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Bypolls to the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat and 10 Assembly constituencies in eight states, including the national capital, are being held today.
The assembly constituencies that will vote are Rajouri Garden (Delhi), Litipara (Jharkhand), Nanjangud and Gundlupet (Karnataka), Dholpur (Rajasthan), Kanthi Dakshin (West Bengal), Ater and Bandhavgarh (Madhya Pradesh), Bhoranj (Himachal Pradesh) and Dhemaii (Assam).
While counting for the Lok Sabha bypoll will be held on April 15, votes for the assembly bypolls will be counted on April 13.
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Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah is contesting the Srinagar seat that fell vacant after the resignation of Peoples Democratic Party leader Tariq Hameed Karra during last year’s unrest following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani
By-election to West Delhi’s Rajouri Garden assembly seat is seen as the trailer to the upcoming municipal elections this month. The seat fell vacant after the Aam Adami Party’s Jarnail Singh quit to contest the Punjab Assembly polls held earlier this year.
Voting for the bypolls to the prestigious Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency of Kashmir begins amid tight security, with nine candidates including National Conference President Farooq Abdullah in the fray
More than 1,500 polling stations have been set up for nearly 12.61 lakh electorate. Polling began at 7 am and will end at 5 in the evening. All the polling stations have been declared as either sensitive or hyper-sensitive keeping in mind threats from various militant outfits and separatist groups, including the Hurriyat Conference.
Internet services in three districts falling under the Srinagar parliamentary constituency were shut down ahead of bypolls as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of rumours
The ban would be removed immediately after polling ends in the Lok Sabha seat for which National Conference president Farooq Abdullah was having a virtual direct contest with ruling PDP’s Nazir Khan
Polling underway in Dholpur Assembly bypolls in Rajasthan. The voters in the state exercise their franchise through Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines for the first time. As many as 231 polling booths have been set up for the bypoll
The Dholpur bye-election has been necessitated after the seat fell vacant on termination of the membership of B L Kushwah following his conviction and award of life imprisonment in a murder case in December last year.
As many as 15 candidates, including 12 independents, are in the fray for the bypoll. The BJP has fielded Kushwah’s wife Shobha Rani while the Congress candidate is veteran leader and five-time MLA Banwari Lal Sharma. The SP has fielded Banvari Sharma
Voting is underway at the Rajouri Garden constituency to choose its new MLA in the sole by-election in the national capital
According to the election office, voting began at 8 AM and will continue till 6 PM in the area which has around 1.6 lakh electors
Himachal Pradesh: Polling begins at Booth no.51 in Bhoranj assembly bypolls (Hamirpur district) after fault in EVM was rectified
Ater bypoll: Election Commission removes six police officials after Congress candidate Hemant Katare alleged that they were threatening people in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district
Sporadic incidents of stone-pelting were reported in Srinagar Parliamentary constituency where voting for the bypoll is underway, police said.
In Budgam district, stone-pelting incidents were reported from Hafroo Batpora in Chrar-e-Sharief Assembly constituency, Gooripora area in Beerwah, Dardpora and Soibugh in Budgam and Hayatpora in Chadoora assembly segments, say police
Security forces swung into action and chased away the protestors, say police
Sinagar bypolls: After stone-pelting, reports of firing in Charar-e-Sharief; three injured
Violence mars Srinagar bypoll; clashes reported in Kralpora and Zainkot, two young men critical
Incidents of stone-pelting and firing reported in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind. Congress leader Hemant Katare’s vehicle and media crew targeted
Incidents of stone-pelting and firing reported in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind. Congress leader Hemant Katare’s vehicle and media crew targeted
Reports of violence and alleged booth capturing by Congressmen in Bhind district
Brisk voting in Dholpur (Rajasthan), more than 25 per cent voter turnout recorded till 10 am
Faulty EVMs have delayed polling in Booth No. 206, 158 and 169 in Dholpur assembly seat
Madhya Pradesh bypolls: Reports of stone-pelting were received from a polling booth in Ater but police brought the situation under control, an election official said
