Palghar by-election result 2018 highlights: The counting of votes for Palghar by-poll in Maharashtra which was held on May 28 has started and the result will also be declared today. The by-poll was necessitated following the death of sitting BJP MP Chintaman Vanga, who died because of a heart attack on January 30. Vanga had won here by a margin of 53.72% votes. The BJP candidate from this Lok Sabha constituency is Rajendra Gavit. Shiv Sena has fielded Srinivas Chintaman Vanga, son of former BJP MP Chintaman Vanga. Senior leader Damodar Barku Shingada, a five-time member of the Lok Sabha, has contested the election on a Congress ticket. This by-election witnessed a direct contest between BJP and Shiv Sena. A regional party Bahujan Vikas Aghadi fielded former MP Baliram Jadhav.
The total voter turnout recorded in Palghar on May 28 was 46.5 per cent. This is considerably lower than the last two Lok Sabha Polls. There are over 17 lakh registered voters in this constituency. The by-poll here was marred by controversy over alleged faulty EVMs and VVPATs with political parties demanding re-election.
BJP wins Palghar bypoll Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra by 29572 votes. Shiv Sena secured 188,307 votes in Palghar bypoll seat. Another party Bahujan Vikas Aghadi also emerged ahead of Shiv Sena in middle of the counting.
BJP has clinched the Palghar Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra. Rajendra Gavit led BJP to victory by a margin of 25,723 votes. Gavit maintained his lead right from the initial rounds of counting today. BJP secured 214,030 votes while Shiv Sena got 188,307 votes in Palghar bypoll.
Shiv Sena leader said that many EVMs were faulty and EC changed the vote percentage which is why BJP is leading. "Many EVMs were faulty, names of about 50-60,00 people were missing from voter list. Also, within 12 hours of voting ending, EC changed vote percentage. So all this is very doubtful," he said.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Gavit Rajendra Dhedya is leading by 17843 votes over Shiv Sena's Shrinivas Chintaman Vanaga from Palghar Lok Sabha seat after ninth round of counting.
Shiv Sena has fielded Srinivas Chintaman Vanga, son of former BJP MP Chintaman Vanga. While Congress has fielded senior leader Damodar Barku Shingada. He is a five-time member of the Lok Sabha. Bahujan Vikas Aghadi, a regional party has fielded former MP Baliram Jadhav.
After the fifth round of counting today, the BJP's nominee, Rajendra Gavit, secured 44,589 votes while the Shiv Sena's Shrinivas Wanaga polled 34,218 votes, an election official said. The Bahujan Vikas Aghadi candidate, Baliram Jadhav, was at the third place with 32,294 votes after the fifth round.
The Bhrataiya Janata Party candidate Gavit Rajendra Dhedya has extended his lead in Palghar constituency. He is currently ahead by over 10,000 votes against Shiv Sena's candidate. Meanwhile, NCP is leading from Maharashtra's Bhandara-Gondiya by 3100 votes, BJP second.
The Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Gavit Rajendra Dhedya is leading by over 6000 votes in Palghar. Meanwhile, Congress’ Vishwajeet Patangrao Kadam was elected unopposed from Maharashtra’s Palus Kadegaon Assembly constituency.
Meanwhile, in Meghalaya's Ampati, Congress is leading. The seat was vacated by former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma earlier this year after he won from two seats. Congress has fielded Sangma's daughter Miani D Shira and the ruling National People's Party (NPP)-led alliance steered by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has fielded Clement Momin who is backed by the BJP and other regional parties.
As per the early trends, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Rajendra Gavit has taken a lead of over 11,000 votes in Palghar. However, these are only early trends and the numbers can change.
Palghar witnessed a fascinating contest between two estranged allies BJP and Shiv Sena. There was a 53.22 per cent voter turnout and the result is likely to have a bearing on the Uddhav Thackeray-led party’s decision to go solo in the 2019 general elections.
The Palghar by-election was necessitated after the death of BJP’s Chintaman Wanaga and was marred by instances of malfunctioning of EVMs and Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail machines, drawing flak from the opposition parties. The technical glitch prompted the Shiv Sena and the NCP to express reservations over the use of these machines.
Here are the latest visuals from a counting centre in Palghar:
The initial trends will be out any moment. They will give us the first clear picture of in which direction Palghar by-election result 2018 may go. However, it will take while before the actual numbers are out.
The Palghar Parliamentary constituency comprises of six Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) segments: Dahanu, Vikramgad, Palghar, Boisar, Nalasopara and Vasai. The seat was won by Baliram Jadhav of the Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) in 2009 Lok Sabha elections but he lost it to BJP's Chintaman Vanaga in 2014.
The counting of votes has started in Palghar. A total of seven candidates are in fray in Palghar. Apart from it, counting of votes also started in Bhandara-Gondia. Both the seats are crucial for the BJP. The saffron party locked horns with the NCP to retain the Bhandara-Gondia seat, while in Palghar it is locked in a fierce battle with its estranged ally Shiv Sena, despite the contest being five-cornered.
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Palghar district collector and returning officer Prashant Narnaware said that an FIR was registered against a polling officer after he transported some Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) to the counting centre in a private car against norms, after voting for the Palghar Lok Sabha bypoll ended on Monday.
53.22 per cent people of the 1.73 crore electorate had cast their votes on Monday in Palghar district. The voting was marred by allegations of malfunctioning in electronic voting machines (EVMs).