Bypolls 2024 Highlights: 55-90% voter turnout in assembly bypolls, 65% in Wayanad

Which seats are voting?

Meerapur, Kundarki, Ghaziabad, Khair, karhal, Phulpur, katehari, Majhawan, Sishamau in Uttar Pradesh

Chorasi, Khinswar, Dauda, Jhunjunu, Deoli-Unlara, Salumber, Ramgarh in Rajasthan

Taldangra, Stai, Naihati, Horoa, Medinipur, Madarihat in West Bengal

Dholai, Sidli, Bongaigaon, Behali, and Samaguri in Assam

Ramgarh, Tarari, Imamganj, and Belaganj in Bihar

Shiaggaon, Sandur, Channapatna in Karnataka

Budhni, Vijaypur in Madhya Pradesh

Soreng Chakung , Namchi Singhithang in Sikkim

Palakkad and Chelakkara in Kerala

All eyes on Wayanad and Priyanka Gandhi's possible poll debut

Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, in her maiden electoral contest in Kerala's Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll on Wednesday, faces a key test -- not only to hold onto the party's stronghold but also to widen the victory margin her brother, Rahul Gandhi, achieved in the last two elections. (PTI)

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Polling begins for by-elections to five assembly seats in Assam

Voting begins for bypolls to four assembly seats in Bihar

People queue up at a polling station in Channapatna, Karnataka to vote for by-elections

Polling begins in Kerala's Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, Chelakkara assembly constituency

Voting in the bypolls for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat and the Chelakkara assembly constituency in Kerala commenced at 7am on Wednesday People started arriving early in the morning at the 1,354 polling booths in the hill constituency of Wayanad where there are over 14 lakh registered voters, according to the Election Commission figures. 

Meghalaya bypoll: Voting under way in Gambegre assembly seat

Polling is under way for by-election to Gambegre assembly constituency in Meghalaya on Wednesday, amidst tight security arrangements, an official said.

Voting began at 7 AM, he said.

Long queues of electors were seen outside several polling stations in the constituency.

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Polling begins in Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, 31 assembly seats across 10 states

'Congress trying to influence voters by providing kits, money, liquor,' says Priyanka's Wayanad opponent

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra visits polling centre in Wayanad as voting under way

Voting under way for byelections in Sandur Assembly constituency in Karnataka

Vav assembly seat bypoll in Gujarat: BJP candidate among early voters

Voters queued up on Wednesday morning at polling booths for the byelection to Vav assembly seat in Gujarat's Banaskantha district, where the ruling BJP candidate and Congress nominee are the main contestants.

Voting began at 7 am, with BJP candidate Swarupji Thakor being among the early voters.

The polling will continue till 6 pm.

Bypoll: Wayanad witnesses brisk polling

During the first hour of voting, Wayanad Lok Sabha and the Chelakkara assembly seats in Kerala witnessed a turnout of 6.96 and 7.2 per cent, respectively on Wednesday. People started arriving early in the morning at the 1,354 polling booths in the hill constituency of Wayanad where there are over 14 lakh registered voters, according to the Election Commission figures. Some arrived early, while others wanted to get it over with quickly before more people started reaching the polling stations, they told reporters. It is a holiday in Wayanad LS and Chelakkara assembly constituencies on account of the bypolls.

"My expectation is that the people of Wayanad will give me the chance to repay the love and affection they have shown and to work for them and to be their representative. I hope everyone will exercise their democratic right and vote...," says Priyanka Gandhi

TMC goons are roaming around Sitai constituency to intimidate common voters: Dipak Kumar Roy, BJP candidate from Sitai constituency

"Since last night, TMC goons are roaming around Sitai constituency to intimidate common voters... They are threatening our supporters not to vote. Today I see many polling booths are empty because voters are scared... TMC and local administration are one...Police are helping the Trinamool party."

MP: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan casts his vote at his village Jait.

BIHAR | 9.53 per cent voter turnout till 9 AM in 4 assembly seats

BJP leader and Former CM Basavaraj Bommai casts his vote at a polling booth in Shiggaon, as voting in bypoll to the assembly constituency is under way

Brisk polling in first 3 hrs of LS polls in Wayanad; 20.54 per cent turnout till 10.30 am

Brisk polling was seen for the Wayanad Lok Sabha and the Chelakkara assembly seats in Kerala as they witnessed a turnout of 20.54 and 19.08 per cent, respectively, after the first three hours of voting on Wednesday. The election process, held amidst tight security arrangements, was primarily incident-free except for electronic voting machine (EVM) breakdowns reported in some booths of Wayanad and Chelakkara

IN PICS | Voting under way for bypolls

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"The voting is under way 100% peacefully. There is no complaint from any party. These people are saying that their agent was not allowed to sit. There is no such complain that the TMC workers asked anyone to leave... Has anyone seen that the symbols of the BJP or any other party are hidden with tape? They should have called the presiding officer and media and showed the tape, but instead, they took the tape in their hands and waved it alleging that the party symbols were taped...,' says West Bengal Minister and TMC leader Udayan Guha

Rajasthan: Independent candidate for Deoli-Uniara bypoll slaps election official

An Independent candidate for the Deoli-Uniara Assembly bypoll allegedly slapped a Sub-Divisional Officer engaged in election duty on Wednesday as area magistrate, officials said.

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Kerala's Wayanad sees 40.6% voter turnout till 1pm

Voter turnout in assembly constituencies till 1pm

Assam

Dholai 60.01

Behali 64.34

Sidli 64.22

Samaguri 66.33

Bongaigaon 66.94

Bihar:

Belaganj 43.81

Ramgarh 47.73

Imamganj 46.98

Tarari 42.70

Chhattisgarh:

Rajpur City South 39.23

Gujarat:

Vav 55.03

Karnataka:

Channapatna 58.27

Shiggaon 59.62

Sandur 58.27

Kerala:

Chelekkara 57.43

Madhya Pradesh:

Vijaypura 67.01

Budhni 65.08

Meghalaya:

Gambegre 67.80

Rajasthan:

Khinwsar 58.03

Dausa 44.38

Salumber 48.30

Jhunjhunu 49.47

Deoli- Uniara 49.82

Chorasi 55.28

Ramgarh 60.74

West Bengal:

Taldangra 65

Sitai 58

Haroa 63.11

Madarihat 57.98

Medinipur 61.54

Naihati 52.40

Kerala records 51.66% of voter turnout till 3pm at Wayanad

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Voter turnout till 3pm for Assembly bypolls

Assam

Dholai 60.01

Behali 64.34

Sidli 64. 22

Samaguri 66.33

Bongaigaon 66.94

Bihar:

Belaganj 43.81

Ramgarh 47.73

Imamganj 46.98

Tarari 42.70

Chhattisgarh:

Rajpur City South 39.23

Gujarat:

Vav 55.03

Karnataka:

Sandur 58.27

Channapatna 67.63

Shiggaon 59.62

Kerala:

Chelekkara 57.43

Madhya Pradesh:

Vijaypur 67.01

Budhni 65.08

Meghalaya:

Gambegre 67.80

Rajasthan:

Khinwsar 58.0

Dausa 44.38

Salumber 48.30

Jhunjhunu 49.47

Deoli- Uniara 49.82

Chorasi 55.28

Ramgarh 60.74

West Bengal:

Taldangra 65.00

Sitai 58.00

Haroa 63.11

Madarihat 57.98

Medinipur 61.54

Naihati 52.40

52% polling till 3 pm in Rajasthan bypolls

A polling percentage of over 52 was recorded till 3 pm in the bypolls to the seven assembly seats in Rajasthan on Wednesday, election officials said.

There was no report of any untoward incident except from Deoli-Uniara in Tonk where an independent candidate slapped an area magistrate, a Rajasthan Administrative Service officer, for making efforts for voting as the locals had boycotted polling in support of their demand. (PTI)

Wayanad recorded 60.79% voter turnout till 5 pm, as per the ECI data

EVMs being sealed at a polling booth in Dausa

Voter turnout of 46.43 per cent was recorded till 5 pm in the bypoll to the Raipur City South assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh

Assam bypolls: 72.96 per cent polling in 5 assembly seats till 5 pm

Nearly 65 per cent polling till 5 pm in Rajasthan bypolls

Estimated 76.9 per cent voters turned out till 5 pm in three Assembly segments of Karnataka

More than seven lakh voters were eligible to cast their votes in about 770 polling stations in Shiggaon, Sandur and Channapatna, where a total of 45 candidates were in the fray.

While Channapatna recorded a record 84.26 per cent voter turnout, it was 75.07 per cent in Shiggaon, and 71.47 per cent in Sandur, the officials said.

Wayanad records 60.79% of voter turnout, Chelakkara sees 69.39%

Voting ends for bypolls across states

A turnout ranging from 55 to 90 per cent was recorded in the bypolls to 31 assembly seats in 10 states while in the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, the polling percentage was around 65 on Wednesday with voting in West Bengal marred by sporadic incidents of violence in which a TMC worker was killed.

The final turnout figures were yet to come in from several constituencies

The Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala, from where Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made her electoral debut, saw a voter turnout of around 65 per cent

Glimpses of bypolls across India