Bypoll Results 2024: Clean sweep for NDA in Bihar, TMC wins all six seats in West Bengal

Southern electors gave the thumbs up to Congress nominees, including its top leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, as the grand old party on Saturday swept the Lok Sabha and Assembly bypolls held in Karnataka and the Left-ruled Kerala. The Wayanad voters did not disappoint the Gandhi family for the third time in a row, picking Priyanka to succeed her brother Rahul Gandhi. She defeated the nominees fielded by the ruling Left and the BJP.

Congress leader and candidate from Wayanad parliamentary constituency, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met party national president Mallikarjun Kharge, in Delhi. Gandhi took a commanding lead in the bypolls to the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.

Bihar Deputy CM Vijay Sinha said, "The results of the Bihar bypolls are a reflection of the results of the Bihar Assembly elections 2025. People have rejected the RJD-INDI alliance which destroyed Bihar, looted the people of Bihar. Under the leadership of PM Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, the public has bestowed their trust on the NDA-BJP government...We thank the public of Bihar."

Congress leader and candidate from Wayanad parliamentary constituency, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived at her residence in Delhi's Khan market area She is leading in Wayanad parliamentary bypoll in the constituency in Kerala.

BJP candidates were leading in four assembly seats while the Bharat Adivasi Party was ahead of its rivals in two seats in the counting of votes for the bypolls to seven assembly seats of Rajasthan. Congress was ahead only in one seat with its candidate from Dausa, Deen Dayal was leading against his nearest rival and BJP nominee Jag Mohan by a margin of 2,300 votes, Election Commission data showed. BJP candidates were ahead in Jhunjhunu, Ramgarh, Khinswar and Deoli-Uniara.

With the Uttar Pradesh assembly bypoll trends and results coming in favour of NDA-BJP candidates, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said these are proof of people's unwavering faith in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP and its ally RLD are leading in six of the nine seats where bypolls were held on November 20 this week. The votes are being counted on Saturday.

BJP candidate Rewant Ram Danga won the assembly bypoll on Khinwsar seat with a margin of 13,901 votes, according to results announced on Saturday. Danga secured 1,08,628 votes, while his nearest rival and RLP candidate Kanika Beniwal got 94,727 votes.

The ruling Congress in Karnataka on Saturday retained its strong hold of Sandur, with its candidate E Annapoorna, winning the Assembly bypoll by a margin of 9,649 votes. Annapoorna, the wife of Bellary MP E Tukaram, won the seat vacated by her husband, defeating BJP ST Morcha president Bangaru Hanumanthu.

BJP candidate Shanta Amrit Lal Meena won assembly bypolls on Salumbar seat in Rajasthan with a narrow margin of 1,285 votes. She secured 84,428 votes and defeated her nearest rival and BAP candidate Jitesh Kumar Katara, who got 83,143 votes.

The BJP and its ally RLD were leading in seven of the nine Uttar Pradesh Assembly seats where bypolls were held earlier this week while the Samajwadi Party was ahead in the remaining two, Election Commission trends showed on Saturday. The BJP was in the lead in Kundarki, Khair, Ghaziabad, Phulpur, Katehari and Majhawan seats, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) in Meerapur and the Samajwadi Party (SP) in Karhal and Sisamau.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday gave credit to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's leadership as well as the five guarantees for the Congress party’s success in the assembly bypolls. Shivakumar said this victory was a prelude to the 2028 assembly election where the party would once again win. The Congress won the Channapatna, Shiggaon and Sandur Assembly segments.

The BJP on Saturday retained the Behali assembly constituency in Assam bypolls with its candidate Diganta Ghatowal defeating his nearest Congress rival Jayanta Bora by 9,051 votes, officials said. Ghatowal polled 50,947 votes while Bora secured 41,896. There were four candidates in the fray in the constituency, including Lakhikanta Kurmi of the CPI(ML)-L and Ananta Gogoi of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) with both losing their deposits.

Congress candidate Kuldeep Singh Dhillon won the Barnala assembly segment, defeating AAP's Harinder Singh Dhaliwal by a margin of 2,157 votes, said officials. In the multi-cornered contest, Dhillon secured 28,254 votes, while Dhaliwal got 26,097 votes. BJP candidate Kewal Singh Dhillon secured 17,958 votes, while AAP rebel and Independent candidate Gurdeep Singh Batth secured 16,899 votes. Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) candidate Govind Singh Sandhu got 7,900 votes.

Bihar Bypoll Election Results 2024: Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) candidate and Jitan Ram Manjhi's daughter-in-law Deepa Kumari defeats Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) Raushan Kumar in Imamganj with a margin of 5,945 votes.

Bihar Bypoll Election Results: Janata Dal-United (JDU) candidate Manorama Devi defeated Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) Vishwanath Kumar Singh in Belaganj with a margin of 21,391 votes.

The Congress is leading by 4,747 votes after 18 rounds in the bypoll in Madhya Pradesh’s Vijaypur assembly seat, while the BJP is ahead in Budhni constituency by 5,362 votes after the fifth round. The bye elections in Budhni and Vijaypur constituencies were held on November 13.

Meghalaya bypolls: The ongoing vote counting for the Gambegre Assembly bypolls has revealed a strong early lead for Dr. Mehtab Chandee A. Sangma of the National People’s Party (NPP), with the NPP candidate securing 3,885 votes after three rounds of counting. The results were updated after the completion of the third round, which saw a total of 26,461 votes tallied out of the 33,088 registered voters.

Punjab Bypoll Results: According to the Election Commission of India, Congress candidate Kuldeep Singh Dhillon defeats AAP's Harinder Singh Dhaliwal in Barnala by 2,157 votes.

Chhattisgarh bypoll: BJP candidate Sunil Kumar Soni was leading by 20,629 votes over his Congress rival Akash Sharma in the Raipur City South assembly bypoll after the 10th round of counting of votes, officials said on Saturday. The counting of votes began at 8 am at the Government Engineering College Sejbahar here amid tight security.

Kerala byelections: Ruling LDF candidate U R Pradeep extended his lead by over 11,000 votes as counting of votes was completed in 10 rounds in the Chelakkara Assembly bypoll in Kerala on Saturday, according to the Election Commission. The Left candidate has been retaining his lead since the very beginning of the counting of votes against his nearest rivals. As per the figures released by the Election Commission at 11. 50 am, Pradeep was leading by a margin of 11,936 votes against his nearest rival and Congress candidate Ramya Haridas after the counting of votes was completed in 10 rounds.

The Aam Aadmi Party was leading from Chabbewal, Gidderbaha and Dera Baba Nanak while the Congress was ahead in Barnala segment in Punjab, showed trends in the counting of votes bypolls to four Assembly segments in the state on Saturday. In Chabbewal, the AAP's Ishank Kumar Chabbewal consolidated his pole position as he was leading by 21,081 votes against his nearest rival and Congress candidate Ranjit Kumar after the 10th round of counting. The BJP's Sohan Singh Thandal was in the third spot.

BJP's Santukrao Hambarde is leading by 839 votes over his Congress rival Ravindra Chavan in the initial rounds of counting for the bypoll to the Nanded Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra. Hambarde is locked in a straight fight against the Congress candidate, who polled 86,771 votes against his 87,610.

Ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidates have taken an unassailable lead in the bypolls held in the six assembly constituencies in West Bengal, with counting underway since 8 am on Saturday. These results are drawing significant attention, especially in light of the ongoing protests related to the RG Kar Medical College incident, which has sparked public outcry in the state. The bypolls were held in Naihati, Haroa, Medinipur, Taldangra, Sitai (SC), and Madarihat (ST), following the resignation of sitting MLAs who had secured victories in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, thus vacating their assembly seats.

Kerala bypoll results: The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) took a lead over the Congress-led UDF which was ahead in the earlier rounds in the Palakkad Assembly bypoll as the counting of votes commenced on Saturday. Krishnakumar got 24,332 votes and Congress candidate Rahul Mamkootathil secured 23,868 votes. Mamkootathil was in the lead earlier. The Palakkad bypoll votes are being counted at Victoria College, where the strong room was opened at 8:00 am.

Wayanad results: Businessman Robert Vadra arrived at his office in Delhi. Congress general secretary and his wife Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was leading in Wayanad Lok Sabha by-elections (in Kerala) with a margin of 2,43,590 votes as per official EC trends.

According to the early trends of the vote counting by the Election Commission of India, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who made her poll debut from Wayanad, was headed for a massive victory with a lead by 2,43,590 votes margin. The seat was earlier represented in the Lok Sabha by her brother, Rahul Gandhi. Priyanka Gandhi was pitted against Communist Party of India (CPI) veteran Sathyan Mokeri and BJP's Navya Haridas.

UP bypoll results: According to the early trends of the vote counting by the Election Commission of India, SP candidate Tej Pratap Yadav got  26,361 votes on the Karhal assembly seat of Mainpuri, while BJP candidate Anuj Pratap Singh bagged 14,543 votes. The SP is leading by 11,818 votes on Karhal seat. On the other hand, BJP candidate Deepak Patel got 12,614 votes on the Phulpur seat of Prayagraj, while SP candidate Mujtaba Siddiqui got 10,541 votes. Thus, BJP's Deepak Patel is leading by 2073 votes on Phulpur seat.

The BJP was leading in three seats while the Congress and the Bharat Adivasi Party were leading in two segments each in the initial rounds of counting of votes cast in the bypolls to seven assembly seats in Rajasthan. BJP candidates Rajendra Bhambhoo, Rajendra Gurjar and Revant Ram Danga were leading in Jhunjhunu, Deoli Uniara and Khinwsar seats, respectively. The Congress' Aryaan Zubair was leading in Ramgarh and Deen Dayal in Dausa seats. In Salumbar and Chorasi, Bharat Adivasi Party candidates Jitesh Kumar Katara and Anil Kumar Katara were respectively in the lead.

West Bengal bypolls: TMC leader Sujoy Hazra is leading in Medinipur Assembly by-elections, as per the official EC trends. The TMC was ahead of its rivals in three of the six Assembly seats as counting of postal ballots for the West Bengal bypolls was underway, TV channels reported on Saturday. The counting of votes began at 8 am. The constituencies that went to the polls are Naihati, Haroa, Medinipur, Taldangra, Sitai (SC), and Madarihat (ST).

According to the early trends of vote counting by the Election Commission of India, the ruling BJP is ahead on 7 seats in UP, while SP on 2 seats.

Here are seat-wise updates

• Ghaziabad- BJP
• Khair- BJP
• Majhlan- BJP
• Katehari- BJP
• Kundarki- BJP
• Phulpur- BJP
• Meerapur- RLD
• Sisamau- SP
• Karhal- SP

Chhattisgarh Bypoll Results: According to the early trend of vote counting by the Election Commission of India (ECI), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Sunil Kumar Soni is leading over Congress nominee Akash Sharma by 3406 votes margin.

Gujarat bypoll results: Congress's Gulabsinh Rajput took a lead over Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Swaroopji Thakor in the bypoll. Rajpu is ahead with 7,802 votes (304 margin).

Wayanad bypoll results: According to the early trends of the vote counting, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who made her poll debut from Wayanad, is leading with 98,794 votes (68,521 margine) after the first round of counting. The seat was earlier represented in the Lok Sabha by her brother, Rahul Gandhi.

On counting of votes in 9 bypolls seats in the state, BJP leader Dayashankar Singh says, "People have expressed their faith in double engine govt of PM Modi and Yogi ji. BJP is leading on 7 out of 9 seats..."

West Bengal bypolls: TMC candidate Sanat Dey took a lead in the Naihati assembly by-elections in the early trends of vote counting. The TMC was ahead of its rivals in three of the six Assembly seats as counting of postal ballots for the West Bengal bypolls was underway, TV channels reported on Saturday. The counting of votes began at 8 am. The constituencies that went to the polls are Naihati, Haroa, Medinipur, Taldangra, Sitai (SC), and Madarihat (ST).

Kerala bypolls results: CPI(M)'s UR Pradeep took a lead in the Chelakkara Assembly by-elections by a margin of 1,890 votes, as per the official EC trends.

As per early trends of vote counting, AAP candidate Dr Ishank Kumar is leading from Chabbewal Assembly by-elections by a margin of 1571 votes. Counting of votes for the bypolls to Punjab's four assembly segments began at 8 am on Saturday amid tight security. Bypolls to Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Nanak, Chabbewal (SC) and Barnala took place on November 20. The bypolls were necessitated after the incumbent legislators were elected to the Lok Sabha earlier this year.

The TMC was ahead of its rivals in three of the six Assembly seats as counting of postal ballots for the West Bengal bypolls was underway, showed early trends of the vote counting. The counting of votes began at 8 am. The constituencies that went to the polls are Naihati, Haroa, Medinipur, Taldangra, Sitai (SC), and Madarihat (ST).

Karnataka bypolls result: BJP's Bharath Bommai is leading in Shiggaon Assembly by-elections, as per the early trends of vote counting. The by-election for three segments was held on November 13, and the trends show the three parties leading in the seats they had represented in the past. The bypolls for Sandur, Shiggaon and Channapatna were necessitated as the seats fell vacant following the election of their respective representatives -- E Tukaram of Congress, former CM Basavaraj Bommai of BJP, and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy of JD(S) to Lok Sabha in May elections.

Early trends show the ruling Congress leading in Sandur segment, and BJP and JD(S) ahead in Shiggaon and Channapatna constituencies respectively, as the counting of votes is underway for bypolls held in three Assembly segments in Karnataka. The by-election for three segments was held on November 13, and the trends show the three parties leading in the seats they had represented in the past. The bypolls for Sandur, Shiggaon and Channapatna were necessitated as the seats fell vacant following the election of their respective representatives -- E Tukaram of Congress, former CM Basavaraj Bommai of BJP, and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy of JD(S) to Lok Sabha in May elections.

As per the initial trends of vote counting in Rajasthan bypolls, Congress's Aryaan Zubair took a lead in the Ramgarh by-election results. For the unversed, both of his parents have won from the seat in the past.

UP bypolls: SP candidate Naseem is leading in postal ballot counting on the Kanpur's Sisamau seat. Uttar Pradesh underwent for bypoll for nine seats in which the BJP and the SP locked in a tigh fight.

Rajasthan Assembly by-elections: BJP is leading on 4 seats in the early trends of vote counting. Congress's Aryan Zuber is leading by 3,600 votes in Ramgarh. BJP is head on the Salumbhar seat. BJP candidate Jagmohan Meena is leading in Dausa. BJP's Rajendra Gurjar os leading in Uniara. Congress candidate is leading in Jhunjhunu.

According to the early trends of the vote counting, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who made her poll debut from Wayanad, is leading with 24,000 votes after the first round of counting. The seat was earlier represented in the Lok Sabha by her brother, Rahul Gandhi.

The counting of votes commenced at 8 AM for bypolls to four assembly segments - Tarari, Imamganj, Belaganj and Ramgarh - in Bihar, amid tight security arrangements. By-elections to these assembly segments were held on November 13 and the outcome is crucial for the ruling NDA, the INDIA bloc and newly floated Jan Suraaj party. More than 12 lakh voters decided the electoral fate of 38 candidates in these four assembly seats.

ounting of votes is underway for the Gambegre bypoll in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district, officials said on Saturday. The counting began at 8 AM, amid tight security, Meghalaya Chief Electoral Officer BDR Tiwari said.

Rajasthan bypoll results 2024: Counting of postal ballots is underway in Dausa. Polling was held on November 13 in Jhunjhunu, Ramgarh, Dausa, Deoli-Uniara, Khinvsar, Salumbar and Chaurasi and results will be declared in the next few hours.

The Bharatiya Janata Party took a lead in five seats including out of nine in the early trends of vote counting. BJP ally RLD is ahead on one seat, while SP on 3 seats.

The Bharatiya Janata Party took a lead in five seats including in - Katehari, Ghaziabad, Majhawan, Raver- out of nine in the early trends of vote counting. The SP is ahead on 3 seats.

According to the early trends of the vote counting, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who made her poll debut from Wayanad took a lead. The seat was earlier represented in the Lok Sabha by her brother, Rahul Gandhi.

The Bharatiya Janata Party took a lead in five seats including in - Katehari, Ghaziabad, Majhawan, Raver- out of nine in the early trends of vote counting.

Bypoll Results 2024 Live: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took a lead in Uttar Pradesh in the early trends of results. The BJP is leading on 5 seats in the early trends, while rival SP on 2 seats.

Counting for Wayanad and Nanded Lok Sabha by-elections and assembly by-elections began on Saturday morning.

The vote counting for bypolls held on 48 assembly constituencies spread and two parliamentary constituencies - Wayanad and Nanded, spread across 15 states began amid tight security.

Karnataka bypolls: The counting of votes for the high stake by-polls to three assembly segments in Karnataka, which witnessed a fierce fight between the ruling Congress and a combative BJP-JD(S) alliance, will take place shortly. By-election to Sandur, Shiggaon and Channapatna Assembly segments were held on November 13 and the outcome is crucial for either camp.

Counting of votes in Raipur City South assembly constituency of Chhattisgarh, where a bypoll was held on November 13, will begin shortly. The ruling BJP and main opposition Congress were locked in a direct fight in this seat, where the by-election was necessitated after sitting BJP legislator and former state minister Brijmohan Agrawal resigned following his election to the Lok Sabha from Raipur parliamentary constituency. 

In Assam, elaborate security arrangements have been made for the counting of votes for the by-elections in the five assembly seats in Assam. The counting of votes will start at 8 am in Dholai, Samaguri, Behali, Bongaigaon and Sidli constituencies to decide the fate of 34 candidates.

All eyes are on Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who made her poll debut from Wayanad, a seat that was earlier represented in the Lok Sabha by her brother, Rahul Gandhi.

Budhni bypolls: The Budhni seat fell vacant after sitting BJP MLA and former CM Chouhan was elected to the Lok Sabha from Vidisha in June. The BJP stalwart was later inducted into the Union Cabinet and allocated the key agriculture portfolio. Ramakant Bhargava, a close aide of Chouhan, contested against former state minister and Congress candidate Rajkumar Patel in Budhni.

In Uttar Pradesh, ninety candidates were in the fray for the bypolls with Ghaziabad having the most candidates in the race with 14, followed by Khair and Sisamau with five each.

This is the first electoral contest in Uttar Pradesh after the Lok Sabha elections 2024, in which Samajwadi Party outshined against ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. The Congress is not contesting these bypolls and has lent support to its INDIA bloc ally - SP.

In Uttar Pradesh, eight seats fell vacant following the incumbent MLAs' election to the Lok Sabha in Uttar Pradesh, while polling in Sisamau conducted due to SP MLA Irfan Solanki's disqualification from the assembly after his conviction in a criminal case.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) will start vote counting for bypolls held on two Lok Sabha constituencies - Wayanad and Nanded shortly.

Counting of votes polled in by-elections to Budhni and Vijaypur assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh, where the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress were the main rivals, will take place shortly. All arrangements have been made for the counting of votes which will begin at 8 am.

The stage is set for vote counting for bypolls held on 48 Assembly constituencies and two parliamentary constituencies spread across 15 states.