Amarwara Assembly bypoll in Madhya Pradesh: After three rounds of counting, BJP leads over Congress
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Amarwara bypoll vote counting in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh on July 13 2024
Counting of votes for the Amarwara bypoll in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh began on July 13 amid tight security arrangements, a poll official said.
The counting of votes commenced at 8 am at the Government PG College Bhawan and is going on peacefully, the official said.
After the third round, Kamlesh Pratap Shah of the BJP was leading by 4,160 votes over Congress' Dheeran Shah Invati, he said.
A turnout of 78.71% was recorded in the bye-election for the Scheduled Tribe-reserved constituency on Wednesday.
The fate of the nine candidates, including those from the BJP, Congress and Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP), will be decided in the 20 rounds of counting.
According to officials, a three-tier security system is in place at the counting venue.
The turnout in the constituency dropped by 10% compared to the 2023 assembly election, when it recorded 88.63 per cent polling.
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