After the 6th round of counting, the JD(U) candidate secured 32,209 votes, while independent candidate Shankar Singh got 31,708 votes, according to the latest information uploaded on the Election Commission's website.
Assembly bypoll: The Manglaur bypoll was necessitated by the death of sitting BSP MLA Sarwat Karim Ansari in October last year.
In West Bengal, the stakes are high for both the ruling TMC, which is looking to capitalise on its improved performance in the Lok Sabha polls, and the BJP, which is seeking to leverage the significant leads it made in the four constituencies in the parliamentary polls.
The counting of votes for the by-polls will be held on December 8.
According to a statement issued by the Commission, bypolls to Radhanpur and Bayad assembly seats in Gujarat and the Samastipur Lok Sabha seat in Bihar will be held on October 21.
The opposition's united effort seems to be developing into a major challenge for the BJP ahead of next year's Lok Sabha elections as the saffron party suffered defeat on multiple seats among the 10 Assembly constituencies where bypolls were held May 28.
Jokihaat Assembly bypoll election counting live on May 31: The by-elections, held today, hosted a major battle between the JD(U) and RJD as both parties threw their might into their campaigning in support of their candidates.
Panaji: The ruling BJP today promised to turn the state capital into ‘a smart city', but its manifesto for the February 13 assembly by-election is mum on the controversial issue of shifting of the off-shore
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