The Election Commission of India has scheduled bypolls for 48 Assembly constituencies and two Parliamentary seats in two phases, with voting on November 13 and November 20, and results to be announced on November 23
The EC also announced dates for Rajasthan Assembly bypolls and said 7 seats will go to polls on November 13 and the counting of votes will take place on November 23.
The five assembly seats that will go for by-polls in Rajasthan are Jhunjhunu, Dausa, Deoli-Uniyara, Khinvsar, and Chaurasi.
Assembly seats of Vallabh Nagar and Dhariyawad will go to by-polls on October 30.
On the other hand, BJP alliance RLP's Narayan Beniwal won the Khinvsar seat against his Congress rival Hirendra Mirdha. Speaking to media, Rita Chaudhary said, "The warm blessings, love and regard of people of Mandava helped me register win here," adding that workers' hard work helped in attaining this huge victory
A total of 69.62 per cent voting was reported in Mandava on Monday till 6 p.m., while Khinvsar recorded 62.61 per cent polling. Mandava had 259 voting centres and 266 polling booths were in Khinvsar.
A voter turnout of 68.74 per cent was registered till 3 pm on Monday in Rajasthan's Ramgarh Assembly constituency.
"It is a yet another victory for party workers. In the last four years, the BJP has exploited people of the state due to its anti-people policies," Pilot said.
Congress won the Lok Sabha seat in Alwar by over 1.96 lakh votes and the seat in Ajmer by over 84,000 votes. The party won the Mandalgarh assembly seat by nearly 13,000 votes. All three seats were previously held by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
"We respect the people's mandate and we will analyse the reasons for our defeat. I am taking responsibility for the defeat." Rajasthan BJP chief Ashok Parnami
With Assembly elections scheduled later this year in Rajasthan, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said the results were a precursor to the 2019 general elections.
A total of 42 candidates are in the fray for the bypolls to the three seats, the election to which was held on Monday.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and opposition Congress are involved in a direct fight in Ajmer and Alwar.
Voting on two Assembly and three parliamentary bypoll seats in Rajasthan and West Bengal began today, the results of whom will be declared on February 1.
As per the Election Commission, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could not even retain a single of the four zila parishad seats -- Banswara, Bhilwara, Jalore and Karauli.
Union minister Alphons Kannanthanam will be the BJP candidate for the Rajya Sabha bypoll in Rajasthan to be held on November 16, the party announced today.
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