The Congress won the bypolls in Sahada and Sujangarh on Sunday and the BJP in Rajsamand, with both parties retaining the seats in Rajasthan that fell vacant after the death of their MLAs last year.
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ISSUE DATE: April 26, 2021
UPDATED: April 17, 2021 13:45 IST
Public partnership: File photo of the Congress’s Sachin Pilot and Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot
For Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, the three bypolls on April 17, in Rajsamand, Sahara and Sujangarh, may be a challenge comparable in scale and complexity to the BJP-backed rebellion in July 2020 by party counterweight Sachin Pilot. The state assembly has 200 seats, of which the Congress currently holds 104 and the BJP, 71. However, six of the Congress MLAs are defectors from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). The validity of their entry into the Congress is currently sub-judice, giving the party a clear strength of 98, two short of the halfway mark.
60.37% polling in bypolls to 3 assembly seats in Rajasthan
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Last Updated: Apr 18, 2021, 05:31 PM IST
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Bypolls were held after the death of sitting legislators Bhanwarlal Meghwal from Sujangarh, Kailash Trivedi from Sahada and Kiran Maheshwari from Rajsamand. Meghwal and Trivedi were Congress MLAs, while Maheshwari was a BJP lawmaker. Both parties have given tickets to their family members.
The by-elections to the three assembly seats in Rajasthan have registered a turnout of 60.37 per cent, an official said on Sunday. The three constituencies recorded a lower turnout of 13 per cent than the 2018 assembly elections. As many as 4,49,885 people out of 7.45 lakh voters exercised their franchise on Saturday to decide the fate of 27 candidates in the three seats, a State Election Commission spokesperson said.
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Polling begins for three assembly seats in Rajasthan.
The polling in three assembly constituencies of Rajasthan began at 7:00 am today amid tight security arrangements. The polling will decide the fate of 27 candidates in Sahara (Bhilwara), Sujangarh (Churu) and Rajsamand constituencies where a total of 7,43,802 voters will be able to exercise their franchise at 1,145 polling booths.
The polling will continue till 6:00 pm today. Counting will be held on May 2. The polling began in the morning. All the measures as per the COVID-19 related guidelines are being followed in the polling, a spokesperson said.
The by-polls are being held after the demise of sitting MLAs Master Bhanwar Lal Meghwal (Sujangarh), Kailash Trivedi (Sahara) and Kiran Maheshwari (Rajsamand).