Assam By-poll Results: BJP wins three seats, AIUDF one
GUWAHATI | Oct 24, 2019:
With the counting coming to an end for the four assembly constituencies in Assam, the BJP is in high spirit having won three seats while the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) won one.
The BJP bagged three seats — Sonari, Rangapara and Ratabari while AIUDF sealed the Jania seat.
Here are the UPDATES:
4:00PM
BJP continue to surge in three constituencies in Assam, AIUDF leads in 1.
3:06 PM
BJP still leading in three out of four constituencies, AIUDF leads 1 seat
2:40 PM
RATABARI
JANIA
RANGAPARA
SONARI
1:05 PM
BJP still in the lead in three constituencies of Assam including Ratabari, Rangapara, Sonari while AIUDF leads in Jania
12:08 PM
- In Ratabari Constituency, Bijoy Malakar of BJP is leading with 21837 votes
- In Jania Constituency, Rafiqul Islam of AIUDF is leading with 17792 votes
- In Rangapara Constituency, Rajen Borthakur of BJP is leading with 36795 votes
- While, in Sonari, BJP's Nabanita Handique is leading with 13974 votes
11:44AM
The Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in three out of four Assam by-poll seats, the AIUDF is ahead in Jania.
10:47 AM
As of now, BJP is leading in all of Assam's four Assembly by-polls. These seats are Ratabari, Rangapara, Sonari and Jania. As per trends, BJP is likely to hold the first three and gain the last one.
8:00 AM
Counting starts for all the four assembly constituencies in Assam
The bypolls was necessitated after three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Legislators — Pallab Lochan Das (Rangapara), Topan Kumar Gogoi (Sonari) and Kripanath Mallah (Ratabari) were elected to the Lok Sabha. Das and Gogoi were Ministers in the Assam government and Mallah was the Deputy speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly.
Similarly, Congress MLA from Jania, Abdul Khaleque, was also elected to Lok Sabha from Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency necessitating the bypolls.
