of Assam. The Commission has designated five Returning Officers (ROs) and 28 AROs for counting while 141 counting supervisors, 150 counting assistants, and 140 micro observers will also be engaged in the process. Altogether 31 candidates had contested from the five constituencies.

Assam by-election results LIVE Updates 

• BJP leading in 1 out of 5 seats
• BJP leading in 2 out of 5 seats in Assam
• BJP candidates Phanidhar Talukdar, Rupjyoti Kurmi and Sushanta Borgohain are leading in Bhabanipur, Mariani and Thowra seats respectively
• UPPL candidates Jiron Basumatary and Jolen Daimary are leading in Gossaigaon and Tamulpur seats respectively
• BJP leading on 3 seats 
• UPPL leading on 2 seats 
• BJP candidates Phanidhar Talukdar, Rupjyoti Kurmi and Sushanta Borgohain are leading in Bhabanipur, Mariani and Thowra constituencies, respectively

Counting of votes for by-election to three Parliamentary constituencies in three states and 30 Assembly constituencies in 14 states underway this morning. 

The counting of votes for the by-elections to the nine Assembly constituencies in the three northeastern states of Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram began on Tuesday amid heavy security arrangements and strict Covid-19 protocols, poll officials said.

The by-elections were held in five Assembly seats in Assam, three in Meghalaya and one in Mizoram.

Andhra Pradesh: Postal ballots counting for State Assembly by-poll is underway at Badvel, Kadapa

West Bengal: Results of four assembly seats -- Dinhata, Khardaha, Gosaba (SC), and Santipur -- that went into bypolls on October 30 will be announced today

Counting of votes for the recently held bye-elections to the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency and three assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh started at 8 am on Tuesday amid tight security arrangements. Twenty-five centres have been set up for counting of votes of the Mandi parliamentary bypoll and Fatehpur, Arki and Jubbal-Kotkhai assembly bye-elections which were held on October 30.

The counting of votes of Assembly Bypolls for Rajasthan's Vallabhnagar (Udaipur) and Dhariawad (Pratapgarh) seats began amid tight security arrangements. The counting started at 8.00 am at the District Headquarters as per the COVID-19 related guidelines of the Election Commission of India, according to a spokesperson.

Counting of votes has begun for three Lok Sabha constituencies and 29 Assembly constituencies across 13 States and one Union Territory, where by-polls were held on October 30.

• Andhra Pradesh held election in its Badvel (SC) constituency
• Assam held elections in five assembly constituencies - Gossaigaon, Bhabanipur, Tamulpur, Mariani and Thowra
• Bihar held elections on two seats - Kusheshwar Asthan (SC) and Tarapur
• Haryana held election in the Ellenabad assembly seat
• Himachal Pradesh held polls on three seats - Fatehpur, Arki and Jubbal-Kotkhai
• Karnataka held polls on two seats - Sindgi and Hangal
• Madhya Pradesh held elections on Prithvipur, Raigaon (SC), Jobat (ST) seats
• Maharashtra held polls in Deglur (SC) seat
• Meghalaya held assembly bye-polls for the Mawryngkneng (ST), Mawphlang (ST) and Rajabala constituencies 
• Mizoram held polls in Tuirial (ST) assembly constituency
• Nagaland held polls in Shamtorr-Chessore (ST) assembly seat
• Rajasthan held polls in two constituencies - Vallabhnagar and Dhariawad (ST)
• Telangana held poll in the Huzurabad assembly constituency
• West Bengal held polls on Dinhata, Santipur, Khardaha and Gosaba (SC) assembly seats

The Election Commission will announce today, the results of by-elections in three parliamentary constituencies and 30 assembly constituencies, held on October 30.