Stay updated with the latest by-election news, articles, and insights from trusted sources. Explore in-depth coverage and expert analysis on by-election topics.
Kohima, Apr 9 (PTI) An estimated 80.62 per cent voter turnout was recorded as polling for the byelection to the Koridang assembly seat in Mokokchung district of Nagaland when voting ended at 5 pm on Thursday, the EC said. The polling process remained largely peaceful, officials said, adding that 18,045 out of 22,382 electors cast their votes. Of the 30 polling stations, several polling stations registered exceptionally high turnout of above 95 per cent. These include Mangmetong II with 99.08 p ...Read More >
Baramati: After much anticipation, Congress candidate Akash More has finally withdrawn from the Baramati Assembly by-election, which has drawn the attention of the entire state. The bypolls are being held following the untimely death of Ajit Pawar, former Deputy Chief Minister whose plane crashed on January 28. The Congress had initially fielded More as its candidate against Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar. However, More's candidature was withdrawn today. Congress state president Harshvard ...Read More >
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Monday declared that he will not take part in deputy chief minister and NCP president Sunetra Pawar's campaign for the Baramati assembly by-elections. During a media interaction in New Delhi, the veteran leader said there was no need for him to campaign as his party has not fielded a candidate for the bypolls. He added that he took the decision as the head of the Pawar family and not as the NCP (SP) chief. The bypolls for the Ba ...Read More >
Voting was underway for Assembly by-elections in Karnataka's Davangere South and Bagalkot constituencies, Koridang constituency in Nagaland, and Dharmanagar constituency in Tripura on Thursday, April 9. According to early polling trends, as of 11:00 am, Koridang (28) in Nagaland recorded a strong 41.06% turnout, the highest among all constituencies reported so far. It is followed by Dharmanagar in Tripura at 33.51%. In Karnataka, the Bagalkot seat has seen 27.83% of voters head to the polls, wh ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assembly elections in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry saw active voter participation on Thursday, 9 April, with security deployed across polling areas. By the afternoon, Assam reported one of the highest participation levels, with 75.91 per cent of voters casting their ballots by 3 pm. Kerala saw 62.71 per cent participation during the same period, while Puducherry recorded 72.40 per cent turnout earlier in the day by 1 pm, according to official figures. Officials in Kerala indicated th ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Nagaland and Tripura took a significant lead in voter participation during the assembly by-elections on Thursday, according to the data revealed by the Election Commission of India at 3 PM. The Koridang constituency in Nagaland recorded a significant 75.06% turnout, maintaining its position as the highest among all seats. Close behind, Tripura's Dharmanagar saw 70.09% of voters casting their ballots. Also Read | Sikkim State Lottery Result Today 6 PM Live: Dea ...Read More >
The Bombay High Court at Goa on Wednesday cancelled the notification to hold the Ponda assembly bypoll on April 9 morning on a petition challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) move to hold the poll when the current assembly has less than a year left in its term. The term of the current Goa assembly ends on March 14, 2027. The ECI had notified voting for April 9, and counting on May 4. "Considering that the remainder of the period left for the person who might have been elected in ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 9 (UNI) A surge in voter enthusiasm marked the high-stakes Assembly elections on Thursday, with turnout figures by 3 pm touching a striking 75.91% in Assam, 62.71% in Kerala and 72.40% in Puducherry. Over 5.3 crore electors turned out in large numbers, reflecting robust participation as they cast their votes to shape the political future of the two states and the union Territory. Polling commenced at 7 am and is set to continue until evening across 140 constituencies in Kerala, ...Read More >
Davanagere/Bagalkot: The voting process for the bypoll to two Assembly segments in Karnataka on Thursday is progressing briskly. Polling at stations in the Bagalkot Assembly constituency crossed 54 per cent, while in the Davanagere South constituency it crossed 49 per cent as of 3 P.M. Polling commenced at 7 A.M., and voters can exercise their franchise until 6 P.M. According to official data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the voter turnout in Bagalkot stood at 54.82 per c ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Nagaland and Tripura took a significant lead in voter participation during the assembly by-elections on Thursday, according to the data revealed by the Election Commission of India at 3 PM. The Koridang constituency in Nagaland recorded a significant 75.06% turnout, maintaining its position as the highest among all seats. Close behind, Tripura's Dharmanagar saw 70.09% of voters casting their ballots. In Karnataka, polling in Bagalkot and Davanagere South remai ...Read More >
Bagalkot/Davanagere, April 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The voting process for the bypoll to two Assembly segments in Karnataka on Thursday is progressing briskly. Polling at stations in the Bagalkot Assembly constituency crossed 43 per cent, while in the Davanagere South constituency it crossed 37.17 per cent as of 1 P.M. Polling commenced at 7 A.M., and voters can exercise their franchise until 6 P.M. According to official data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the voter turnout in B ...Read More >
Tripura Bypoll 2026: A total of 46,142 voters will decide the fate of six candidates in the bypoll. Agartala: Voting for the byelection to Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district began at 7 am on Thursday amidst tight security, an official said. A total of 46,142 voters will decide the fate of six candidates in the bypoll. Women voters of 23,758 outnumber the 22,348 male electorate. "Polling for the byelection in all 55 booths began at 7 am amidst tight security. Voters ...Read More >
Agartala, April 9: Around 53 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1 p.m. in the by-election for Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district, and the balloting is underway amid tight security arrangements, election officials said. An election official said that no untoward incident has been reported so far after the polling began at 7 a.m. at the 55 polling stations in the Assembly segment, which shares inter-state borders with Assam and Mizoram. Before the voting started, vo ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Apr 9 (PTI) At least 43.75 per cent of voters in Karnataka's Bagalkot, where polling for a by-election is underway, exercised their franchise by 1 pm on Thursday. Davanagere South recorded a turnout of 37.17 per cent, the Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office said. The bypolls were necessitated due to the demise of senior Congress MLAs H Y Meti (Bagalkot) and Shamanur Shivashankarappa (Davanagere South). While the ruling Congress faces the challenge of retaining both seats, the BJ ...Read More >
PUNE: The Congress has withdrawn its candidate from the Baramati by-election, just hours before the deadline for withdrawal of nominations, in a move that could reshape the contest in the constituency. Despite the Congress exit, more than 30 Independent candidates remain in the fray, prompting efforts by the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to persuade them to step aside before the 3pm deadline. The development follows an "advisory" from NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, who urged the Congress to wit ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Nagaland continues to dominate the bypoll turnout charts with a commanding lead, as voter participation crosses the halfway mark by 1 PM, while Tripura remains in second place with impressive numbers of its own. As per official data from the Election Commission, as of 1 PM, the Koridang constituency in Nagaland has recorded a remarkable 59.52% voter turnout, maintaining its position as the highest among all seats. Tripura's Dharmanagar constituency is also witn ...Read More >
Dimapur: One person lost his life in pre-poll violence at Longkhum village in Koridang assembly constituency under Mokokchung district, following a clash between supporters of rival candidates late Sunday night.Polling for the bye-election in the constituency will take place on April 9.Nagaland deputy CM Y Patton, who also holds the home portfolio, strongly condemned the death of Imrongsungba Imchen in the pre-poll violence in Longkhum village.He expressed deep sorrow at the passing of Imchen, w ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Nagaland continues to dominate the bypoll turnout charts with a commanding lead, as voter participation crosses the halfway mark by 1 PM, while Tripura remains in second place with impressive numbers of its own. As per official data from the Election Commission, as of 1 PM, the Koridang constituency in Nagaland has recorded a remarkable 59.52% voter turnout, maintaining its position as the highest among all seats. Tripura's Dharmanagar constituency is also witn ...Read More >
Kohima, April 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nearly 60 per cent of voters cast their ballots in the Koridang Assembly bypoll in Nagaland's Mokokchung district till 1 P.M. on Thursday, officials said. With the deployment of a large number of state and central forces, security has been significantly tightened across the entire Assembly constituency following pre-poll violence on April 5 and 6, in which one person died, several others were injured, and a few vehicles were damaged. Voting, which commenced at ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 9 (ANI): NCP(SCP) MP from Baramati, Supriya Sule, on Thursday urged Congress to withdraw Akash More's candidature for the bye-election for the Baramati Assembly seat, which fell vacant after the demise of the former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Mahayuti has fielded Ajit Pawar's wife and NCP leader Sunetra Pawar, who needs to be part of the Assembly to be in the Deputy CM's seat. Also Read | Lucknow University UG Result 2026 Out: How To Check ...Read More >
Bagalkot : Brisk and enthusiastic voting marked the by-election to the Bagalkot Assembly constituency on Thursday, with long queues seen at several polling booths from the early hours of the day. Voters, both young and elderly, turned up in good numbers, many preferring to cast their votes in the morning to avoid the scorching afternoon heat. Senior citizens and specially abled voters were also seen participating actively across the constituency. The constituency recorded a voter turnout of 11 ...Read More >
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan on Thursday administered the oath to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Parth Pawar as a newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) from Maharashtra at Parliament House. Parth Pawar, 35, took the oath in English in the presence of the Leader of the House J. P. Nadda and Congress Chief Whip Jairam Ramesh and several other leaders. He is the son of NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who passed away in a plane crash earlier this year. Prior to Ajit Pawar ...Read More >
Kolkata: The 2021 electoral results of Nandigram Assembly constituency in East Midnapore district of West Bengal will be replicated this time in the entire state, especially Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in South Kolkata, the Prime Minister said on Thursday. "East Midnapore, especially Nandigram, in 2021, first proved that change is possible in West Bengal. The body language of the people of West Bengal this time is a signal that the results at Nandigram in 2021 will be replicated in the ent ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 9 (UNI) Voting for key Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry commenced on Thursday morning with a steady voter turnout, as over 5.3 crore electors began casting their ballots to determine the political future of two states and one union Territory. By 11 am, turnout figures stood at 38.92% in Assam, 33.28% in Kerala and 37.06% in Puducherry, reflecting an encouraging early response in the single-phase elections. Polling began at 7 am and will continue until evening a ...Read More >
Davanagere/Bagalkot: Voting at polling stations in the Davanagere South and Bagalkot Assembly constituencies of Karnataka crossed 20 per cent till 11 A.M. on Thursday. Polling commenced at 7 A.M., and voters can exercise their franchise until 6 P.M. According to official data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the voting percentage in Bagalkot stood at 27.83 per cent, while Davanagere South recorded 22.01 per cent. Earlier, by 9 A.M., Davanagere South had recorded 9.01 per cent ...Read More >
Campaigns for the April 9 by-elections in Davanagere South and Bagalkot constituencies wrapped up on Tuesday evening. With the 48-hour silence period in effect, candidates are now restricted to limited door-to-door outreach. The elections were triggered by the deaths of Congress legislators Shamanur Shivashankarappa and H Y Meti. The ruling party has fielded Samarth Mallikarjun in Davanagere South and Umesh Meti in Bagalkot, both relatives of the deceased legislators, a move that the party beli ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Nagaland continues to dominate voter participation trends in the ongoing Assembly bypolls, retaining a clear lead as polling progresses into late morning, while Tripura holds firmly to the second spot with strong turnout numbers as of 11 AM. As per an official date from the Election Commission at 11 AM, the Koridang constituency in Nagaland has recorded a significant 41.06% voter turnout, the highest among all four seats. Tripura's Dharmanagar seat is not far b ...Read More >
Pune: In the backdrop of the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, leaders from the Pawar family have appealed for an uncontested by-election in the Baramati Assembly constituency. Baramati MP Supriya Sule of the Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) urged the Indian National Congress to withdraw its candidate. Sule is also the cousin of the late deputy chief minister. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), she said an uncontested election would be a fitting tr ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Congress MP Manickam Tagore expressed deep grief on Thursday over the passing of Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury, the veteran leader from Malda affectionately known as "Dalu da." In a heartfelt post on X, Tagore recalled his long-standing association with the senior leader during their shared tenures in Parliament and lauded his dedication to public service. "Deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Janab A.H. Khan Choudhury Sahab, affectionately known as Dalu da ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Nagaland has emerged as the early frontrunner in voter participation in the ongoing Assembly bypolls, recording the highest turnout among all constituencies, while Tripura and Karnataka follow closely behind. According to early polling trends, as of 9:00 am, released by the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday morning, Koridang (28) in Nagaland recorded a strong 19.80% turnout, the highest among all constituencies reported so far. Following Nagaland, Tripura's ...Read More >
Stay updated with the latest None news, articles, and insights from trusted sources. Explore in-depth coverage and expert analysis on None topics.