The counting of votes for the Mungaoli and Kolaras Assembly bypolls in Madhya Pradesh is underway, an Election Commission official said.
The counting process began at 8 am, the official said.
At both the seats, there is a direct fight between the Congress and the BJP. Security has been stepped up at the two counting centres, the official said.
On 24 February, Mungaoli and Kolaras recorded a voters' turnover of 77.05 and 70.4 percent respectively.
The bypolls were necessitated due to the death of Congress MLAs Mahendra Singh Kalukheda (Mungaoli) and Ram Singh Yadav (Kolaras). Both seats are in the Guna Lok Sabha constituency, represented by senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia.
Thirteen candidates including the Congress' Brijendra Singh Yadav, BJP's Bai Sahib are in the fray in Mungaoli bypolls while 22 candidates including Congress' Mahendra Singh Yadav and BJP's Devendra Jain are contesting in Kolaras bypolls.
With inputs from PTI
Published Date: Feb 28, 2018 11:30 AM | Updated Date: Feb 28, 2018 12:25 PM
Highlights
Congress ahead of BJP in both Mungaoli, Kolaras
In Mungaoli, Congress candidate Brijendra Singh Yadav is ahead by over 1,381 votes while in Kolaras, Congress candidate Mahendra Singh Yadav is ahead by over 1,300 votes after the completion of the third round of counting, according to media reports.
Congress leading BJP in close fight for Kolaras
In the Kolaras constituency bypolls, the vote count currently stands at 3,556 for the Congress and 3,304 for the BJP, according to India TV.
Direct fight between Congress and BJP
At both the seats, there is a direct fight between the Congress and the BJP. The bypolls were necessitated due to the death of Congress MLAs Mahendra Singh Kalukheda (Mungaoli) and Ram Singh Yadav (Kolaras). Both seats are in the Guna Lok Sabha constituency, represented by senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia.
Counting of votes for Mungaoli and Kolaras bypolls begins
Counting of votes for the Mungaoli and Kolaras Assembly bypolls in Madhya Pradesh is being held on Wednesday. Both seats will witness a direct fight between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress.
12:24 (IST)
Congress still leading BJP by wide margins
Following the third round of counting in Kolaras, Congress candidate Mahendra Singh Yadav is ahead of Devendra Jain of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with 1,280 votes; whereas, in Mungaoli, Congress' Brijendra Singh Yadav is leading with 1,373 votes against BJP's Bai Sahib, according to IANS.
12:21 (IST)
Congress expecting resounding victory ahead of counting
"The Congress will sweep both Mungaoli and Kolaras and get a thumping majority. The people of Madhya Pradesh have got fed up with the jumlebaazi (false promises) of Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Now, people have lost confidence and the chief minister's credibility has reached its nadir," Madhya Pradesh Congress in-charge Deepak Babaria told Firstpost in an interview recently.
11:50 (IST)
Bypolls major challenge for Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Kolaras and Mungaloi bypolls have posed a major challenge for the chief minister, writes Debobrat Ghose for Firstpost. Farmer distress might prove to be a major deterrent for the BJP government. The much-hyped ‘Bhavantar Yojna’—the government scheme meant to compensate farmers—has failed to cut ice among farmers.
There is a palpable tension among the ruling BJP. As a result, Chouhan made campaign trips every alternate day, while the entire BJP organisational apparatus hit battleground Kolaras and Mungaoli.
11:36 (IST)
Congress ahead of BJP in both Mungaoli, Kolaras
In Mungaoli, Congress candidate Brijendra Singh Yadav is ahead by over 1,381 votes while in Kolaras, Congress candidate Mahendra Singh Yadav is ahead by over 1,300 votes after the completion of the third round of counting, according to media reports.
11:33 (IST)
BJP trailing Congress in Kolaras by 1337 votes
11:26 (IST)
Congress leading BJP by 1300 votes in Mungaoli
According to the latest count, the Congress is leading over BJP by over 1300 votes in the third round of counting, according to ANI.
Mungaoli by-poll: Congress leading over BJP by 1300 votes in the third round of counting. #MadhyaPradesh11:21 (IST)
Thirteen candidates in fray in Mungaoli, 22 in Kolaras
The total number of voters in the two constituencies are 2,44,457 (Kolaras) and 1,91,009 (Mungaoli).
Thirteen candidates including the Congress' Brijendra Singh Yadav, BJP's Bai Sahib are in the fray in Mungaoli bypolls while 22 candidates including Congress' Mahendra Singh Yadav and BJP's Devendra Jain are contesting in Kolaras bypolls, according to PTI.
11:16 (IST)
Congress leading BJP in close fight for Kolaras
In the Kolaras constituency bypolls, the vote count currently stands at 3,556 for the Congress and 3,304 for the BJP, according to India TV.
11:13 (IST)
Direct fight between Congress and BJP
At both the seats, there is a direct fight between the Congress and the BJP. The bypolls were necessitated due to the death of Congress MLAs Mahendra Singh Kalukheda (Mungaoli) and Ram Singh Yadav (Kolaras). Both seats are in the Guna Lok Sabha constituency, represented by senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia.
11:11 (IST)
BJP ahead in Mungaoli, Congress leading in Kolaras
According to media reports, the BJP is leading by over 300 votes in Mungaoli while the Congress is leading by around 500 votes in Kolaras.
11:09 (IST)
Strong voter turnout for Mungaoli and Kolaras bypolls
Bypolls for the Mungaoli and Kolaras Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday saw a strong voter turnout, of over 70 percent. Mungaoli had recorded 77.05 percent turnout and Kolaras recorded 70.40 percent voter turnout, PTI reported.
11:05 (IST)
Counting underway for Mungaoli and Kolaras bypolls
10:43 (IST)
Counting of votes for Mungaoli and Kolaras bypolls begins
Counting of votes for the Mungaoli and Kolaras Assembly bypolls in Madhya Pradesh is being held on Wednesday. Both seats will witness a direct fight between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress.