A record turnout of voters marked the bypoll to RK Nagar Assembly
constituency in Tamil Nadu, from where Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa is
seeking re-election after her acquittal in a graft case, while high
voting was recorded in five other assembly bypolls spread across as many
states.
RK Nagar and Aruvikkara in Kerala, where ruling Congress- led UDF and Opposition CPI(M)-headed LDF are locked in a close contest, registered an identical turnout of 74.4 %
The voter turn out was over 80 % in Pratapgarh and Surma seats in Tripura and Chokpot (Meghalaya) while Garoth in Madhya Pradesh saw a turnout of 71.24%
Counting of votes will be held on June 30,2015
Note
R K Nagar ,Tamil Nadu
One of the smallest constituencies in Tamil Nadu, R K Nagar in Chennai city had witnessed 72.72 per cent voting in the 2011 Assembly elections.
CPI, AIADMK's main rival in this bypoll, alleged booth- capturing. The party's candidate C Mahendran said a complaint had been filed with election authorities alleging that some of the booths were captured by AIADMK men.
Besides Jayalalithaa and Mahendran, 26 others, including maverick social activist 'Traffic' Ramaswamy alias KR Ramaswamy. Main opposition parties DMK, DMDK, Congress, BJP and PMK have boycotted the bypoll.
The by-election was necessitated by AIADMK's P Vetrivel vacating the seat in May to enable Jayalalithaa seek re-election post her acquittal by the Karnataka High Court.
Aruvikkara,Kerala
In Kerala, voters braved heavy rains to turn out in large numbers for the bypoll in Aruvikkara. During the 2011 assembly elections, the polling percentage in the seat was 70.61.
The bypoll was necessitated following the death of former Speaker G Karthikeyan who represented the segment (previously known as Aryanad) in the state assembly from 1991-2015.
In a three-cornered contest, UDF candidate K S Sabarinath, younger son of Karthikeyan, is taking on former Speaker and ex-minister M Vijaykumar (LDF) and former union minister, O Rajagopal fielded by BJP.
The bypoll is a litmus test for both the Fronts as panchayat polls are to be held later this year and assembly elections are just a year away.
Garoth ,Madhya Pradesh
In the by-election to Garoth assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district, the voter turnout was 71.24 per cent.
A total of eight candidates are in the fray, but the main contest is between Congress nominee and former minister Subhash Sojatia and BJP's Chander Singh Sisodia.
The bypoll was necessitated due to death of sitting BJP MLA Rajesh Yadav.
Chokpot constituency in Meghalaya
The seat fell vacant after the death of Garo National Council leader Clifford Marak earlier this year. His widow Kalpana Sangma is a front runner for the seat even as another widow, Bluebell R Sangma, wife of former legislator Mason S Sangma, is contesting on a Congress ticket.
The other two candidates are National Peoples' Party candidate Phillipole D Marak and Independent TR Marak
Pratapgarh and Surma in Tripura
The Pratapgarh seat fell vacant due to the death of CPI(M) veteran and former minister Anil Sarkar while the by-poll for the Surma seat was necessitated as its sitting MLA Sudhir Das died.
Anil Sarkar won from his constituency for eight consecutive times since 1978 and Sudhir Das won the Surma seat on five consecutive occasions since 1993.
The ruling CPI(M), opposition Congress and BJP fielded their candidates.
RK Nagar and Aruvikkara in Kerala, where ruling Congress- led UDF and Opposition CPI(M)-headed LDF are locked in a close contest, registered an identical turnout of 74.4 %
The voter turn out was over 80 % in Pratapgarh and Surma seats in Tripura and Chokpot (Meghalaya) while Garoth in Madhya Pradesh saw a turnout of 71.24%
Counting of votes will be held on June 30,2015
Note
R K Nagar ,Tamil Nadu
One of the smallest constituencies in Tamil Nadu, R K Nagar in Chennai city had witnessed 72.72 per cent voting in the 2011 Assembly elections.
CPI, AIADMK's main rival in this bypoll, alleged booth- capturing. The party's candidate C Mahendran said a complaint had been filed with election authorities alleging that some of the booths were captured by AIADMK men.
Besides Jayalalithaa and Mahendran, 26 others, including maverick social activist 'Traffic' Ramaswamy alias KR Ramaswamy. Main opposition parties DMK, DMDK, Congress, BJP and PMK have boycotted the bypoll.
The by-election was necessitated by AIADMK's P Vetrivel vacating the seat in May to enable Jayalalithaa seek re-election post her acquittal by the Karnataka High Court.
Aruvikkara,Kerala
In Kerala, voters braved heavy rains to turn out in large numbers for the bypoll in Aruvikkara. During the 2011 assembly elections, the polling percentage in the seat was 70.61.
The bypoll was necessitated following the death of former Speaker G Karthikeyan who represented the segment (previously known as Aryanad) in the state assembly from 1991-2015.
In a three-cornered contest, UDF candidate K S Sabarinath, younger son of Karthikeyan, is taking on former Speaker and ex-minister M Vijaykumar (LDF) and former union minister, O Rajagopal fielded by BJP.
The bypoll is a litmus test for both the Fronts as panchayat polls are to be held later this year and assembly elections are just a year away.
Garoth ,Madhya Pradesh
In the by-election to Garoth assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district, the voter turnout was 71.24 per cent.
A total of eight candidates are in the fray, but the main contest is between Congress nominee and former minister Subhash Sojatia and BJP's Chander Singh Sisodia.
The bypoll was necessitated due to death of sitting BJP MLA Rajesh Yadav.
Chokpot constituency in Meghalaya
The seat fell vacant after the death of Garo National Council leader Clifford Marak earlier this year. His widow Kalpana Sangma is a front runner for the seat even as another widow, Bluebell R Sangma, wife of former legislator Mason S Sangma, is contesting on a Congress ticket.
The other two candidates are National Peoples' Party candidate Phillipole D Marak and Independent TR Marak
Pratapgarh and Surma in Tripura
The Pratapgarh seat fell vacant due to the death of CPI(M) veteran and former minister Anil Sarkar while the by-poll for the Surma seat was necessitated as its sitting MLA Sudhir Das died.
Anil Sarkar won from his constituency for eight consecutive times since 1978 and Sudhir Das won the Surma seat on five consecutive occasions since 1993.
The ruling CPI(M), opposition Congress and BJP fielded their candidates.
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