As per the latest Bhabanipur bypoll result update, the TMC supremo is currently leading by over 31,000 votes after the completion of eight rounds of counting.
Odisha Bypoll Results LIVE Updates: Counting of votes for the bypoll to the Pipili assembly seat in Odisha's Puri district has begun amid tight security. The voting for the bypoll in the constituency began at 7 am on Thursday and continued till 6 pm. Around 78.24 per cent of the 2.30 lakh voters exercised their franchise on Thursday till 5 pm. The results will decide the fate of 10 candidates, including the ruling BJD's Rudrapratap Maharathy, Ashrit Pattnaik of the BJP and Congress nominee Bishwokeshan Harichandan Mohapatra. The by-election to the Pipili seat was necessitated following the death of BJD MLA Pradeep Maharathy in October last year. It was first scheduled to be held on April 17, but it was countermanded after Congress candidate Ajit Mangaraj died of Covid-19 on April 14. It was then slated for May 13, but got deferred due to a festival. The by-election was subsequently rescheduled for May 16. However, once again, it was postponed in the wake of the second wave of
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