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Prashant Kishor to fight election finally: Jan Suraaj names him candidate for July 30 Bankipur bypoll in Bihar

Prashant Kishor to fight election finally: Jan Suraaj names him candidate for July 30 Bankipur bypoll in Bihar

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Jan Suraaj Party on Sunday declared its founder Prashant Kishor as the party candidate for the July 30 Bankipur assembly bypoll in Bihar. The party’s decision was announced by its state president Manoj Bharti, following a core committee meeting. Jan Suraaj Party party founder Prashant Kishor addresses party workers of Bankipur assembly constituency. (PTI File Photo) The Bankipur assembly by-election will be held on July 30, and votes polled will be counted on August 3. The last date for filing of nominations is July 13. The seat was vacated by BJP president Nitin Nabin after he got elected to the Rajya Sabha. Janata Janshakti Dal (JJD) chief Tej Pratap Yadav had earlier nominated social activist Veena Manvi as his party’s candidate for the bypoll in the seat. The BJP, of which the seat is a stronghold, is yet to formally announce a candidate but is reportedly mulling over leaders such as Ajay Alok, Neel Ratan Ghosh and Ajeet Kumar Lali. Kishor’s party could not secure a single seat in the 2025 assembly elections. Disclaimer: We …

EC announces schedule for high-stakes Bankipur bypoll; voting on July 30

EC announces schedule for high-stakes Bankipur bypoll; voting on July 30

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The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the schedule for the by-election to the Bankipur (182) Assembly constituency in Bihar. Polling will be held on July 30, while the counting of votes and declaration of results will take place on August 3, reported the IANS. The bypoll was necessitated after BJP National President Nitin Nabin resigned from his Assembly membership, leaving the Bankipur seat in Patna vacant. According to the Election Commission’s notification, the election process will begin on July 6 with the issue of the notification and the opening of nominations, as per the IANS. The key dates are: – July 6: Notification issued; nominations begin – July 13: Last date for filing nominations – July 14: Scrutiny of nomination papers – July 16: Last date for withdrawal of nominations – July 30: Polling day – August 3: Counting of votes and declaration of results Parties yet to announce candidates Despite the announcement of the poll schedule, neither the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nor the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has declared …

Audio clip claims Congress leader Zameer Ahmed helped SDPI candidate in Karnataka bypoll | Cities News

Audio clip claims Congress leader Zameer Ahmed helped SDPI candidate in Karnataka bypoll | Cities News

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3 min readBengaluruJun 1, 2026 03:35 PM IST An audio clip of a purported conversation between Karnataka minister Zameer Ahmed Khan and Congress leader Mohammed Siraj was leaked on Monday to lend credence to allegations of internal sabotage during the recently held Davanagere South bypoll. The audio clip was broadcast widely in regional media and went viral in political circles, even though its authenticity is yet to be verified. The clip came out amid speculations over a possible deputy chief minister post for Zameer, who is a loyalist of outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. In the clip, Zameer is purportedly heard saying that the results at Davanagere were a matter of honour for him. “Mere izzat ka sawaal hai,” he is heard saying. In the ensuing conversation, the minister asks how the overall voting was. “Cooker. Only cooker,” says Siraj. The pressure cooker was the symbol of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) candidate Afsar Kodlipete. Zameer and Siraj have dismissed the audio clip as fake. Zameer issued a statement saying the audio clip was created …

TMC struggles to find candidate for Nandigram bypoll

TMC struggles to find candidate for Nandigram bypoll

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Two Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders have refused to contest the by-election for the Nandigram assembly seat in East Midnapore district which West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari won in April, along with his second seat, Kolkata’s Bhabanipur, where he defeated three-time chief minister Mamata Banerjee. TMC struggles to find candidate for Nandigram bypoll After taking the oath as the Bhabanipur legislator on May 13, Adhikari announced that Nandigram would have a new MLA as per the rules but he would continue to look after its voters as his own. Although the bypoll is yet to be announced, speculations on a possible TMC candidate have started. “Some people approached me but I cannot contest from Nandigram again. The question does not arise,” said Pabitra Kar, who left the Bharatiya Janata Party to unsuccessfully challenge Adhikari last month. Kar joined TMC in the presence of its national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee within hours of leaving the BJP where he was known to be one of Adhikari’s old aides. A similar reply came from TMC’s Sheikh Sufiyan, a veteran …

BJP sweeps Falta bypoll with record 100k margin; TMC finished 4th, loses deposit

BJP sweeps Falta bypoll with record 100k margin; TMC finished 4th, loses deposit

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the repoll for Bengal’s Falta assembly seat on Sunday with its candidate Debangshu Panda winning by a margin of over one lakh votes. BJP candidate Debangshu Panda celebrates his victory in the Falta Assembly elections. (ANI Video Grab) Panda won by a record margin of 109,021 votes – the highest among all 294 seats polled in April – while Trinamool Congress (TMC) came in fourth with 7,783 votes, losing its electoral deposit for the first time since 2011, when it unseated the Left Front government and ruled for three terms. Panda secured 149,666 votes. CPI(M)’s Sambhu Nath Kurmi and Congress candidate Abdur Razzak Molla came second and third in the race with 40645 and 10084 votes respectively. The assembly seat has around 225,000 voters of whom about 165,000 are Hindus. The Falta repoll was ordered because a section of Hindu voters alleged that Jahangir Khan, the TMC candidate, and his men had prevented them from voting in any election since 2011. Also Read:Falta election results 2026 LIVE: BJP’s Debangshu …

NCP confident Sunetra Pawar will Baramati bypoll by over 2 lakh votes, surpassing Ajit Pawar’s record | Pune News

NCP confident Sunetra Pawar will Baramati bypoll by over 2 lakh votes, surpassing Ajit Pawar’s record | Pune News

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As the counting of votes for the Baramati Assembly bypoll is scheduled for May 4, the Nationalist Congress Party is confident that its candidate, Sunetra Pawar, will win by over 2 lakh votes—a victory margin the state has not seen yet. The NCP is also confident that Sunetra Pawar will break her husband’s record margin of victory of 1.65 lakh votes, which he achieved in the 2019 Assembly polls. ”We are fully confident that Sunetra Pawar will win by a margin of over 2 lakh votes. And in the process, she will break Ajit Pawar’s record margin of victory,” NCP state president Sunil Tatkare told The Indian Express on Sunday. Sunetra Pawar’s win is a foregone conclusion. ”There are 22 independent candidates in the fray. Hardly anyone was seen campaigning. We believe they will collectively get no more than 5,000-10,000 votes. And there Sunetra Vahani is all set for a record victory,” said a close associate of Pawar. A huge turnout was expected during last month’s voting as a tribute to Ajit Pawar, who died …

Beed by-election: Wife of slain sarpanch loses bypoll; Swarupanand Deshmukh wins

Beed by-election: Wife of slain sarpanch loses bypoll; Swarupanand Deshmukh wins

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In a closely watched by-election in Maharashtra’s Beed district, the wife of slain sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh was defeated in the race for the sarpanch post in Massajog village, reported the PTI. The result was declared on Wednesday following counting at the Kaij tehsil office. Returning Officer Santosh Karajwankar confirmed that Swarupanand Deshmukh secured victory by a margin of 92 votes. Ashwini Deshmukh, widow of the murdered sarpanch, had contested the election amid expectations of a sympathy wave. However, the electorate opted for Swarupanand Deshmukh, overturning the outcome of the previous election. In the last sarpanch poll, Santosh Deshmukh had narrowly defeated Swarupanand by just nine votes. Winner promises development and justice After the victory, Swarupanand Deshmukh said the mandate reflected people’s aspirations for development. He stated that while the election had been won, efforts to secure justice for the late Santosh Deshmukh would continue, adding that those responsible for the killing must be held accountable. Murder that triggered bypoll The by-election was necessitated after Santosh Deshmukh was brutally murdered on December 9, 2024. He was …

Polls to 9 seats of Maharashtra legislative council, bypoll to one seat to be held on May 12| India News

Polls to 9 seats of Maharashtra legislative council, bypoll to one seat to be held on May 12| India News

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Biennial elections to nine seats of the Maharashtra legislative council, including the one to be vacated by former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, will be held on May 12 along with a bypoll to one seat, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Thursday. The ECI said separate voting processes will be followed for the nine seats and the bypoll seat, requiring MLAs to cast their votes twice on the same day. (File Photo) As per the poll schedule, voting for all 10 seats will be held between 9 am and 4 pm on May 12. The counting of votes will take place on the same day at 5 pm and the entire process will be completed by May 13. The tenure of nine members of the legislative council (MLCs) is due to end on May 13, which has necessitated the elections. Apart from Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, eight other retiring members are legislative council chairperson Neelam Diwakar Gorhe (Shiv Sena), Sanjay Kishanrao Kenekar (BJP), Sandeep Diwakar Joshi (BJP), Dadarao Yadavrao Keche (BJP), …

BJP warns Congress over contesting Baramati bypoll against Sunetra Pawar

BJP warns Congress over contesting Baramati bypoll against Sunetra Pawar

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Maharashtra BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday claimed that it will lead to Congress` downfall if it does not allow Sunetra Pawar to win the Baramati Assembly by-election unopposed, reported the PTI. Bawankule claimed that if the Congress refuses to withdraw its candidate, the party’s political decline would begin from Baramati. He added that people in Baramati and across Maharashtra favour an uncontested victory for Sunetra Pawar. The by-election, scheduled for April 23, was necessitated by the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on January 28 in Baramati. Following his passing, his wife Sunetra Pawar assumed the role of NCP president. Mahayuti alliance backs Sunetra Pawar The ruling Mahayuti alliance—comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the NCP, and the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde—is united in supporting Sunetra Pawar’s candidature. Despite appeals for an uncontested election, the Congress has fielded advocate Akash More. The party has stated it will only consider withdrawing if a First Information Report (FIR) is registered in connection with Ajit Pawar’s death. BJP confident …

Sunetra Pawar set to win Baramati bypoll unopposed as Congress withdraws candidate| India News

Sunetra Pawar set to win Baramati bypoll unopposed as Congress withdraws candidate| India News

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In a significant climbdown hours before the nomination withdrawal deadline, the Congress on Thursday announced that it will not contest the Baramati assembly bypoll, paving the way for an uncontested victory for Sunetra Pawar. A supporter holds a portrait of former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar during an event earlier this week. (PTI) Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal said the party had initially gone ahead with its campaign after fielding Akash More for the Baramati bypoll, but decided to withdraw following sustained outreach from NCP leaders. “We discussed internally and were of the view that our decision was correct but considering the tradition of Maharashtra and the communication made, the party decided to withdraw our candidate Akash More from Baramati bypolls,” Sapkal said. “Ajit Pawar’s death was certainly unfortunate. He was also associated with Congress in the past. Sunetra Pawar telephoned me thrice till today. A delegation also met me. Senior NCP leaders Chhagan Bhujbal and Dhananjay Munde requested me on telephone. NCP SP MLA Rohit Pawar also made the same request and expressed …