By-elections took place in key constituencies on July 10. These constituencies were in West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, and Bihar. In a significant boost for the opposition parties, the Congress-led INDIA bloc secured major wins in ten out of the thirteen Assembly seats. This information comes from the Election Commission of India (ECI) data released on Saturday.
Bypoll Results Overview
The ruling BJP managed to secure victories in only two seats. An Independent candidate won the other seat in Bihar. Congress celebrated the assembly bypoll results. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, asserted that the web of “fear and illusion” woven by the BJP has been broken. He stated, “The people of India have saved the Constitution and democracy. The deprived and poor population stood with India to protect their rights. Congratulations to all alliance partners and the lion workers of Congress,” Rahul Gandhi posted on X in Hindi.
He further added, “The results of the by-elections in 7 states have made it clear that the web of ‘fear and confusion’ woven by the BJP has been broken. Every class, including farmers, youth, laborers, businessmen, and employed people, want to completely destroy dictatorship and establish the rule of justice.” Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge praised party workers and said the victory shows that people have completely rejected the “arrogance, misgovernance, and negative politics of the BJP.”
Detailed State-wise Results
Uttarakhand:
Congress’s Qazi Mohammad Nizamuddin won the Manglaur seat for the fourth time. He edged out BJP’s Kartar Singh Bhadana by a narrow margin of 422 votes.
West Bengal:
The Trinamool Congress continued its winning streak from the recent Lok Sabha elections. They swept the West Bengal bypolls, wresting Raiganj, Bagda, and Ranaghat Dakshin seats from the BJP. They also secured a record victory margin in Maniktala.
Punjab:
Mohinder Bhagat of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won the Jalandhar West seat. He defeated BJP nominee Sheetal Angural by a margin of 37,325 votes.
Tamil Nadu:
The ruling DMK’s Anniyur Siva emerged victorious in the Vikravandi assembly constituency. He defeated NDA constituent PMK’s Ambumani C by 67,757 votes.
Madhya Pradesh:
BJP’s Kamlesh Pratap Shah won the Amarwara assembly seat by a margin of 3,027 votes against Congress’s Dheeran Sah Invati.
Bihar:
Independent candidate Shankar Singh won the Rupauli seat, defeating JD(U)’s Kaladhar Prasad Mandal by 8,246 votes.
The bypoll results ensured that, for the first time in the electoral history of the state, a husband and wife — Sukhvinder Sukhu and Kamlesh Thakur — would be members of the Himachal Pradesh assembly.
BJP’s Reaction to Bypoll Results
The Bharatiya Janata Party picked a hole in the INDIA bloc’s euphoria. They argued that the ruling party did not even hold the thirteen seats that went to bypolls. BJP IT Cell head Amit Malviya said that all three seats that went to polls in Himachal Pradesh were earlier held by Independents. Meanwhile, in Uttarakhand, Congress held both seats.
Malviya also pointed out that the BJP this time won the seat earlier held by Congress. “Let me kill the Opposition’s euphoria on the by-poll results. Of the 13 seats that went to poll, 9 were not held by the BJP! Himachal Pradesh – Independents held all 3 seats. Uttarakhand – Congress held both seats. Madhya Pradesh – BJP won the seat earlier held by Congress. Bengal – TMC held 1. But the elections were rigged, so makes no sense to deliberate. Punjab – AAP retained their seat. Tamil Nadu – DMK held the seat. Therefore, except Bengal, where elections were not free and fair, the results reflect status quo. But I.N.D.I Alliance can claim moral victory!” Malviya wrote in an X post.
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