Counting of votes for by-poll to Asansol LS seat, four assembly constituencies underway; all eyes on Shatrughan Sinha
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The counting of votes began at 8 AM and is being held in West Bengal's Asansol and Ballygunge, Bihar's Bochahan, Chhattisgarh's Khairagarh and Kolhapur North in Maharashtra.
New Delhi: The counting of votes for by-polls to Asansol Lok Sabha seat and four assembly constituencies started on Saturday (April 16, 2022) morning amid tight security.
The counting of votes began at 8 AM and is being held in West Bengal's Asansol and Ballygunge, Bihar's Bochahan, Chhattisgarh's Khairagarh and Kolhapur North in Maharashtra.
In Bengal, the by-elections were necessitated as Babul Supriyo resigned as the MP of Asansol after switching over to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while state minister Subrata Mukherjee, who represented Ballygunge, died last year.
Around 66.42 per cent and 41.23 per cent polling was recorded in the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency and the Ballygunge assembly seat, respectively, in the elections held on April 12.
All eyes are on Shatrughan Sinha, who has been fielded by Mamata Banerjee's party from Asansol. On the other hand, the BJP has nominated Asansol Dakshin MLA Agnimitra Paul.
