By-Election Updates: AAP Leads in Two Seats, Congress and BJP in the Running
In the high-stakes assembly by-elections in five constituencies, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates are leading in two seats - Visavadar (Gujarat) and Ludhiana West (Punjab). The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate is leading the Kadi seat in Gujarat, while the Congress candidate is ahead in Nilambur (Kerala). The Trinamool Congress (TMC) is also leading in the Kaliganj seat in West Bengal.
Key Takeaways:
- AAP candidate Italia Gopal is leading the Visavadar seat with a margin of over 7,200 votes against BJP candidate Kirit Patel. The Visavadar seat fell vacant after Bhayani Bhupendrabhai Gandubhai resigned.
- Congress candidate Aryadan Shoukath is leading the Kerala seat against Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate M Swaraj by a margin of over 10,000 votes.
- BJP candidate Rajendra Chavda is leading against Congress candidate Ramesh Chavda by a margin of over 27,000 votes in the Kadi bye-election.
- AAP MLA Sanjeev Arora is leading from the Ludhiana West seat with a margin of over 3,200 votes against Congress candidate Bharat Bhushan Ashu.
- TMC candidate Alifa Ahmed is leading the Kaliganj seat against Congress candidate Kabil Uddin Shaikh by a margin of 19,164 votes.
Statistics:
- AAP candidate Italia Gopal has a 7,200-vote lead in the Visavadar seat.
- Congress candidate Aryadan Shoukath has a 10,000-vote lead in the Kerala seat.
- BJP candidate Rajendra Chavda has a 27,000-vote lead in the Kadi seat.
- AAP candidate Sanjeev Arora has a 3,200-vote lead in the Ludhiana West seat.
- TMC candidate Alifa Ahmed has a 19,164-vote lead in the Kaliganj seat.
Sources:
- Hindustan Times
- HT Digital Content Services