Assembly bypoll results: Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate Mani C. Kappan has defeated his UDF rival Jose Tom by 2943 votes to win Pala by-election. BJP candidate N Hari was placed third. Kappan’s victory has ended decades-old hold of Kerala Congress (M), an ally of the Congress, on Pala assembly seat.
In Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur, BJP candidate Yuvraj Singh defeated Samajwadi’s Party’s Manoj Prajapati by the margin of 17,00 votes. Results of Tripura’s Badharghat seat has also been announced where BJP’s Mimi Majumdar defeatred her CPI(M) rival by a margin of 5,000 votes.
In Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada, Congress candidate Devti Karma of the Congress hdefeated her nearest rival Ojaswi Mandavi of the BJP. Polling on the four Assembly seats was held on September 23.
By-election on Kerala’s Pala seat was necessitated following the death of sitting MLA KK Mani of Kerala Congress-M party. After the death of Mani, who was also the chief of the party, an ugly war erupted between his son and a faction within the party to take control KC-M. The party finally got split between the two groups.
Moreover, the bypoll is also a litmus test for the ruling CPIM-led LDF and the BJP-led NDA which would be hoping to propel its chances in the upcoming October 21 bypolls on five more seats by registering a victory on Pala seat.
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Devti Karma of the Congress defeated Ojaswi Mandavi of the BJP by 11192 votes to win the Dantewada assembly bypoll in Chhattisgarh. The ruling Congress now has 68 members in the 90-strong house.
The Congress candidate Devti Karma defeated her nearest BJP rival after taking a handsome lead earlier. She defeated Ojaswi Mandavi of the BJP by a margin of 11,192 votes to win the Dantewada assembly bypoll. Congress now has 68 members in the 90-Assembly house.
In Kerala’s Pala constituency , Left-backed candidate has ended the five-decade-old supremacy of the Kerala Congress (M). The election in Pala was was necessitated after death of sitting legislator KM Mani in April this year.
If the Congress party wins the bypolls in Dantewada, this will help the ruling party in the state to have the hold of all 12 seats from Bastar. It will also now have 69 out of the total of 90 seats inthe state Assembly.
The BJP continues to its domination in Uttar Pradesh with ist party winning the Hamirpur Assembly bypoll by a margin of 17,000 votes. BJP's Yuvraj Singh defeated his nearest rival, SP's by a margin of 17771 votes.
Congress' Devti Kamra is leading in the Dantewada bypoll by a margin of 10,000 votes. As per reports, the BJP has already conceded defeat. Former chief minister and senior BJP leader Raman Singh has alleged that the Congress used state machinery to win the bypoll in Dantewada.
The NDA in Bihar has cited an "unavoidable circumstances" to postpone a joint press meet, where names of candidates of the JD(U), the BJP and the LJP for the upcoming by-polls were expected to be to be announced.
After 10 rounds of counting, Congress candidate Devti Karma has taken a big lead of over seven thousand votes against her nearest rival BJP's Ojaswi Mandavi in Dantewada seat of Chhattisgarh. By poll was necessitated on the seat following the death of sitting BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi in Naxal attack in April.
Accepting defeat in Pala Assembly by poll, Kerala Congress (M) leader Jose K Mani said the party will examine the reasons behind the loss. "Politics is not about fearing defeat and brimming in confidence in a victory. Where has the BJP's votes gone? It has gone definitely to the LDF. The UDF is united. Congress has fully supported us," The Indian Express quoted Mani, as saying.
Mani C Kappan thanked Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, and leaders of CPM other allies for helping win Pala assembly by-election by campaigning for him. Kappan accused the BJP of entering into a 'vote-trading' deal with the UDF.
Mani C Kappan of the LDF has pulled off a rather surprise victory in Pala assembly by-poll. Kappan has defeated Jose Tom who was fielded by the Congress-led UDF, by 2943 votes.