Bypoll Results 2023: In the Ghosi assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party’s Sudhakar Singh defeated the BJP’s Dara Singh Chauhan by more than 47,000 votes.
Continuing the Legacy of People-Oriented Politics
Chandy Oommen, a candidate for the Congress and the son of former Kerala governor Oommen Chandy, won the Puthuppally by-election on Friday. “Just like my father, my politics will be people-oriented. I’ve seen the work of my father and I would like to go in that way. I will continue what my father started,” he said, after securing the win.
According to a district administration official, JMM candidate Bebi Devi defeated AJSU party nominee Yashoda Devi by more than 17,000 votes to win the Dumri assembly seat in Jharkhand’s Giridih district on Friday. According to the official, Yashoda Devi of the NDA received about 1,18,380 votes, while JMM, who is also the INDIA block nominee, received about 1,35,480 votes. Jagarnath Mahto, a former minister from Jharkhand whose passing in April sparked the by-election, is married to Bebi Devi.
Bebi Devi Dedicates Dumri Bypoll Win to Late Jagarnath Mahto’s Legacy
She referred to her victory as a “true homage” to Mahto, who had previously held the position since 2004. Speaking about the results, JMM Rajya Sabha MP Dr Mahua Maji stated: “The credit goes to the people of Dumri that they did not forget late Jagarnath Mahto’s work.”
Bypoll Results Awaited for Seven Assembly Seats in Six States
Seven assembly seats in six states that underwent byelections on Tuesday (September 5) will be counted at centres set up in those states on Friday. The outcomes of the byelection are considered as a test for the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) grouping against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA before the key Lok Sabha elections in 2024 and the five state assembly elections scheduled for later this year.
Bypoll Results from Across India’s States
The seven seats are in the states of Uttarakhand’s Bageshwar, Uttar Pradesh’s Ghosi, Kerala’s Puthuppally, West Bengal’s Dhupguri, Jharkhand’s Dumri, and Tripura’s Boxanagar and Dhanpur. While the BJP held the seats in Bageshwar, Dhupguri, and Dhanpur, the Samajwadi Party held the seat in Ghosi, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat in Boxanagar, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) held the seat in Dumri, and the Congress held the seat in Puthuppally. Only 49.42% of voters in the Ghosi Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh turned out to vote in the by-election on Tuesday. Dumri in Jharkhand saw a 64.84 percent participation, while Bageshwar in Uttarakhand saw a 55.35 percent attendance. In contrast, Boxanagar and Dhanpur in Tripura had 86.34 percent and 81.88 percent of registered voters, respectively, while Dhupguri in Bengal saw 74.35 percent.
Political Maneuvers and Candidates in the Spotlight
After Dara Singh Chauhan, who had won the seat in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, left the Samajwadi Party and rejoined the BJP, a byelection in Ghosi became necessary. The BJP chose Chauhan to run in the byelection. On the other hand, Sudhakar Singh was run by the Samajwadi Party to challenge Chauhan. The BJP’s Pratima Bhoumik resigned from the assembly in Tripura’s Dhanpur in order to keep her seat in the Lok Sabha, necessitating the bye-election. In the byelections in Dhanpur, Kaushik Chanda of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) faced off against Bindu Debnath of the BJP. The BJP and CPI (M) competed in Tripura’s Boxanagar since the seat became vacant with the passing of CPI (MK) MLA Samsul Haque.
Contestants and Constituencies in the Spotlight
The Samajwadi Party, Congress, and BJP contested the Bageshwar seat in Uttarakhand. The passing of BJP MLA Chandan Ram Dass forced a bye-election in Bageshwar. The byelections in Kerala’s Puthupally seat were necessary due to the passing of Congress stalwart Oomen Chandy. Chandy Oomen, son of Oommen Chandy, ran for office in Congress, whereas Jaick C. Thomas, a candidate for the ruling CPI (M), ran in this district. After JMM MLA Jagarnath Mahto passed away, a byelection in the Dumri district of Jharkhand became necessary. Bebi Devi, a JMM candidate who ran against Yashoda Devu of the NDA and Abdul Rizvi of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), represented the INDIA bloc. The bye-election in Dhupguri, West Bengal, was required following the passing of BJP candidate Bishnu Pada Ray. In the race, Ishwar Chandra Roy of the CPI (M) and Tapas Ray of the BJP faced off.
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