New Delhi : The BJP, dominating the northeast, is facing setback in two northern states it rules, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana, in the bypolls for 29 assembly and 3 Lok Sabha seats. Congress won 3 assembly seats in Himachal, and is ahead in the race for Mandi. In the Lok Sabha seat of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, Pratibha Singh, the wife of late chief minister Virbhadra Singh, has pulled ahead after trailing the BJP’s Kargil war hero Brigadier (Retd) Khushal Thakur for long.

Bengaluru Oct 30 PTI An estimated 5678 per cent voter turnout was recorded in by-poll bound Sindgi and Hangal assembly constituencies in Karnataka till 3pm election officials said on Saturday While Sindgi has recorded 516 per cent voting so far in Hangal it is 6272 per cent The polling began at 7 am and will go on till 7 pm A total of 19 candidates are in the fray in the two constituencies including six from Sindgi and 13 from Hangal Two candidates from Sindgi are women The counting of votes will take place on November 2 There are a total of 439148 eligible voters including 230 service voters from both constituencies who can cast their votes at 560 polling stations The by-elections have been necessitated as the seats fell vacant following the death of Sindgi JDS legislator M C Managuli and BJPs C M Udasi from Hangal While Ramesh Bhusanur who came second behind Managuli in 2018 polls is the BJP candidate from Sindgi Shivaraj Sajjanar is its candidate from Hangal constituency The Congress has named M C Managulis son Ashok Managuli who has joined the party as its candidate from Sindgi while former MLC Srinivas Mane is its candidate from Hangal The JDS which was the first to announce its candidates has fielded 33-year-old post graduate Naziya Shakeel Ahmed Angadi from Sindgi and 35-year-old BE MTech graduate Niyaz Shaikh from Hangal This is the first electoral challenge for Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai after taking charge Retaining Hangal is even more important for him as it is the neighbouring constituency to his Shiggaon assembly segment The Congress by ensuring a win wants to give momentum for its preparations in the run up to 2023 assembly polls in the state while the JDS is looking to retain Sindgi seat and thereby prove that it still commands a support base in the northern districts PTI KSU ROH ROH

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 30 (ANI): Karnataka recorded a voter turnout of 56.78 per cent till 3.30 pm in the ongoing by-polls in Hangal and Sindgi assembly constituencies on Saturday, according to the Election Commission.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 30 (ANI): Karnataka recorded a voter turnout of 38.13 per cent till 1 pm in the ongoing by-polls in Hangal and Sindgi assembly constituencies on Saturday.

Haveri (Karnataka) [India], October 30 (ANI): Voting for the by-poll in Hangal Assembly constituency is underway on Saturday, with 2,04,564 people set to cast their votes.

Bengaluru Oct 30 PTI Voting is underway for the bypolls in Sindgi and Hangal assembly constituencies in Karnataka election officials said on SaturdayThe polling began at 7 am will go on till 7 pmA total of 19 candidates are in the fray in the two constituencies including six from Sindgi and 13 from Hangal Two candidates from Sindgi are womenThe counting of votes will take place on November 2There are a total of 439148 eligible voters including 230 service voters from both the constituencies who can cast their votes at 560 polling stationsThe by-elections have been necessitated as the seats fell vacant following the death of Sindgi JDS legislator M C Managuli and BJPs C M Udasi from Hangal While Ramesh Bhusanur who came second behind Managuli in 2018 polls is the BJP candidate from Sindgi Shivaraj Sajjanar is its candidate from Hangal constituency The Congress has named M C Managulis son Ashok Managuli who has joined the party as its candidate from Sindgi while former MLC Srinivas Mane is its candidate from HangalThe JDS which was the first to announce its candidates has fielded 33-year-old post graduate Naziya Shakeel Ahmed Angadi from Sindgi and 35-year-old BE MTech graduate Niyaz Shaikh from HangalThis is the first electoral challenge for Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai after taking charge Retaining Hangal is even more important for him as it is the neighbouring constituency to his Shiggaon assembly segmentThe Congress by ensuring a win wants to give momentum for its preparations in the run up to 2023 assembly polls in the state while the JDS is looking to retain Sindgi seat and thereby prove that it still commands a support base in the northern districtsCongress leaders have alleged that the JDS deliberately fielded minority candidates for the Hangal and Sindgi by-elections to help the BJP PTI KSU RHL

Bengaluru Sep 28 PTI Bypolls to two Assembly constituencies in Karnataka -- Sindgi and Hangal -- will be held on October 30 the Election Commission announced on Tuesday The by-elections have been necessitated as they fell vacant following the death of JDS legislator M C Manguli in Sindgi and BJPs C M Udasi in Hangal The election notification will be issued on October 1 which also marks the commencement of filing of nominations October 8 is the last day for filing of nominations Scrutiny will take place on October 1 and October 13 is the last day for withdrawal Counting of votes will be taken up on November two The Election Commission on Tuesday announced that bypolls to three Lok Sabha seats and 30 assembly constituencies will be held on October 30 Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the process of selection of candidates will begin soon as he expressed confidence about the BJP winning both the seats He said in the recently held BJP core committee meeting discussions took place on appointing observers to both the segments and state BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel would take a call on it Senior leader Udasi who had represented Hangal was a six time MLA and under his leadership there was a lot of developmental work in the constituency while BJP had won Sindgi thrice before losing it to late Manguli of JDS in 2018 he pointed out To a question about this being the first election under his leadership as the Chief Minister Bommai said All leaders have faced by-election We will face it under the leadership of the party PTI KSU RS APR APR

Bengaluru Sep 28 PTI Bypolls to two Assembly constituencies in Karnataka -- Sindgi and Hangal -- will be held on October 30 the Election Commission announced on Tuesday The by-elections have been necessitated as they fell vacant following the death of JDS legislator M C Manguli in Sindgi and BJPs C M Udasi in Hangal The election notification will be issued on October 1 which also marks the commencement of filing of nominations October 8 is the last day for filing of nominations Scrutiny will take place on October 1 and October 13 is the last day for withdrawal Counting of votes will be taken up on November two Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the process of selection of candidates will begin soon as he expressed confidence about the BJP winning both the seats He said in the recently held BJP core committee meeting discussions took place on appointing observers to both the segments and state BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel would take a call on it Senior leader Udasi who had represented Hangal was a six time MLA and under his leadership there was a lot of developmental work in the constituency while BJP had won Sindgi thrice before losing it to late Manguli of JDS in 2018 he pointed out To a question about this being the first election under his leadership as the Chief Minister Bommai said All leaders have faced by-election We will face it under the leadership of the party PTI KSU RS APR APR