By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Contest of prestige in Jubilee Hills; counting underway | India News
The by-election in Jubilee Hills assembly seat in Telangana’s Hyderabad is being seen as a matter of prestige for all the major political parties in Telangana.
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: The Election Commission of India will declare the results of bypolls in eight assembly constituencies across six states and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. Voting for the seats was held on November 11. The counting for bypolls began at 8 am, alongside the Bihar Assembly elections.…Read More
The constituencies where bypolls were conducted include Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam and Nagrota, Mizoram’s Dampa, Rajasthan’s Anta, Jharkhand’s Ghatshila, Telangana’s Jubilee Hills, Odisha’s Nuapada, and Punjab’s Tarn Taran.
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Voter turnout in by-elections
According to the ECI, Dampa and Anta recorded voter turnout of 82.34 per cent and 80.32 per cent, respectively. While Nagrota recorded a voter turnout of 75.08 per cent, it was 50.05 per cent in Budgam, 74.63 per cent in Ghatsila, 79.02 per cent in Nuapada, 60.95 per cent in Tarn Taran, and 48.24 per cent in Jubilee Hills.
What caused by-elections in these 8 constituencies?
In most of the eight assembly constituencies, the bypolls were triggered by the death of sitting MLA(s) who represented the seat in the respective assembly. However, in Budgam, it was caused by the resignation of Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah who retained the Ganderbal seat, and in Anta, it was caused by BJP MLA Kanwar Lal Meena’s disqualification from the state assembly earlier this year due to his conviction and imprisonment for three years for pointing a pistol at a sub-divisional magistrate.
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Nov 14, 2025 8:31:00 AM IST
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Tarn Taran District PRO says 16 rounds of counting to be held
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Tarn Taran District PRO Inderjit Singh told news agency ANI, “There will be 16 rounds of counting and the result will be declared for each round. A micro-observer is present with each counting officer. The entire process is transparent. The counting agents were issued an identity card, and the police checked everyone’s ID before letting them inside.”
Nov 14, 2025 8:19:29 AM IST
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Visuals from Jammu’s counting centre show morning rush amid result wait
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Visuals from outside a counting centre in Jammu. Counting of votes for the Nagrota Assembly by-election began at 8 am.
The seat fell vacant following the demise of sitting BJP MLA Devender Singh Rana; by-elections were held on November 11.
Nov 14, 2025 8:03:10 AM IST
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: ECI begins counting of votes
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: The Election Commission of India began counting of votes for bypolls and Bihar assembly polls at 8 am on Friday, November 14.
Nov 14, 2025 7:52:12 AM IST
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Who are the front runners in J&K’s Nagrota bypoll?
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: The Nagrota assembly seat, considered as stronghold of the BJP, has been claimed by the party thrice since 1996, while NC has won twice from there.
Among a total of 10 candidates in the fray, all eyes are glued to BJP’s Devyani Rana, daughter of late BJP leader Devender Singh Rana, considered a front-runner and her rivals — NC’s Shamima Begum, a DDC member from Dansal and Panthers Party India chief Harsh Dev Singh.
Former education minister and three-time MLA from Ramnagar, Harsh Dev Singh is trying his luck from Nagrota seat for the first-time. Singh had won three consecutive terms in 1996, 2002 and 2008. Among six other candidates are Joginder Singh of Aam Aadmi Party and Bodh Raj of Apni Party.
Nov 14, 2025 7:34:43 AM IST
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Why is Tarn Taran bypoll crucial?
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: The Tarn Taran bypoll is being seen as a litmus test for the chief minister Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government in Punjab. AAP has campaigned aggressively to retain this seat.
The bypoll is being seen as a crucial fight before the 2027 Punjab assembly elections and will also throw light on the popularity of the AAP regime’s policies and programmes among voters in the border constituency.
Nov 14, 2025 7:20:53 AM IST
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Punjab’s Tarn Taran witnesses a multi-cornered contest
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: While 15 candidates contested in Tarn Taran assembly bypolls, five are being seen as strong contenders.
In the multi-cornered contest, former MLA Harmeet Singh Sandhu is contesting on the ruling AAP’s ticket, while Karanbir Singh Burj is in the fray from the Congress. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has fielded retired school principal Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa. Independent candidate Mandeep Singh is contesting the bypoll with the support of jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh-led party Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De), Simranjit Singh Mann-led SAD (Amritsar), SAD’s breakaway faction, and other Sikh groups. The Tarn Taran assembly seat is part of the Khadoor Sahib constituency. Harjit Singh Sandhu is the candidate of the BJP.
Nov 14, 2025 7:08:59 AM IST
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Why is Nuapada bypoll in Odisha important?
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Nuapada bypoll may serve as electoral test of the Bharatiya Janata Party government after it came to power in June last year. While there are fourteen candidates in the fray, the main competition is between three — BJP, BJD, and Congress.
The Nuapada bypoll mark the BJP’s attempt to consolidate its recent gains, the BJD’s struggle to remain relevant, the Congress’s desperate bid for resurrection.
Nov 14, 2025 6:50:19 AM IST
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: What triggered bypoll in Odisha’s Nuapada
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Odisha assembly’s Nuapada seat fell vacant after the death of four-time legislator and former minister Rajendra Dholakia, whose political longevity reflected the BJD’s stronghold on this constituency.
Nov 14, 2025 6:32:35 AM IST
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: JMM vs BJP in Jharkhand’s Ghatshila
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: The bypolls in Jharkhand’s Ghatshila assembly constituency was triggered by the death of former Jharkhand education minister Ramdas Soren. The main battle in the constituency is between Ramdas’ son and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Somesh Chandra Soren and Bharatiya Janata Party’s Babulal Soren, who is the son of the former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren.
Nov 14, 2025 6:20:40 AM IST
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: J&K’s Nagrota witnesses a triangular fight
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: In Jammu and Kashmir’s Nagrota, the bypolls were triggered by the death of BJP’s Devender Singh Rana. The seat saw a triangular contest between Rana’s daughter and BJP leader Devyani Rana, National Conference candidate and sitting District Development Council member Shamim Begum and JKNPP’s president Harsh Dev Singh.
Nov 14, 2025 6:10:22 AM IST
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: High-stakes contest between BJP, Congress in Rajasthan’s Anta
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: The bypoll in Rajasthan’s Anta constituency was triggered by the disqualification of sitting BJP MLA Kanwar Lal Meena due to his conviction in a criminal case. While 15 candidates participated in the bypoll, the high-stakes contest is primarily between BJP’s Morpal Suman and Congress’ Pramod Jain Bhaya. The constituency saw a high voter turnout of 80.32 per cent, according to ECI.
Nov 14, 2025 5:57:16 AM IST
By election 2025 LIVE updates: Why is Jubilee Hills bypoll a battle of prestige?
By election 2025 LIVE updates: The by-election in Jubilee Hills assembly seat in Telangana’s Hyderabad is being seen as a matter of prestige for all the major political parties in Telangana – Congress, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as it is crucial for its potential impact on the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) polls, scheduled to be held in December.
Nov 14, 2025 5:47:12 AM IST
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: What time will the counting begin?
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: The counting for bypolls held on November 11 will begin at 8 am on Friday, November 14.
Nov 14, 2025 5:38:09 AM IST
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Which assembly constituencies voted in November 11 bypolls?
By-election 2025 LIVE updates: A total of eight assembly constituencies across six states and one union territory voted in the bypolls held on November 11. These include Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam and Nagrota, Mizoram’s Dampa, Rajasthan’s Anta, Jharkhand’s Ghatshila, Telangana’s Jubilee Hills, Odisha’s Nuapada, and Punjab’s Tarn Taran.
