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The seven assembly constituencies where the elections are being held are Andheri East from Maharashtra, Adampur from Haryana, Munugode from Telangana, Gola Gokaran Nath from UP and Dhamnagar from Odisha. The two constituencies of Bihar where the bye-elections are underway are Mokama and Gopalganj.
Polling for by-elections for seven assembly constituencies across the states of Maharashtra, Haryana, Bihar, Telangana, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh began at 7 am on Thursday. The voting will continue till 6 pm and the votes will be counted on November 6. The seven assembly constituencies where the elections are being held are Andheri East from Maharashtra, Adampur from Haryana, Munugode from Telangana, Gola Gokaran Nath from Uttar Pradesh and Dhamnagar from Odisha. The two constituencies of Bihar where the bye-elections are underway are Mokama and Gopalganj. The BJP is in fierce contest with regional parties such as the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in the Assembly bypolls in seven constituencies spread across six states. In Andheri East, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena faction has fielded Rutuja Latke, the wife of incumbent Sena MLA Ramesh Latke whose death in May necessitated the poll. The BJP fielded Murji Patel, but he later withdrew his candidature after the party decided not to contest. This will the first election after the revolt in the Shiv Sena by Eknath Shinde and 39 other legislators which led to the collapse of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government.
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The seven assembly constituencies where the elections are being held are Andheri East from Maharashtra, Adampur from Haryana, Munugode from Telangana, Gola Gokaran Nath from UP and Dhamnagar from Odisha. The two constituencies of Bihar where the bye-elections are underway are Mokama and Gopalganj.
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By-polls to 7 assembly constituencies in 6 states underway
Edited By: Vani Mehrotra
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November 03, 2022 8:20 IST
Polling for by-elections for seven assembly constituencies across the states of Maharashtra, Haryana, Bihar, Telangana, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh began at 7 am on Thursday. The voting will continue till 6 pm and the votes will be counted on November 6. The seven assembly constituencies where the elections are being held are Andheri East from Maharashtra, Adampur from Haryana, Munugode from Telangana, Gola Gokaran Nath from Uttar Pradesh and Dhamnagar from Odisha. The two constituencies of Bihar where the bye-elections are underway are Mokama and Gopalganj. The BJP is in fierce contest with regional parties such as the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in the Assembly bypolls in seven constituencies spread across six states. In Andheri East, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena faction has fielded Rutuja Latke, the wife of incumbent Sena MLA Ramesh Latke whose death in May necessitated the poll. The BJP fielded Murji Patel, but he later withdrew his candidature after the party decided not to contest. This will the first election after the revolt in the Shiv Sena by Eknath Shinde and 39 other legislators which led to the collapse of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government.Latest India News
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Munugodu by-polls: Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay detained
Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay staged a protest demanding that non-locals and TRS leaders should be sent out of the Munugodu constituency, where the bypolls are being conducted today.Sanjay, who was on the way to Munugode as Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leaders were not leaving the by-polls constituency in Munugodu, was stopped by the police on the Vijaywada Highway in Abdullapurmet on Wednesday night.Initially, police stopped Bandi Sanjay’s convoy at Malakpet then at Vanasthalipuram and finally, he was shifted to Abdullapurmet Police Station.
Telangana bypolls: People queue up to cast their votes for Munugodu by-elections
UP bypolls: Voting underway in Gola Gokaran Nath Assembly Constituency
Uttar Pradesh bypolls
The Gola Gorakhnath seat in Uttar Pradesh fell vacant after the death of BJP MLA Arvind Giri on September 6With the BSP and the Congress keeping away from the bypolls, there seems to be a direct fight between the BJP and the Samajwadi PartyThe BJP has fielded Aman Giri, son of Arvind Giri, while the SP candidate is former Gola MLA Vinay Tiwari
Bihar bypolls: Voting underway in Mokama Assembly Constituency
Bihar bypolls
Bihar will see the first electoral test for the Nitish Kumar-led ‘Mahagathbandhan’ government, formed less than three months ago after the JD(U) parted ways with the BJP.Bypolls are being held in Mokama and Gopalganj seats in Bihar, earlier held by the RJD and the BJP respectively.
Mokama constituency
The BJP is contesting from the Mokama constituency for the first time as the saffron party had, on previous occasions, left the seat to its allies. Both the BJP and the RJD have fielded the wives of local musclemen in the bypollsBJP nominee Sonam Devi is up against RJD’s Neelam Devi, whose husband Anant Singh’s disqualification has necessitated the by-electionMokama is the stronghold of Anant Singh since 2005. He won the seat twice on JD(U) tickets and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has appealed to voters to support himSonam Devi, the wife of local muscleman Lalan Singh who has been opposed to Anant Singh, is a greenhorn
Lalan is known to be a confidant of Suraj Bhan Singh, a dreaded gangster-turned-politician, who in the 2000 assembly election defeated Anant Singh’s elder brother Dilip Singh who was a minister in the Rabri Devi government
Gopalganj constituency
In Gopalganj, BJP has fielded Kusum Devi, the wife of deceased party MLA Subhash SinghThe RJD has fielded Mohan Gupta, while Indira Yadav, wife of Lalu Yadav’s brother-in-law Sadhu Yadav, is contesting as Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate
Maharashtra bypolls – Andheri East
Shiv Sena’s Rutuja Latke is expected to comfortably win Andheri East Assembly constituency in Mumbai after the BJP withdrew from the contest which is the first after the recent split in the Shiv Sena following a rebellion by Eknath Shinde, who replaced Thackeray as the Maharashtra chief ministerThe NCP and Congress have supported her candidatureThe by-election was necessitated due to the death of Rutuja Latke’s husband and Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke in May this year
Haryana bypolls: BJP leader Kuldeep Bishnoi casts vote for Adampur Assembly Constituency
Haryana by polls
In Adampur, Haryana, the by-election was necessitated after former chief minister Bhajan Lal’s younger son Kuldeep Bishnoi resigned as MLA from the seat and switched from the Congress to the BJP in August. Bishnoi’s son Bhavya is now contesting as the BJP candidate
The Adampur seat has been held by the Bhajan Lal family since 1968, with the late ex-chief minister representing it on nine occasions, his wife Jasma Devi once, and Kuldeep on four occasions
The Congress, Indian National Lok Dal, and Aam Aadmi Party are among the key parties contesting the bypollsThe Congress has fielded former Union minister Jai Prakash, a three-time MP from Hisar and two-time MLA, as wellThe INLD picked Congress rebel Kurda Ram Nambardar as its candidate. The AAP has fielded Satender Singh, who switched over from the BJP
Odisha bypolls
The BJD has fielded Abanti Das, the lone woman among the total five candidates in DhamnagarBJP MLA Bishnu Charan Sethi’s death necessitated the bypollThe BJP and the ruling TRS had been campaigning aggressively in Munugode in Telangana, where the Congress MLA had resigned and is fighting on the saffron party’s ticketThe saffron party, banking on sympathy votes, has fielded Sethi’s son Suryabanshi SurajThe BJD’s official candidate is facing a rebel as its former MLA Rajendra Das is in the fray as an Independent
Elaborate arrangements for polling
The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for polling, including the deployment of 3,366 state police and 15 companies of central security personnel in Munugode. Webcasting would be done from all the polling stations.
Vote Counting
The polling will be held today from 7 am to 6 pm. The counting of votes will take place on November 6, 2022.
Constituencies where polling is being Held
The polling is being held in Mokama and Gopalganj assembly constituencies of Bihar, Andheri (East) of Maharashtra, Adampur of Haryana, Munugode of Telangana, Gola Gorakhnath of Uttar Pradesh, and Dhamnagar of Odisha.
Voting begins for Assembly by-elections in 7 constituencies across 6 states
Voting began on Thursday in the by-election to seven assembly constituencies in six states – a contest symbolic of the fierce turf war between the BJP and regional parties.
