New Delhi: The counting of votes is progressing for 3 seats in the Lok Sabha by-elections and 7 seats in various Assembly constituencies. In Tripura, the BJP is leading in three of the four assembly constituencies where by-elections were held. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha won from Bordeaux constituency. Saha won by 17,181 votes. The BJP is leading in Jubrajnagar and Surma. In Agartala, Congress candidate Sudhip Roy Burman is leading with 17,431 votes.
In Uttar Pradesh, BJP candidates are leading in the Samajwadi Party strongholds of Azamgarh and Rampur in the Lok Sabha by-elections. The BJP-SP battle is on for the seats vacated by Akhilesh Yadav and Mohammad Azam Khan as UP legislators. In SP’s stronghold of Azamgarh, the SP candidate is Dharmendra Yadav, a former MP from the Mulayam family. Bhojpuri actor Dinesh Lal Yadav is contesting for the BJP. In Rampur, the contest will be between SP’s Azim Raja and BJP’s Ganesh Lodhi.
In Punjab, where by-elections to the Lok Sabha are being held, the ruling AAP is facing a setback. Shiromani Akali Dal’s Simranjit Singh is leading in Sangrur constituency in Punjab. The by-polls are being held following the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann. Aam Aadmi Party district president Gurmeel Singh and former Congress MLA Dalvir Singh Goldi are contesting. Topics discussed here include the assassination of Congress leader and singer Sidhu Moosawala.
AAP is leading in the Rajinder Nagar Assembly seat in Delhi. The BJP candidate is leading in the Mantar constituency in Jharkhand. The YSR-Congress is leading in the Atmakur constituency in Andhra Pradesh.
English Summary: Bypolls Vote-Count In 3 Lok Sabha, 7 Assembly Seats Today – Live