Electoral victory

October 9, 2026 9:48 PM

BJP Sweeps Nandigram, Rejinagar in West Bengal Bypolls

The BJP on Friday swept the West Bengal assembly bypolls, trouncing its rivals by a record margin in politically significant Nandigram and scoring a victory in Rejinagar, consolidating its position barely five months after ending the TMC’s 15-year rule in the state. In Nandigram, BJP candidate Hasirani Rath, mother of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s slain personal assistant Chandranath Rath, defeated Congress nominee Milan Pradhan by a record margin of 1,22,753 votes, according to the Ele...

October 9, 2026 5:23 PM

BJP wins Nandigram assembly by-election by record margin of over 1.22 lakh votes

BJP’s Nandigram assembly by-election candidate Hasirani Rath trounced her nearest rival, Milan Pradhan of the Congress, by a record margin of 1,22,753 votes, as the EC declared the results on Friday. Rath, mother of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s slain personal assistant Chandranath Rath, polled 1,64,427 votes in the politically significant constituency in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district against Pradhan’s 41,674. All other candidates, including those of the Left Front, ISF, a...

November 23, 2024 5:51 PM

Priyanka Gandhi wins Wayanad bypoll, marginally misses Rahul Gandhi’s record

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has secured her first electoral victory, winning the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election with a margin of 4.08 lakh votes. While her margin fell slightly short of her brother Rahul Gandhi’s record of 4.30 lakh votes in 2019, it remains a decisive win for the Congress leader in her debut election. The bypoll was necessitated after Rahul Gandhi vacated the seat earlier this year to retain Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh, a constituency previously represent...