EC announces bypolls to 12 Rajya Sabha seats in 9 states
The bye-election to 12 seats in Upper House in nine states were necessitated following election of 10 members to the 18th Lok Sabha and two others due to resignation.
The bye-election to 12 seats in Upper House in nine states were necessitated following election of 10 members to the 18th Lok Sabha and two others due to resignation.
It is important to unravel the legal quandaries of legislative vacancies, say Dr. Satyadeep Kumar Singh and Ravi Shankar Shukla
Trinamul Congress has nominated Supti Pandey, widow of Sadhan Pandey for the by-election of Maniktala Assembly constituency.
The poll panel announced the election to the four seats in the Upper House of Parliament as the term of the incumbent MPs- Binoy Viswam, Elamaram Kareem and Jose K Mani will end on July 1.
There is disenchantment among the Congress cadre amid reports that the party may field former BJP MLA in the by-election.
Padamsen Chowdhary and Manvendra Singh were declared elected defeating their Samajwadi Party rivals.
A meeting of the community was held at Nawala in Muzaffarnagar district on Saturday where the decision was announced.
Congress candidate polled 861 votes against BJP candidate Dorjay Namgyal’s 588 votes. 67.36 percent polling was recorded for the seat on Tuesday.
From upmarket Ballygunge to semi-urban, if predominantly industrial Asansol, the outcome of the two by-elections has been a morale booster for the ruling party at a critical juncture, specifically when Central agencies are investigating a welter of cases related to corruption and law and order.
The BJP needed six seats in the 15 seats bye-election to form majority government in the state as currently is has 105 seats in the 224 seats Assembly.