City
Epaper

MP bypolls: Counting for 1 LS, 3 assembly seats on Tuesday

By IANS | Updated: November 2, 2021 00:10 IST

Bhopal, Nov 1 The counting of votes for bypolls held in three Assembly constituencies and one Lok Sabha ...

Open in App

Bhopal, Nov 1 The counting of votes for bypolls held in three Assembly constituencies and one Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh will be held on Tuesday.

A total of 48 candidates are in fray, however, the fight on all fours seats are mainly between the BJP and the Congress.

Both, BJP and the Congress have been claiming victory.

While the BJP leaders showed confidence that the result will be in their favour, the Congress which had secured majority in 2018 assembly elections, now in opposition, says people will support the party this time.

The bypolls were necessitated due to the death of sitting MLAs and Khandwa MP (BJP) Nand Kumar Chauhan.

On the Khandwa Lok Sabha seat, the BJP has fielded former district panchayat president Gyaneshwar Patil, while the Congress has chosen former MLA Raj Narayan Singh Purni.

For Jabat Assembly seat (Scheduled Tribe), which the Congress had won in 2018 elections, the party has fielded Mahesh Patel against the BJP's Sulochna Rawat, a former MLA and a turncoat, who jumped ship from the Congress to the BJP.

From Raigon (Scheduled Caste) seat, the BJP has fielded Pratima Bagari, the daughter-in-law of sitting MLA Jugal Kishor Bagari, whose demise necessitated the by-election. The Congress has fielded Kalpana Verma, who had contested against Jugal Kishor Bagari in the last assembly polls in 2018.

From Prithvipur Assembly seat, Shishupal of the BJP is pitted against Nitendra Singh Rathore of the Congress.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Tags: Gyaneshwar patilRaj narayan singh purnicongressbjp
Open in App

Related Stories

NationalKerala: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's Convoy Stopped, Staff Member Assaulted in Malappuram

MumbaiMumbai: Kishori Pednekar’s Manache Shlok Reciting in BMC Schools Proposal Faces Opposition from Vijay Ubale

NationalPunjab Congress Leader Khushbaz Jatan and Driver Killed, Cop Injured in Road Accident in Sonipat

NationalChandigarh BJP Office Blast: Two Suspects Arrested for Grenade Blast; Drone Used to Smuggle Chinese Hand Grenade From Pakistan

NationalChandigarh Blast: Police Detain Multiple Suspects After Explosion Near Bhartiya Janta Party Office

Politics Realted Stories

PoliticsVCK leader Thirumavalavan not to contest TN polls; Jothimani fielded from Kattumannarkoil

PoliticsKarnataka Congress demands apology from BJP over its MP Pratap Simha's derogatory remarks on CM Siddaramaiah

PoliticsTMC releases list of star campaigners ahead of Phase 1 of West Bengal polls

Politics"Last generation" of hand-pulled rickshaw pullers struggle to stay afloat in Kolkata

PoliticsCPI(M) demands removal of acting chief secretary Sanjay Gupta, seeks fir over Chester Hill land case