Assembly bypoll results top updates: BJP bags four key seats, loses high-stakes Munugode to TRS; RJD retains Mokama

The BJP on Sunday retained key three states Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, while the RJD retained Mokama in the bypolls to seven assembly constituencies in six states. Meanwhile, the ruling TRS in Telangana appeared to be heading for a victory in the high-voltage Munugode bypoll as its lead over the BJP widened after 12 rounds of counting of votes.

TRS candidate Kusukuntla Prabhakar Reddy cumulatively secured 82,025 votes after 12 rounds, while his nearest BJP rival Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy got 74,224 votes. Congress nominee Palvai Sravanthi polled 21,243 votes.

BJP’s Bhavya Bishnoi has emerged victorious in the Adampur Assembly byelection with a significant margin of 16,606 votes. In Gola Gokarannath, BJP candidate Aman Giri won by defeating his nearest rival and Samajwadi Party candidate by over 34,000 votes, news agency PTI reported. The saffron party also retained Gopalganj constituency in Bihar. Meanwhile, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) retained the Mokama Assembly seat of Bihar. As the counting of votes progresses, BJP’s Suryabanshi Suraj is leading in Dhamnagar constituency. 
 
Here are the top updates on the Assembly bypoll results:

Defeat of BJP's pride: RJD's Neelam Devi after wining Mokama bypoll​

RJD's Neelam Devi, after winning the Mokama by-poll, said, "This is the victory of the people of Mokama and the defeat of BJP's pride. We knew we would win, as we had the blessings of the people of Mokama."

#BiharByElection | This is the win of the people of Mokama & the defeat of BJP's pride. We knew the win would be ours, as we had the blessings of the people of Mokama, says RJD's Neelam Devi, after winning the Mokama by-poll https://t.co/XofOSBAnI7 pic.twitter.com/7h0Dsi9fie — ANI (@ANI) November 6, 2022

BJP candidate concedes defeat in Munugode

BJP candidate Rajagopal Reddy conceded defeat in Munugode bypoll and said he respects people’s verdict but calls TRS victory ‘adharmic’. After 12 rounds of counting, TRS got 81,825, BJP (74,225) and Congress (21,218).

BJP widens lead over BJD in Dhamnagar

BJP candidate Suryabanshi Suraj widened his lead to 4,845 votes over his BJD rival Abanti Das for Dhamnagar bypoll in Odisha's Bhadrak district, Election Commission (EC) trends revealed on Sunday.

According to the EC, BJP's Suryabanshi Suraj secured 58,332 votes after the 13th round of counting, while BJD's Abanti Das bagged 51,577.

Rutuja Latke of Uddhav's Sena faction wins Andheri (East) Assembly bypoll

Rutuja Latke, the candidate of the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), on Sunday won the bypoll to Andheri (East) Assembly seat in Mumbai, news agency PTI reported.

The November 3 byelection, necessitated due to the death of sitting Shiv Sena MLA and Rutuja Latke's Ramesh Latke in May this year, was a mere formality after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) withdrew its candidate from the race.

This was the first electoral contest in Maharashtra after the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government collapsed in June following a revolt by a section of Shiv Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde. Shinde subsequently became chief minister in an alliance with the BJP. 

BJP wins Gopalganj seat in Bihar

The BJP retained the Gopalganj assembly seat in Bihar, beating the RJD in a bypoll that turned out to be a cliffhanger of a contest. BJP candidate Kusum Devi, wife MLA Subhash Singh whose death had necessitated the by-election, polled 70,032 votes, while RJD's Mohan Gupta got 68,243.

Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM and Mayawati's BSP, often accused of being the BJP's "B team" by the RJD, finished third and fourth respectively, together accounting for more than 20,000 votes.

Notably, BSP candidate Indira Yadav is the wife of Sadhu Yadav, younger brother of RJD president Lalu Prasad's wife Rabri Devi. Sadhu Yadav had won the seat in 2000.