In Monteswar assembly seat, Saikat Panja of TMC won the seat by a margin of 1.27 lakh votes over his nearest CPI(M) rival Md Osman Gani Sarkar. TMC’S winning margin in the May 2016 assembly polls was a mere 786 votes when Congress and CPI(M) fought unitedly.
BJP candidate Pradan Barua won the Lakhaimpur LS in Assam seat by a margin of 1,90,219 votes defeating his nearest rival Congress’s Hema Prasanga Pegu by a convincing 1,90,219 votes, the returning officer said.
BJP candidate Mansing Rongpi won the Baithalangso Assembly seat. He had earlier won on Congress ticket but resigned from the party to join BJP in July which necessitated
the bypoll this year.
Rongpi defeated his nearest Congress rival Ruponsing Ronghang by 16,600 votes.
In Tripura, CPI(M) candidate Jhumu Sarkar defeated his nearest BJP rival Shistamohan Das by a margin of 3,374 votes in Barjala (SC) constituency.
Bypoll in the constituency was necessitated due to the resignation of Congress MLA Jitendra Sarkar in June last.
Congress secured only 804 votes, while Trinamool Congress (TMC) 5,629 votes.
In Khowai constituency, CPI(M) candidate Biswajit Datta trounced his nearest TMC candidate Manoj Das by a margin of 16,047 votes.
The seat fell vacant due to death of CPI(M) MLA Samir Deb Sarkar, a veteran party leader.
In Tamil Nadu, Aravakurichi and Thanjavur, elections were held after being cancelled during the May assembly polls due to alleged corrupt practices, while bypoll was held in Tiruparankundram to fill a vacancy caused by the death of an AIADMK member.
With today’s outcome, the AIADMK’s tally in the 234-member assembly has risen to 136, including the Speaker.
(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:oneindia.com)
