Bypolls 2022: 43.75% voter turnout in Delhi's Rajinder Nagar

 Over 43 per cent voters in the Rajinder Nagar assembly constituency in Delhi exercised their franchise in Thursday's bypoll to the crucial seat, officials said.

Lok Sabha Bypolls 2022: Voter turnout recorded till 1 pm

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Till 1 pm, 22.21% voter turnout recorded in Sangrur (Punjab)
26.39% in Rampur (Uttar Pradesh)
29.48% in Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh) pic.twitter.com/3Qh6iiTsM6

— ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2022

Bypolls 2022: Voter turnout recorded till 1 pm

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Till 1 pm, 44.14% voter turnout recorded in Atmakur (Andhra Pradesh)
54.20% in Agartala (Tripura)
52.16% in Town Bardowali (Tripura)
53.50% in Surma (Tripura)
46.56% in Jubarajnagar (Tripura)
44.81% in Mandar (Jharkhand)
26.24% in Rajinder Nagar (Delhi) pic.twitter.com/uDty9pk34I

— ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2022

Sangrur LS bypolls

Nearly 13 per cent polling was recorded in the first three hours of the bypolls to the Punjab's Sangrur Lok Sabha seat on Thursday. Prominent amongst those who cast their votes were Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema and AAP candidate Gurmail Singh. Congress candidate Dalvir Singh Goldy and BJP candidate Kewal Singh Dhillon also cast their vote.

Rajinder Nagar bypoll

The Rajinder Nagar assembly seat fell vacant after AAP leader Raghav Chadha was elected to Rajya Sabha recently. Potable water supply, sewer lines, broken roads and the new liquor policy were among the key election issues for many Rajinder Nagar residents as they stepped out to vote in the bypoll to the assembly constituency on Thursday morning.

Bypolls 2022: Voter turnout recorded till 11 am

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Till 11 am, 24.92% voter turnout recorded in Atmakur (Andhra Pradesh)
34.26% in Agartala (Tripura)
35.43% in Town Bardowali (Tripura)
33.50% in Surma (Tripura)
29.14% in Jubarajnagar (Tripura)
29.13% in Mandar (Jharkhand)
14.85% in Rajinder Nagar (Delhi) pic.twitter.com/m5y8A43NHb

— ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2022

Bypolls underway for 10 seats

Bypolls for three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats spread across five states and one union territory were underway on Thursday, with Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha among the prominent candidates in the fray. Counting of votes for the bypolls in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Tripura, Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand will be taken up on Sunday.

Andhra Pradesh: Voting for Atmakur assembly by-polls underway

Andhra Pradesh | Voting for Atmakur assembly by-polls underway.

The seat fell vacant due to the demise of sitting legislator and then industries minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy in February. pic.twitter.com/VjNKRsurzx

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Delhi bypolls: AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha casts his vote

I'm confident that even in the time to come - keeping in mind the work done by our Govt, done by me as an MLA for around 2 yrs - people of Rajinder Nagar assembly constituency will once again give chance to a party, to a person who will not let this pace slow down: Raghav Chadha pic.twitter.com/c5JLRciFlo

— ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2022

Lok Sabha Bypolls: Voter turnout recorded till 9 am

#LoksabhaByPolls | 4.07% voter turnout recorded in Sangrur (Punjab), 7.86% in Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) and 9.21% in Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh) till 9 am. pic.twitter.com/eUMYqKsA2K

— ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2022

Assembly Bypolls: Voting percentage till 9 am

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Till 9 am, 11.56% voter turnout recorded in Atmakur (Andhra Pradesh)
15.29% in Agartala (Tripura)
16.25% in Town Bardowali (Tripura)
13% in Surma (Tripura)
14% in Jubarajnagar (Tripura)
13.49% in Mandar (Jharkhand)
5.20% in Rajinder Nagar (Delhi) pic.twitter.com/n2p9b2MiAM

— ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2022

Sangrur Lok Sabha bypoll

3 months ago huge mandate was given to AAP by the people and within 3 months we started delivering. I am hoping that AAP will win with a huge mandate: AAP leader & Punjab Higher Education Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer after casting his vote for Sangrur Lok Sabha bypoll pic.twitter.com/1EsDV1GAyN

— ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2022

Punjab bypolls: BJP candidate Kewal Singh Dhillon casts his vote

Punjab | BJP candidate for Sangrur Lok Sabha seat Kewal Singh Dhillon casts his vote as polling is underway in the constituency. The seat fell vacant after AAP's Bhagwant Mann became Punjab CM

Voting for bypolls to 3 LS seats & 7 assembly seats is being held today pic.twitter.com/uyenXQbKGi

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Voters queue up outside a polling booth in Punjab

Punjab | Voters queue up outside a polling booth in Barnala to cast their votes on Sangrur Lok Sabha seat vacated by AAP's Bhagwant Mann after becoming Punjab CM pic.twitter.com/f1xS3bC2ZB

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Tripura Bypolls: CM Manik Saha casts his vote

#TripuraByPolls | CM Manik Saha casts his vote at a polling station in Town Bordowali assembly constituency.

By-poll is being held on Agartala, Town Bardowali, Surma and Jubarajnagar assembly seats today. pic.twitter.com/xEvlmQZAKI

— ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2022

People queue up to cast their votes for Tripura Bypolls

People queue up to cast their votes for #TripuraByPolls. Visuals from polling booths at Maharani Tulsibati Girls' HS School in Agartala. pic.twitter.com/xfrDnSsv1t

— ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2022

Delhi bypolls: Sonam Kapoor appeals to voters to turn out in large numbers

Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor has appealed to voters of the Rajinder Nagar constituency here to turn out in large numbers as the bypoll to the crucial assembly seat got underway Thursday morning. The video was posted on New Delhi district Facebook page, shortly before the polling began.

Kapoor has been chosen as a district icon by poll authorities and her images have been used on posters and social media to reach out to a larger number of voters, especially the youth in Rajinder Nagar assembly area. "I appeal to all the voters in Rajinder Nagar assembly constituency to come out with their family members and friends and vote in the June 23 bypoll," she said in her message.

Voting begins for Sangrur bypoll in Punjab

Voting began Thursday morning for the bypoll to Punjab's Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, where the ruling AAP is facing its first test of popularity after its impressive performance in the assembly elections. A total of 16 candidates, including three women, are in the fray. The bypolls come at a time when the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is facing Opposition heat over the law and order issue and the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala.

Polling underway for byelection in Jharkhand's Mandar

Polling underway for byelection in Jharkhand's Mandar Assembly Constituency.

Voting for bypolls to 3 Lok Sabha seats and 7 assembly seats is being held today pic.twitter.com/Gv257RRzXA

— ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2022

Polling underway for bypoll on Delhi’s Rajinder Nagar seat

Polling underway for bypoll on Delhi’s Rajinder Nagar seat, vacated after AAP’s Raghav Chadha was elected to RS. AAP has fielded Durgesh Pathak against BJP former councillor Rajesh Bhatia and Congress’s Prem Lata.

Voting for bypolls to 3 LS seats & 7 assembly seats is underway pic.twitter.com/ISZ0o1DzjQ

— ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2022

Voting begins for Rajinder Nagar bypoll in Delhi

Voting began Thursday morning for the bypoll to Rajinder Nagar in Delhi, largely being seen as a battle between a confident AAP and a spirited BJP for the crucial assembly constituency. A total of 1,64,698 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the bye-election, in which 14 candidates are in the fray, with water shortage and the city government's liquor policy among the key election issues. The two major contenders -- the AAP and the BJP have exuded confidence that their candidates will emerge victorious in the bypoll with a huge margin.
 

By-elections to four assembly seats in Tripura begins

By-elections to four assembly seats in Tripura began at 7 AM today amid tight security arrangements, an election official said. Polling to the Agartala, Town Bardowali, Surma and Jubarajnagar seats is taking place in 221 booths, and it will continue till 5 PM. As many as 1,89,032 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the electoral fate of 25 candidates in the fray. The by-elections in Agartala and Town Bardowali constituencies were necessitated after Sudip Roy Barman and Asish Saha quit as BJP MLAs and joined the Congress in February.

Polling begins for Jharkhand's Mandar assembly by-election

Polling began at 7 AM today for the by-poll to Mandar assembly seat in Jharkhand's Ranchi district amid tight security arrangements, an election official said. Voting is taking place in 433 polling stations, with 141 booths having been declared hyper-sensitive, 218 as sensitive, and 55 as vulnerable, he said, adding polling will continue till 4 PM. Over 3.54 lakh voters, including 1.75 lakh women, are eligible to exercise their franchise in the by-election to decide the electoral fate of 14 candidates in the fray. The votes will be counted on June 26.

Lok Sabha bypolls: Voting begins in UP's Azamgarh, Rampur

Polling began on Thursday morning in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh and Rampur, the Lok Sabha seats considered as the bastions of the Opposition Samajwadi Party in the state. Over 35 lakh people are eligible to vote in the bypolls and will be deciding the fate of 19 candidates. The bypolls to the Azamgarh seat were necessitated by the resignation of Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, who was elected to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly as an MLA in the elections earlier this year.