Bihar bypolls: Ruling NDA ahead in two seats
The Hindu
Election Commission of India updates on Bihar by-elections show BSP and RJD leading in key constituencies.
According to initial trends of counting for the bypolls to four Assembly constituencies in Bihar, ruling NDA candidates were leading in Tarari and Belaganj constituencies, while the RJD, part of the INDIA bloc, was ahead in Imamganj and the Bahujan Samaj Party in Ramgarh.
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) website, BSP's Yadav was leading in Ramgarh by 3,500 votes over his nearest rival, Ashok Kumar Singh of the BJP, after the completion of the second round of counting.
In the Imamganj constituency, RJD's Raushan Kumar led by 2,304 votes against Deepa Kumari of the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular).
Bypolls election results LIVE updates: Ruling NDA ahead in two seats in Bihar
After the third round of counting, Kumar secured 13,352 votes, while Kumari, the daughter-in-law of Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, had received 11,048 votes.
Manjhi, who previously represented the Imamganj seat, vacated it following his election to the Gaya Lok Sabha seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Counting to the four Assembly constituencies — Tarari, Imamganj, Belaganj, and Ramgarh — began at 8 a.m. amid tight security arrangements.