The data on the Election Commission (EC) website, after all 15 rounds of EVM votes were counted, showed that Chennithala secured 68,184 votes, which was 47.08 per cent of the votes polled in the constituency.
A record wave against the ruling DMK was clear when Chief Minister M K Stalin himself trailed behind TVK’s little known VS Babu in Kolathur segment here, as per EC updates.
Congress leader Saikia was trailing by 4,967 votes in Sivasagar district’s Nazira seat. BJP’s Mayur Borgohain secured 11,607 votes after the second round, compared to Saikia’s 6,640.
According to Election Commission data, Banerjee was ahead by 898 votes as she polled 9,359 votes against Adhikari’s 8,461.
Early trends, reported by the TV channels, said the Congress was also having an edge in the Mothabari seat of the same district, which witnessed unprecedented scenes of judicial officer gherao over the deletion of names in the SIR exercise in April this y
The polls were necessitated by the deaths of senior Congress MLAs H Y Meti (Bagalkot) and Shamanur Shivashankarappa (Davanagere South).
The bypoll, held on April 23, was necessitated following the death of the then-sitting BJP MLA Govind Parmar.The byelection recorded 59.04 per cent voting at 306 polling stations of the assembly seat, with six candidates in the fray.
Kerala’s 2026 election results will hinge on key seats from Kannur to Paravur, where close fights between LDF, UDF, and NDA could decide the state’s final political outcome.
Gogoi, speaking to reporters in Guwahati, dismissed exit poll forecasts that predict a victory for the BJP-led NDA.
Muneer further said that rather than minority consolidation, the Assembly election had witnessed a consolidation of secular votes.
The accused, Haniyur Chandregowda, is a member of the Child Welfare Committee in Ramanagara, they said.
The gangrape occurred last Friday in the Khaga Kotwali area, officials said on Tuesday evening. The couple had stopped on their way to a relative’s house due to the intense heat when two men allegedly approached them, questioned their presence, and began abusing them.
TDP leader and IT Minister Nara Lokesh assumed responsibilities as the party’s working president, with the leadership describing the position as a significant responsibility aimed at strengthening the organisation across all levels.
Chairing a high-level review meeting here on Tuesday, Pujari discussed issues related to land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement of displaced people in coal mining and thermal power project areas in Angul, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh and Sambalpur districts.
Sub-Divisional Police Officer (Sadar, Chaibasa) Bahaman Tutu told PTI that the accused were arrested on Tuesday and produced before a court after completion of legal formalities.
The contest witnessed a three-way fight between the BJP and Congress and AAP.
He criticized the ruling TMC for presiding over economic stagnation and political violence, promising a fresh wave of development with BJP leadership.
The victims, Rajkapur Hembram from Mayurbhanj and Anurag Ekka from Sundargarh, reported discomfort during their assignments owing to oppressive temperatures.
The electorate in the south Kolkata constituency has dropped from 2.36 lakh in the 2021 Assembly polls to around 1.75 lakh, a fall of nearly 26 per cent, prompting political parties to closely assess its potential impact on the April 29 polling.
What began as a joyful celebration turned deadly when an individual fired a bullet amidst the festivities. The shot struck Ritika, resulting in her instantaneous death, and the suspect fled the scene.
The accused, whose identity has not yet been disclosed by police, was wanted in a murder case in Rajasthan and carried a bounty on his arrest.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will lead the tributes, acknowledging Yediyurappa’s contributions to Karnataka’s political landscape.
The outbreak of unrest took the form of stone-pelting and vandalism, prompting police and central forces to execute a baton charge to disperse the agitating mob.
Addressing a press conference, state minister Shashi Panja alleged that police personnel deployed in Nandigram in Purba Medinipur district were acting in favour of the BJP.
The incidents took place in two brick klin unit areas in Kanjhiadih Panchayat under Jainagar police station limits around 2 am, he said.
