By-Election Results 2026 LIVE Updates: BJP wins Koridang in Nagaland, Dharmanagar in Tripura, Umreth in Gujarat
By-Election Results 2026 LIVE Updates: Counting of votes for bypolls to the Baramati and Rahuri Assembly seats in Maharashtra; Bagalkot and Davanagere South in Karnataka; Umreth in Gujarat; Koridang in Nagaland; and Dharmanagar in Tripura is now underway.
By-Election Results 2026 LIVE Updates: Counting of votes for bypolls to the Baramati and Rahuri Assembly seats in Maharashtra is now underway.
A voter turnout of 58.27% was recorded in the Baramati, where Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar is contesting, while Rahuri registered a 56.20% turnout, as per election officials.
The counting of votes began at 8 am in both the assembly segments.
Maharashtra
The Baramati seat in Pune district fell vacant following the death of then Deputy CM and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on 28 January, necessitating the bypoll.
His wife Sunetra Pawar, who is contesting her first Assembly election, is among the 23 candidates in the fray. She had appealed to voters during the campaign to support her as a tribute to her late husband.
No major political party fielded a candidate against her, and she is expected to secure a comfortable victory given her family's hold over the constituency.
The Rahuri assembly seat in Ahilyanagar district fell vacant due to the death of BJP MLA Shivaji Kardile in October last year.
His son Akshay Kardile contested the bypoll as a BJP candidate. His rivals include NCP (SP) nominee Govind Mokate and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi's Santosh Chalke.
Karnataka
Two assembly segments in Karnataka — Bagalkot and Davanagere South — faced bypolls on 9 April.
The polls were necessitated by the deaths of senior Congress MLAs H Y Meti (Bagalkot) and Shamanur Shivashankarappa (Davanagere South).
Although the outcome of these by-elections is unlikely to have an immediate impact on state politics, the contest is seen as a matter of prestige for both the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP.
While the Congress faces the challenge of retaining both seats, the BJP aims to wrest them and deliver a setback to the ruling party, which is currently witnessing an "internal power struggle" over leadership.
There has been speculation that a decision on leadership change and the much-awaited cabinet reshuffle is likely after the May 4 results.
According to the Election Commission, the voter turnout in Bagalkot was 68.74%, and it was 68.43% in Davanagere South.
Gujarat
By-election to the Umreth Assembly seat in Gujarat was necessitated following the death of the then-sitting BJP MLA Govind Parmar.
The byelection, held on 23 April recorded 59.04% voting, with six candidates in the fray.
Nagaland
The counting of votes for the bypoll to the Koridang assembly constituency in Mokokchung district of Nagaland has begun.
The bypoll was necessitated by the demise of sitting BJP MLA Imkong L Imchen in November last year. Held on 9 April, it witnessed a strong voter turnout of 82.21%.
Six candidates are in the fray for the seat, including BJP nominee Daochier I Imchen, who is also the consensus candidate of Peoples' Democratic Alliance (PDA) government led by Naga Peoples' Front (NPF), Congress candidate T Chalukumba Ao, NPP's I Abenjang, and Independents Imchatoba Imchen, Imtiwapang, and Toshikaba.
Tripura
By-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura has begun amid tight security.
A prohibitory order under Section 163 of BNS came into force at 6 am within a 100-metre radius of the counting hall to prevent any law and order problems, Returning Officer (RO) Debjani Choudhury said.
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Byelection Results 2026 LIVE Updates: BJP leads by 13,988 votes in Tripura's Dharmanagar bypoll
The BJP is set for a massive win in Tripura's Dharmanagar Assembly bypoll with its candidate Jahar Chakraborti taking a massive lead of close to 14,000 votes over the Congress' Chayan Bhattacharya on Monday.
After the third round of counting, Chakraborti polled 18,754 votes while his nearest rival, Bhattacharya of the Congress got 4,766 votes, according to the Election Commission website.
The CPI(M)'s Amitabha Dutta was in the third position with 4,371 votes.
Expressing confidence over his victory, Chakraborti said people voted in favour of peace and development.
— Inputs from PTI
Byelection Results 2026 LIVE Updates: BJP's Akshay Kardile leads in Maharashtra's Rahuri
In the Rahuri Assembly seat byelection, BJP's Akshay Kardile was ahead of his rivals, as per trends available so far on the Election Commission's website.
The Rahuri seat in Ahilyanagar district became vacant after BJP MLA Shivaji Kardile's death in October last year.
His son and BJP nominee Akshay Kardile is leading over his nearest rival, NCP (SP) candidate Govind Mokate, by over 25,000 votes by the end of the 6th round, as per the latest trends.
The Maharashtra Assembly has 288 seats. The ruling Mahayuti alliance has 235 seats (BJP-132, Shiv Sena-57, NCP Ajit-41, allies-5), while the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi combine has 50 seats (Shiv Sena UBT-20, Congress-16, NCP SP-10, others-4).
— With inputs from PTI
By-Election Results 2026 LIVE Updates: Sunetra Pawar leads Baramati by 36k votes
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP head Sunetra Pawar was leading her rivals by a wide margin in the Baramati Assembly bypoll as vote counting was underway on Monday.
Pawar secured more than 36,000 votes by the end of the fourth round of counting, while 21 of the other 22 little-known candidates were barely able to cross the 100-vote mark so far.
A voter turnout of 58.27% was recorded in the Baramati assembly constituency located in Pune district.
The seat fell vacant following the death of then Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on January 28, necessitating the bypoll.
His wife Sunetra Pawar, contesting her first assembly poll, is set to win the seat with a huge margin over her rivals, riding a sympathy wave and given her family's strong hold on the constituency. No major political party has fielded candidates against her.
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By-Election Results 2026 LIVE Updates: Congress leads in Bagalkot, BJP in Davanagere South seats
The BJP fielded former MLA and 2023 defeated candidate Veerabhadrayya Charantimath from Bagalkot, and a fresh face, Srinivas T Dasakariyappa, from Davanagere South.
The Congress gave tickets to family members of the late legislators in both constituencies. Bagalkot candidate Umesh Meti is the son of H Y Meti, while Samarth Mallikarjun from Davanagere South is the grandson of Shamanur Shivashankarappa.
Samarth's father, S S Mallikarjun, is a minister in the Siddaramaiah-led Cabinet and in charge of Davanagere district, while his mother, Prabha Mallikarjun, is a Member of Parliament from the region.
The BJP is looking to make gains in the bypolls and energise its cadre ahead of the 2028 Assembly elections. For the Congress, retaining both seats is crucial, as a loss could be seen as a negative verdict on the performance of the Siddaramaiah-led government.
Muslim disgruntlement appears to be a concern for the Congress in Davanagere South. With 14 of the 25 candidates in the fray belonging to the community, there are apprehensions within the party about a split in votes, which could benefit the BJP.
— With inputs from PTI
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