Bypoll Election Results 2025 Live Updates: Jubilee Hills locked in nail-biter; EC trends show Cong leading over BRS by just 47 votes

The contest is turning tight in Rajasthan’s Anta constituency. After four rounds of counting, Independent candidate Naresh Meena has taken over Pramod Jain of Congress. However, the difference margin between the two is razor thin 152.

After the end of the second round of counting in Jubilee Hills, Congress candidate Naveen Yadav has taken a comfortable lead of 2,995 votes over BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha Gopinath.

The counting of votes in Telangana’s Jubilee Hills will take place in 10 rounds. A poll duty official told Telangana Today that each round of counting takes about 45 minutes. The official further said the first counting will be held for the Shaikpet division and the last for the Erragadda division. As per the latest ECI trend, Cong candidate is leading over BRS with a slight margin.

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jay Dholakia has taken a comfortable lead of over 3,547 votes in Odisha’s Naupada constituency. Biju Janata Dal and Congress candidates are trailing in the contest so far. It should be noted that so far only one round of counting has taken place out of the 26 scheduled for the constituency. Final results may vary.

Congress candidate Naveen Yadav V is currently leading in the Jubilee Hills constituency over BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha Gopinath. The margin is however razor thin between the two candidates, as per ECI trend.

Congress candidate Pramod Jain “Bhaya” is currently leading from the Anta constituency in Rajasthan’s Baran. Out of the 20 rounds of counting, the trend has come out only after the completion of the first round. Jain is leading over the Independent candidate Naresh Meena by a small margin of 246 votes so far.

Jammu & Kashmir National Conference candidate Aga Syed Mahmood Al-Mosavi is currently leading from the Budgam constituency, ECI trends show. So far, one round of counting has taken place.

Visuals from the counting centre at Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium in Yousufguda, Hyderabad, showed a flurry of activity as the counting of votes for the Jubilee Hills Assembly by-election began at 8 am.

The bypoll was necessitated following the death of sitting BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath, with voting held on November 11 to fill the vacant seat.

In Jammu and Kashmir’s Nagrota, BJP candidate Devyani Rana is currently leading after the first round of counting. A total of 10 rounds of counting will take place before the final results are announced.

Mizo National Front candidate Dr R Lalthangliana is currently leading in Mizoram’s Dampa constituency.

In the first trend from ECI, Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Sukhwinder Kaur is leading over Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Punjab’s Tarn Taran constituency.

After the first round of counting, the contest has turned into a tight race between the Congress and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Jubilee Hills. The Congress currently leads with 8,926 votes, closely followed by the BRS with 8,864 votes.

The Anta constituency in Rajasthan witnessed an impressive voter turnout of just over 80%, the second-highest after Mizoram’s Dampa. The constituency has 2,28,264 registered voters, including 1,16,783 men and 1,11,477 women.

What led to bypolls? The by-election was necessitated after BJP MLA Kanwar Lal Meena was disqualified following his conviction in a criminal case.

Candidates in fray: A total of 15 candidates contested the bypoll, though the main fight was between BJP’s Morpal Suman and Congress’s Pramod Jain Bhaya, with Congress rebel Naresh Meena adding an element of unpredictability to the race.

This marks the eighth assembly bypoll held in Rajasthan since the Bhajanlal Sharma-led BJP government assumed office in December 2023.

Jubilee Hills, hailed as the epicentre of the Telugu film industry, is home to some of Tollywood’s biggest studios, production houses and star residences. From top actors to celebrated directors and producers, the constituency has long been where cinema and politics subtly intersect.

However, the bypoll turnout told a different story this time. Most Tollywood celebrities gave polling day a miss, dampening the glamour usually associated with elections in this high-profile area, reported IANS.

A handful of film personalities, including veteran actor Tanikella Bharani, filmmaker SS Rajamouli and actor Gopichand, turned up to cast their votes. But the absence of the industry’s A-listers was hard to ignore.

Superstar Chiranjeevi, along with stars like Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Jr NTR, Ram Charan and Allu Arjun, all of whom had voted in previous elections and often urged citizens to do the same, were missing from the polling booths this time.

Despite the election authorities’ best efforts to boost participation, voter turnout in the Jubilee Hills bypoll (on Nov 11) remained below 50%. Though, it was marginally higher than the 47.58% recorded in the 2023 Assembly elections.

Since its creation in 2009, the Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency has consistently witnessed low voter turnout compared to other urban segments. The 2009 election saw the highest-ever turnout at 52.76%, after which participation steadily declined. In 2014, voter turnout was 50.18%, 45.59% in 2018 and a slight recovery to 47.58% in 2023.

The counting of votes for the Nuapada Assembly bypoll in Odisha began at 8 a.m. on Friday amid a three-tier security arrangement, officials told PTI.

District Election Officer and Nuapada Collector Madhusudan Dash confirmed that the counting of postal ballots started first, followed by the electronic voting machines (EVMs) at 8:30 a.m. Counting is being carried out at 14 tables and will be completed over 26 rounds, he added.

The by-election was necessitated following the death of sitting BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia on September 8.

Jharkhand’s Ghatshila (ST) constituency is witnessing a high-stakes battle between Babulal Soren, son of former Chief Minister Champai Soren of the BJP, and Somesh Chandra Soren, the Mahagathbandhan’s candidate.

Counting of votes for the bypolls in the 8 regions has officially began. The results will be announced for the same later today.

In the 2023 Assembly elections, BRS leader Maganti Gopinath achieved a hat-trick victory in Jubilee Hills, defeating Congress candidate Mohammed Azharuddin by a margin of 16,337 votes.

Gopinath secured 80,549 votes, while Azharuddin garnered 64,212. The BJP’s Deepak Reddy finished third with 25,866 votes, and AIMIM’s Farazuddin trailed in fourth place with 7,848 votes.

Odisha’s Nuapada Assembly constituency fell vacant after the passing of senior BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia in September. In the ensuing bypoll, the BJP has fielded his son Jay Dholakia, who faces a tough contest against Snehangini Chhuria, the BJD’s women’s wing chief. The Congress has nominated Ghasiram Majhi, a veteran tribal leader, adding further weight to the three-way contest.

Mizoram’s Dampa (ST) constituency is witnessing a four-cornered battle that has drawn statewide attention. The key contenders include Lalhmingthanga Sailo of the BJP, John Rotluangliana of the Congress, R. Lalthangliana of the MNF, and Vanlalsailova representing the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM). The bypoll was necessitated following the death of MNF MLA Lalrintluanga Sailo in July.

Counting of votes will begin at 8 am on Thursday at the Kotla Vijayabhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad’s Yousufguda area. The process will start with the counting of 101 postal ballots, followed by the EVM votes.

District Election Officer and GHMC Commissioner RV Kannan said that all necessary arrangements have been completed to ensure a smooth and transparent counting process.

A total of 42 counting tables have been set up at the venue with special approval from the Election Commission, and the results are expected to be finalised in up to 10 rounds of counting.

During the polling held on November 11, more than 1.94 lakh votes were cast in the constituency.

Voting for the Jubilee Hills constituency took place on November 11. The polling recorded a voter turnout of 48.47%.

The bye-election in Telangana’s Jubilee Hills constituency was caused by the death of sitting MLA Maganti Gopinath of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). The constituency witnessed a fierce three-way contest, with Congress candidate Naveen Yadav, a prominent Backward Classes leader, taking on Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s Sunitha (wife of late MLA) and BJP’s Lankala Deepak Reddy.

A bypoll was conducted in the Anta constituency of Rajasthan’s Baran district after BJP MLA Kanwar Lal Meena was disqualified following his conviction in a 2005 case. The seat has now turned into a direct contest between Congress candidate Pramod Jain Bhaya and BJP’s Morpal Suman.

Punjab’s Tarn Taran constituency is gearing up for a triangular showdown, with Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) aiming to retain the seat that fell vacant after the death of its MLA Kashmir Singh Sohal. The party has fielded Harmeet Singh Sandhu, a three-time former MLA from Tarn Taran who joined AAP earlier this year in July, to defend the party’s turf.

In Jammu and Kashmir, polling in Budgam was necessitated after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who had won from two constituencies in 2024, chose to retain Ganderbal. The Budgam seat is now witnessing a keen contest between Aga Syed Mehmood of the ruling National Conference and Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi of Mehbooba Mufti’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The Nagrota seat, meanwhile, fell vacant following the death of BJP legislator Devender Singh Rana last year. The bypoll here has shaped up into a three-way battle between Devyani Rana of the BJP, Shamim Begum of the National Conference, and Harsh Dev Singh representing the J&K National Panthers Party.

Byelections were conducted for two assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir and one each in Punjab, Telangana, Odisha, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Mizoram on November 11.

The polling took place in Budgam and Nagrota in Jammu and Kashmir, Anta in Rajasthan, Ghatsila in Jharkhand, Jubilee Hills in Telangana, Tarn Taran in Punjab, Dampa in Mizoram and Nuapada in Odisha. The counting of votes will begin by 8 am.