Bypolls held in 29 Assembly and 3 Lok Sabha seats, high voter turnout recorded in most places

A voter turnout of 50 to 90 per cent was recorded in three Lok Sabha and 29 assembly constituencies spread across 13 states during bypolls held on Saturday.

A turnout of 50 percent to 90 percent was recorded in three Lok Sabha and 29 assembly constituencies spread across 13 states during by-elections on Saturday, with INLD leader Abhay Chautala, who quit the Haryana assembly in protest against the new agri laws, and Congress' Pratibha Singh, wife of late chief minister Virbhadra Singh, among the prominent candidates in the fray.

The voting passed off peacefully and it was ensured that all Covid-19 safety measures were followed, officials said.