Anta by-poll result 2025: Congress candidate Pramod Jain Bhaya wins with 15,594 votes

Pramod Jain 'Bhaya', the Congress candidate from Rajasthan's Anta, has won back the assembly constituency with a margin of over 13,000 votes in the by-elections, according to the data from the Election Commission. He has garnered a total of 69,571 votes.

The seat fell vacant after former BJP MLA Kanwar Lal Meena was disqualified after being convicted in a 2005 case. In May, he was convicted of threatening a government official.

There were a total of 15 candidates in the fray for the seat. The BJP candidate Morpal Suman emerged as the runner-up. The constituency recorded a voter turnout of 80.21% during the polling held on 11 November.

Following the announcement, Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra congratulated Bhaya and said that the voters have delivered a strong message ahead of the 2028 assembly elections.

"I salute the people of Anta. They have ensured Congress's victory. The bypoll result clearly reflects that the BJP government has failed in performance. Voters have delivered a strong message ahead of the 2028 assembly elections. I am confident that the Congress will win the upcoming assembly polls in the state," he said, as quoted by news agency PTI.

He also said that people voted for Congress despite Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma campaigning in Anta twice and former CM Vasundhra Raje also had a camp there.

"Despite the misuse of money power, the BJP remained behind from the start. The people of Rajasthan feel cheated by the BJP," he said.

Dotasra alleged that the ruling party has no substantive work to show on the ground.

"People are unhappy. The BJP's internal strife, bureaucratic interference, and corruption over the last two years are visible to everyone," he added.

Meanwhile in Bihar, NDA, led by BJP, is leading the counting and is set to emerge victorious. The BJP is expected to emerge as the single-largest party. The coalition has leads in more than 180 of the state's 243 assembly seats, with trends indicating that the saffron party was on track to post its biggest tally. The coalition had named Nitish Kumar as their Chief Minister face.