Araria, Bhabua and Jehanabad by-election results: Counting for the three seats began at 8 am.
The by-election contest in Araria is primarily fought between the ruling JD(U)-BJP and the opposition RJD-Congress, led by Lalu Prasad's son Tejashwi Yadav. For the two assembly seats in Bhabua and Jehanabad, the primary contest will be between the ruling alliance and the Rashtriya Janata Dal.
Araria saw a voter turnout of 57 percent, 54.03 in Bhabua and 50.06 percent in Jehanabad.
Here are the live updates of by-election results of Araria, Bhabua and Jehanabad:
BJP's Pradeep Kumar Singh back in the lead over RJD's Sarfaraz Alam in Araria.
RJD's Sarfaraz Alam takes lead over the BJP in Araria. The BJP maintained lead in the first few rounds of counting this morning.
BJP's Pradeep Kumar Singh was leading by 2,321 votes in the Araria constituency, says Press Trust of India quoting EC officials.
Rinky Rani Pandey of the BJP was leading by 2,729 votes in the Bhabua Assembly constituency.
RJD's Suday Yadav was leading by around 1,200 votes in the Jehanabad Assembly seat, according to the early trends.
RJD's Kumar Krishna Mohan Yadav takes back lead in Jehanabad after BJP's Pradeep Singh was ahead of the RJD candidate for a brief period.
Pradeep Singh, BJP
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BJP's Pradeep Kumar Singh gains in Araria as he leads in the constituency, early counting tends show. JDU's Abhiram Sharma gains in Jahanabad.
Araria By-Election Results 2018: All You Need To KnowThe Araria by-poll is the first electoral test for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after he walked out of the Grand Alliance last year and teamed up with the BJP.
In Jahanabad, assembly by-elections was held after the death of RJD lawmaker Mundrika Singh Yadav. RJD fielded Mundrika Singh Yadav's son Uday Yadav. The JD(U) has fielded Abhiram Sharma who had won the seat in 2010 when his party was an ally of the BJP.
The Bhabua constituency was previously held by BJP's Anand Bhushan Pandey. The seat fell vacant after his death. The BJP has fielded Anand Bhushan Pandey's wife - Rinki Rani Pandey for the seat. Congress fielded Shambhu Patel who has been associated with the party for 35 years.
The seat in Araria constituency fell vacant after the death of sitting RJD lawmaker Taslimuddin last year.
On the day of voting, Akhilesh Yadav of Samajwadi Party had said, "Today's day is also of changing history and also of creating new history. Leave and show everyone how much power we have in our solidarity. The results will prove to be revolutionary and decisive for the future of the state and the country."
Araria saw a voter turnout of 57 percent, 54.03 in Bhabua and 50.06 percent in Jahanabad.
The bypolls will be the first major electoral battle for Bihar's Nitish Kumar after he quit the grand alliance with Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal last year.
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