NewDelhi: The counting of votes for the bypolls to two Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh is underway today, with the Congress leading in both Mungaoli and Kolaras after the completion of the first round, as per official data.
While in Kolaras, Congress candidate, Mahendra Singh Yadav and in Mungaoli, party candidate Brijendra Singh Yadav is ahead of their rivals.
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The counting of postal ballots was completed first, an Election Commission official said today.
The outcome of the two bypolls would be watched keenly as a possible pointer to people’s mood ahead of the Assembly elections in the BJP-ruled state, due later this year. The bypolls, held on February 24, were necessitated due to the death of Congress’s MLAs Mahendra Singh Kalukheda (Mungaoli) and Ram Singh Yadav (Kolaras).
A total of 13 candidates are in the fray in Mungaoli while 22 candidates are contesting in Kolaras.
Below, we present the live updates of Mungaoli and Kolaras byelections:
Congress’s Mahendra Singh Yadav is leading against BJP’s Devendra Jain by over 750 votes
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In Mungaoli, Congress candidate Brijendra Singh Yadav is ahead by over 1381 votes.
In Kolaras, Congress candidate Mahendra Singh Yadav’s races ahead by over 1300 votes after the completion of third round of vote count
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Second round of counting ends in Mungaoli’s Ashok Nagar. Congress is leading ahead by 297 votes.
Congress’s Brijendra Singh Yadav: 3,295 votes
BJP’s Bai Sahab: 2,998 votes
The Congress has taken a massive lead on Kolaras Assembly seat and is ahead in Mungaoli constituency as well.
In Kolaras, the Congress is leading by 690 votes. In Mungaoli, the party is leading by 174 votes.
Congress candidate Brijendra Singh Yadav ahead by 31 votes in Mungaoli seat.
In the first round of counting in Kolaras, at least 41 voters opted for NOTA (None of the Above) option.
Congress leads in both Kolaras and Mungaoli constituencies. In Mungaoli, Cong candidate Brijendra Singh Yadav is leading with 21 votes.
In Kolaras, Congress candidate Mahendra Singh Yadav has an edge over BJP’s Devendra Jain; the party is leading ahead by 514 votes.
In second round of counting in Mungaoli’s Ashoknagar, BJP candidate Bai Sahab Yadav is ahead by 302 votes
In Kolaras’s Shivpuri, Congress ahead by 832 votes against BJP.
In the first round, Congress got 3,544 votes whereas BJP got 2,835 votes.
After the first round of counting in Mungaoli, BJP surges ahead by 105 votes.
BJP got 3905 votes whereas Congress candidate got 3800 votes.
Media entry banned at Kolaras counting centre by EC officials.
In the second round of vote counting in Mungaoli’s Ashoknagar, BJP candidate Bai Sahab Yadav ahead by 302 votes against Congress candidate
After the first round in Mungaoli, BJP leads by 105 votes. BJP got 3,905 votes whereas Congress gets 3,800 votes in the Congress candidate’s account.
BJP candidate Bhai Sahab Yadav is leading from Mungaoli
Congress leads by 832 votes in Kolaras assembly seat. In the first round, Congress received 3544 votes whereas BJP got 2835 votes
In Kolaras, Congress candidare Mahendra Singh Yadav gets 247 votes polled by EVMs whereas BJP candidate Devendra Jain gets 201 votes
Congress gets edge in Kolaras, tough competition between BJP and Congress in Mungaoli
In Kolaras’s Shivpuri, couting of all 14 postal ballots completed. Counting of votes polled using EVMs begins, the first trend to come shortly
EVM machine arrives at counting tables in Kolaras and Mungavale amid heavy security. Counting to begin shortly.
The counting of postal ballots is completed.
In Kolaras’s Ashoknagar, out of 23 postal ballots, 21 votes have declared invalid by Election Commission officials
Counting of votes for Mungaoli & Kolaras by-polls begins, visuals from a counting centre in Kolaras.
Counting of postal ballots begins for Kolaras and Mungavale seats
At least 13 candidates including the Congress’ Brijendra Singh Yadav, BJP’s Bai Sahab Yadav were in fray in Mungaoli while 22 candidates including Congress’ Mahendra Singh Yadav and BJP’s Devendra Jain contested in Kolaras.
The fate of 13 candidates in Mungaoli, including BJD’s Rita Sahu, BJP’s Ashok Panigrahi and Congress’ Pranaya Sahu, would be decided today.
In Kolaras bypoll, the contest is between the Congress candidate Mahendra Singh Yadav and BJP’s Devendra Jain. For Mungaoli Assembly seat, Congress candidate Brijendra Singh Yadav and BJP’s Baisahab Yadav are in the fray.
Overall, 13 candidates are in the fray in Mungaoli and 22 in Kolaras.
The bypolls were necessitated due to the death of Congress’ MLA Mahendra Singh Kalukheda in Mungaoli and its Kolaras MLA Ram Singh Yadav. Both the constituencies are in the Guna Lok Sabha constituency, represented by Jyotiraditya Scindia.
In Madhya Pradesh, the bypolls are being viewed as a prestige battle for Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia. The results are expected to set the tone of 2019 Lok Sabha Polls
Counting of votes begins for Madhya Pradesh’s Kolara and Mungaloi Assembly bypolls.
Bureau Report
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