New Delhi: Counting of votes, polled in the February Assembly elections in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland, started on Thursday (March 2, 2023) amid three-tier safety measures, together with central paramilitary forces. Prohibitory orders have been promulgated in and round all counting centres as a precautionary measure, ballot officers mentioned. The Election Commission has appointed a General Observer for every Assembly constituency whereas a number of different officers, together with micro-observers and counting supervisors, had been appointed for the counting course of. Officials mentioned that metallic detectors and CCTVs had been put in in every counting corridor and the whole counting course of was being videographed.
The postal ballots could be counted first after which the EVM votes.
Tripura Election Result 2023
Assembly elections in Tripura had been held on February 16, the place round 89.95 per cent of the 28.14 lakh voters exercised their franchise to resolve the destiny of 259 candidates, together with 31 girls, in the fray for the state’s 60 seats.
According to officers, counting is at present underway at 60 centres in 21 areas throughout the northeastern state.
Meghalaya Election Result 2023
In the Meghalaya Assembly elections on February 27, 85.17 per cent of 21.75 lakh electors had solid their votes.
Meghalaya Chief Electoral Officer mentioned that the counting of votes is occurring at 13 centres in all 12 district headquarters and one sub-divisional headquarter in Sohra.
A complete of 369 candidates, together with 36 girls, are contesting in Meghalaya.
Balloting was not held in one Assembly constituency in Meghalaya, which additionally has a 60-member Assembly.
Polling was not held in the Sohiong constituency in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district, following the loss of life of United Democratic Party candidate, H Donkupar Roy Lyngdoh.Â
Nagaland Election Result 2023
In the Nagaland Assembly polls on February 27, 85.90 per cent of 13.16 lakh voters solid their ballots.
Nagaland election officers mentioned that the votes are being counted in 59 centres throughout the 16 district headquarters.
Balloting was not held in one Assembly constituency in Nagaland, which additionally has a 60-member Assembly.
In Nagaland, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Kazheto Kinimi was re-elected unopposed from the Akuluto constituency after his solely opponent, Khekashe Sumi of the Congress withdrew his candidature.
A complete of 183 candidates, together with 4 girls, are contesting in Nagaland.
Maharashtra: Counting of votes underway for Kasba, Chinchwad Assembly bypolls in Pune
Counting of votes is at present underway for the bypolls to Kasba and Chinchwad Assembly constituencies in Maharashtra’s Pune district. The bypolls for the 2 seats held by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) happened on February 26, registering a median voter turnout of fifty per cent. The by-elections had been necessitated because of the loss of life of incumbent BJP MLAs Mukta Tilak (Kasba) and Laxman Jagtap (Chinchwad).
In Pune, the BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena is up in opposition to the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance of the Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray).
The foremost contenders in the Kasba constituency are Hemant Rasane of the BJP and Ravindra Dhangekar of the Congress (backed by the MVA).
In Chinchwad, the battle is between Ashwini Jagtap of the BJP, Nana Kate of the NCP and unbiased Rahul Kalate.
Tamil Nadu Assembly bypoll: Counting underway in Erode East
The counting of votes polled in the bypoll to the Erode East Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu is at present underway amid tight safety.
While 77 candidates are in the fray, the primary contest is between former Union Minister E V Ok S Elangovan of the Congress backed by the ruling DMK and AIADMK’s Ok S Thennarasu, a former legislator. Naam Tamilar Katchi’s N Menaka and DMDK’s S Anand are among the many different candidates.
Tight safety was supplied in and across the counting centre, officers mentioned.
The bypoll was necessitated because of the loss of life of Congress MLA E Thirumagan Everaa on January 4.
Nearly 75 per cent votes had been polled in the by-election held on February 27.
West Bengal Assembly bypoll: Votes being counted in Sagardighi
Counting of votes for the by-election in West Bengal’s Sagardighi meeting constituency in Murshidabad district can be underway.
Candidates of the ruling Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC), the opposition BJP and the Congress-Left alliance are the primary contestants.
The TMC and BJP fielded Debashish Banerjee and Dilip Saha, respectively, whereas the Left-supported Congress candidate is Bayron Biswas.
The bypoll to the Sagardighi meeting seat was necessitated because of the loss of life of three-time TMC MLA and state minister Subrata Saha in December final yr.
Over 73 per cent voter turnout was recorded when polling was held on February 27.
Jharkhand Assembly by-election: Counting of votes going down in Ramgarh
Votes are additionally being counted right now for the Ramgarh meeting by-election in Jharkhand.
Counting began at 8 am at Ramgarh school, some 40 km from the state capital Ranchi.
A voter turnout of over 67.96 per cent was recorded in the Ramgarh meeting constituency bypoll on February 27.
Though 18 candidates, together with 14 Independents, are in the fray, the competition is principally between the Congress, an ally of the ruling JMM-led coalition, and the AJSU Party, which has tied up with the BJP for the bypoll.
The Congress has fielded Mamta Devi’s husband, Bajrang Mahto, from the seat whereas the AJSU Party has nominated its chief Sunita Choudhary.
The by-election was necessitated after the disqualification of Congress legislator Mamta Devi, following her conviction in a legal case.
