Bankipur, Datia election result LIVE: Vote counting begins; Prashant Kishor faces big electoral test in Bihar
Bankipur, Datia election result LIVE: Counting of votes for the bypolls in three assembly constituencies, Bankipur, Datia and Manjalpur, has begun. In Bankipur, Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor faces his first electoral test. Trends are expected to emerge shortly.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) initiated vote counting for assembly bypolls in Bankipur, Bihar; Datia, Madhya Pradesh; and Manjalpur, Gujarat. Trend analysis is anticipated to commence soon, with results expected on Monday, 30th July 2026. In Bankipur, the by-election superseded Nitin Nabin's resignation, leading to a three-way contest between the BJP, Jan Suraaj Party, and the RJD.
The BJP's Neeraj Kumar Sinha is facing off against Prashant Kishor, the founder of Jan Suraaj Party, in Bihar's first-ever bypoll for Kishor.
Datia's primary battle pits BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari against Congress's Ghanshyam Singh, who defeated former state home minister Narottam Mishra by over 7,500 votes in the 2023 assembly elections. Mishra's seat became vacant post a Delhi court's three-year prison sentence in a fraud case, with the BJP opting not to contest Mishra's re-election.
Manjalpur's bypoll was triggered by the demise of BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Yogesh Patel, leading to a voter turnout of 37.5% across 260 polling stations. The contest features BJP leader Satish Govindbhai Patel and Gujarat Congress vice president Bhikhabhai Rabari, a former minister.
In Bankipur, the vote counting commenced at 8 am, as observers await signals on Kishor's prospects. The BJP, having held the seat since 1995, aims to maintain its dominance despite Kishor's challenge. Datia's outcome hinges on Tiwari and Singh's contest, while Manjalpur's race centers on Patel and Rabari.
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