Results of by polls for assembly constituencies spread across seven states are pouring in.<br/><br/>In Kerala, Congress has won all the three seats in the by-polls held Saturday. In the Kannur assembly seat Mr. A.P. Abdullahkutty of the Congress won by a margin of 12,043 votes. He defeated his nearest rival Mr. M.V. Jairajan of the CPIM. In Ernakulam, Mr. Dominic Presentation of Congress humbled Mr. P.N. Seenulal of the CPM by 8620 votes. In Alappuzha assembly constituency, Congress candidate Mr. A.A. Shukkoor defeated Mr. G. Krishna Prasad of CPI by a margin of 4428 votes.<br/><br/>Expressing happiness over the UDF victory in the bye-election to the three assembly constituencies of Kerala , Oppostion Leader Mr Oommen Chandy said that the verdict is a clear indication of voters' displeasure with the ruling LDF Government. Addressing a press conference at Thiruvananthapuram, he said that the Chief Election Commssion has ensured transparent and peaceful election in Kerala by deploying central forces. Mr Chandy further added that the present victory of Congress adds to the party's responsibility towards the people of Kerala.<br/><br/>In Assam, the ruling Congress has captured both the Dhekiajuli and South Salmara Assembly seats from the main opposition Asom Gana Parishad and the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF). The Congress nominee Mr. Bhimananda Tanti defeated his nearest Asom Gana Parishad rival Mr. Siba Charan Sahu by a margin of over 21 thousand votes in the Dhekiajuli seat in Sonitpur district. In South Salmara constituency, the Congress candidate Wazed Ali Choudhury defeated his nearest AIUDF rival Abdur Rahman Ajmal by over six thousand seven hundred votes. However, the results are yet to be declared officially.<br/><br/>In Himachal Pradesh, Congress and BJP both have won one seat each. Congress candidate Sujan Singh Pathania has defeated his BJP rival Baldev Raj Chaudhary by a margin 5,249 votes whereas BJP candidate Khushi Ram Balnahata has defeated his rival Congress candidate Manjeet Thakur in Rohru constituency by a margin of around 8,400 votes.<br/><br/>In Rajasthan, BJP candidate Ramesh Meena defeated Shivdayal Meena of Congress in Toda Bhim by a margin of 8277 votes. In Salumbar, congress candidate Basanti Devi Meena defeated the BJP candidate Amrit Lal Meena by a margin of 3098 votes.<br/><br/>In West Bengal, out of ten assembly seats bye-elections eight have been bagged by opposition Trinamool Congress- congress alliance, one forward block and one Independent.
News On AIR | November 10, 2009 2:44 PM
Congress sweeps Assembly bye poll in Kerala & Assam