Polling for the by-election to at least one Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal’s Asansol and 4 meeting seats in Ballygunge in Bengal, Khairagarh in Chhattisgarh, Bochahan in Bihar and Kolhapur North in Maharashtra started at 7 am right now.
Here are the state-wise updates on the bypolls:
West Bengal
In Asansol, the by-elections have been necessitated as Babul Supriyo resigned because the MP of Asansol after switching over to the TMC from the BJP, whereas state minister Subrata Mukherjee, who represented Ballygunge, died final yr.
The TMC has fielded yesteryear actor Shatrughan Sinha in Asansol, which has a considerable Hindi-speaking inhabitants. The BJP has nominated Asansol Dakshin MLA Agnimitra Paul.
Mamata Banerjee’s social gathering has fielded Supriyo in Ballygunge the place he’s pitted in opposition to BJP’s Keya Ghosh and CPI(M)’s Saira Shah Halim. The Congress can be within the fray in each the seats.
Bihar
In the by-election to the Bochahan meeting seat in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, a complete of two.90 lakh voters will resolve the fates of 13 candidates, three of them ladies.
By-poll to the seat was necessitated by the dying of MLA Musafir Paswan, who had received on the ticket of Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) of Bollywood set designer-turned-politician Mukesh Sahani.
Sahani, who initially wished to area the deceased MLA’s son Amar, just lately misplaced his ministerial berth, and subsequently the belief of his potential candidate. Amar jumped ship and is now within the fray because the candidate of the RJD, which his father had defeated to win the seat.
Sahani has now fielded Gita Devi, whose father Ramai Ram was the RJD candidate within the 2020 meeting polls.
The BJP, the previous benefactor of Sahani which now seeks to show a degree after having bought his scalp, has fielded Baby Kumari who enjoys the picture of a large killer within the constituency.
She had received the seat in 2015, contesting as an Independent, defeating Ramai Ram who had represented Bochahan a number of instances and on tickets of varied events.
Also within the fray are the Congress, which seems to have been dumped by the RJD for good, 4 Independents and candidates of lesser events, together with AIMIM of Asaduddin Owaisi.
For Sahani, who dangers shedding his legislative council seat in a couple of months, the hustings are an event to show his personal political mettle, away from the protecting shadow of an even bigger participant.
For the BJP, a win will convey the peace of mind that the unceremonious expulsion of Sahani, its former protg who makes use of the nickname “son of Mallah”, has not resulted in a backlash from the OBCs.
The RJD, which confirmed unmistakable indicators of resurgence however fell wanting the ending line within the meeting elections, can be banking by itself formidable assist base.
Chhattisgarh
For the bypoll in Khairagarh meeting constituency seats, the ruling Congress and opposition BJP are locked in a straight battle. A complete of 10 candidates are within the fray.
The bypoll was necessitated following the dying of JCC (J) legislator and former MP Devvrat Singh final November.
The seat, which falls within the Rajnandgaon district, had witnessed a triangular contest within the 2018 meeting polls when the late Ajit Jogi-led JCC (J) had entered the ballot area. Khaiargarh was among the many 5 seats received by the JCC within the 90-member state meeting.
However, political commentators really feel this time the battle is nearly between the ruling Congress and opposition BJP because the JCC (J) has misplaced its attraction after the demise of Ajit Jogi in 2020.
Maharashtra
The Kolhapur North meeting section fell vacant after the dying of Congress’s Chandrakant Kadam in December 2021. Jadhav had defeated Shiv Sena’s Rajan Kshirsagar within the 2019 polls.
Congress has fielded Kadam’s spouse Jayashree and BJP has fielded Satyajit Shivaji Kadam- nephew of social gathering spokesperson Dhananjay Mahadik as its candidate. The outcomes can be declared on April 16.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”
