LIVE: 69.60% voter turnout recorded in Assam by-elections

 An estimated 69.60 per cent of 7.96 lakh voters exercised their franchise in by-elections to five assembly constituencies in Assam till 5 pm on Saturday when polling ended, an official said. Voting has been peaceful in the five seats - Gossaigaon, Bhabanipur, Tamulpur, Mariani and Thowra.
Polling was conducted with strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols. The highest voter turnout of 76.71 per cent was recorded in Gossaigaon, followed by Thowra (75.07 per cent), Bhabanipur (74 per cent), Tamulpur (62 per cent) and Mariani (61.62 per cent), the official of the state Chief Electoral Officer's office said. (PTI)

Nearly 67 per cent polling was recorded in byelection to the Dadra and Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha constituency by 5 pm  Election Commission officials said. Voting was underway without any untoward incident, they added. It is scheduled to end shortly, at 6 pm. (PTI)

Himachal Pradesh recorded an approximate voter turnout of 55.70 per cent till 5 pm in the ongoing bypolls in three assembly constituencies on Saturday.According to Election Commission, Arki recorded 54 per cent, Fatehpur recorded 54.71 per cent and Jubbal-Kotkhai recorded 59.12 per cent voter turnout till 5 pm. (ANI)

West Bengal recorded a voter turnout of 59.68 per cent till 4.30 pm in the four Assembly constituencies during the by-elections on Saturday (October 30). According to the election commission, the Dinhata assembly seat recorded 61.52 per cent voter turnout while 66.07 per cent turnout is recorded from the Gosaba seat.Kharadaha seat witnessed a voter turnout of 52.37 per cent whereas the Santipur seat reported a 64.18 per cent turnout. The voting began at around 7 am and will continue till 6:30 pm today. (ANI)

 An estimated 56.78 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the bypoll to Sindgi and Hangal assembly constituencies in Karnataka, till 3pm, election officials said. While Sindgi recorded 51.6 per cent voting so far, in Hangal it is 62.72 per cent. The polling began at 7 am and will go on till 7 pm. A total of 19 candidates are in the fray in the two constituencies, including six from Sindgi and 13 from Hangal. Two candidates from Sindgi are women.
The counting of votes will take place on November 2. (PTI)

The Jubbal-Kotkhai Assembly segment has registered the highest polling percentage of 65.88, while the lowest voter turnout of 47.17 per cent was recorded in the Mandi Lok Sabha segment till 4 pm in the bypolls to three Assembly seats and one parliamentary constituency in Himachal Pradesh, an election official said. (PTI)

A voter turnout of 45.67 per cent was recorded till 1 PM  in the bypolls to three Assembly seats and of 39.08 per cent in the byelection to the Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh where ruling BJP and opposition Congress are locked in a straight contest. Jobat, Prithvipur and Raigaon Assembly constituencies recorded turnouts of 40.61%, 53.90% and 44.52% per cent, respectively, in the first six hours of voting till 1 PM, officials said. A total of 48 candidates are in the fray in these four constituencies where polling will be held till 6 PM, the officials said. These byelections were necessitated due to the death of sitting MLAs and an MP. Of the four seats for which the bypollls are underway, two constituencies namely Khandwa (Lok Sabha) and Raigaon (SC) were held by the BJP while Jobat and Prithvipur were with the Congress. (PTI)

Assam: Voting for bypolls to five assembly constituencies has seen 51.65 per cent turnout till 1 pm. Polling is underway in Gossaigaon, Bhabanipur, Tamulpur, Mariani and Thowra assembly segments.
 

Telangana: Huzurabad assembly constituency sees a total voter turnout of 45.63 per cent for the by-poll by 1 pm. Voting began at 7 am and will continue till 6:30 pm today.

Lucknow: Six suspended BSP MLAs -- Hargovind Bhargav, Mujtaba Siddiqui, Hakim Lal Bind, Aslam Raini, Sushma Patel, and Aslam Chaudhary along with BJP MLA from Sitapur Sadar Rakesh Rathore join Samajwadi Party in presence of party president Akhilesh Yadav.

Lucknow: Six suspended BSP MLAs -- Hargovind Bhargav, Mujtaba Siddiqui, Hakim Lal Bind, Aslam Raini, Sushma Patel, and Aslam Chaudhary and BJP MLA from Sitapur Sadar Rakesh Rathore today joined Samajwadi Party in presence of party president Akhilesh Yadav. pic.twitter.com/CTcM52n0BW

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) October 30, 2021

Meghalaya: First-time voters clicked while exercising their votes in Model Polling stations during bye-elections today.

First Time voters exercising their votes in Model Polling stations in Meghalaya Bye Elections@SpokespersonECI @ECISVEEP @rajivkumarec pic.twitter.com/ZdISoP1n7L

— CEOMeghalayaElection (@ceomeghalaya) October 30, 2021

Rajasthan: Over 27 per cent polling registered in the bypoll to the Dhariawad (Pratapgarh) assembly constituency while the figure for the Vallabhnagar (Udaipur) seat was more than 23 per cent till 11 am.
 

PM Narendra Modi arrives at the Vatican City to meet Pope Francis.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the Vatican City to meet Pope Francis pic.twitter.com/rWCNxl7mVI

— ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2021

PM Narendra Modi to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican City, shortly pic.twitter.com/JbmVNqwLk4

— ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2021

Himachal Pradesh: Chief Minister Jairam Thakur along with his family cast his vote at polling station number 36 in Murhag in Mandi Parliamentary constituency bypolls.

 

— Jairam Thakur (@jairamthakurbjp) October 30, 2021

Mumbai: Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, released from Arthur Road Jail.

Aryan Khan walks out of Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail few weeks after being arrested in drugs-on-cruise case pic.twitter.com/tdYosUZ2nP

— ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2021

#WATCH Aryan Khan released from Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail few weeks after being arrested in drugs-on-cruise case pic.twitter.com/gSH8awCMqo

— ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2021

Mizoram: 17% voter turnout witnessed till 9 am in the Tuirial Assembly bypolls.

Karnataka: 8.77% voter turnout recorded till 9 am in Hanagal Assembly bypolls, reports ANI.

8.77% voter turnout recorded till 9 am in Hanagal Assembly bypolls in #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/deQOxcA2Bg

— ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2021

West Bengal: Poll percentage till 9 am: 

Dinhata - 11.12%

Santipur - 15.40%

Khardaha - 11.40%

Gosaba (SC) - 10.37%

Polling is underway for bye-elections in Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies in various states.

@ECISVEEP
#NoVoterTobeLeftBehind #EveryVoteCounts#GoVote #ByeElections2021 pic.twitter.com/DmrxTrV7L7

— CEOMPElections (@CEOMPElections) October 30, 2021

@ECISVEEP
#NoVoterTobeLeftBehind #EveryVoteCounts#GoVote #ByeElections2021 pic.twitter.com/SohVQVWMhh

— CEOMPElections (@CEOMPElections) October 30, 2021

Enthusiastic Elector on her way towards the Polling Booth No 162 to cast her vote under 127 Gosaba (SC) Assembly Constituency of South 24 Parganas District.@SpokespersonECI @ECISVEEP
@rajivkumarec pic.twitter.com/MViRSYGvBC

— CEO West Bengal (@CEOWestBengal) October 30, 2021

CAPF in position at the Polling Station No 162 under 127 Gosaba (SC) Assembly Constituency of South 24 Parganas District.@SpokespersonECI @ECISVEEP
@rajivkumarec pic.twitter.com/psbpsgpMTu

— CEO West Bengal (@CEOWestBengal) October 30, 2021

Proud Voters showcasing their inked-fingers after casting their vote under 127 Gosaba (SC) Assembly Constituency of South 24 Parganas District.@SpokespersonECI @ECISVEEP
@rajivkumarec pic.twitter.com/RoFllZRYH0

— CEO West Bengal (@CEOWestBengal) October 30, 2021

Every vote counts - a proud voter at Polling Station No 162 under 127 Gosaba (SC) Assembly Constituency of South 24 Parganas District.@SpokespersonECI @ECISVEEP
@rajivkumarec pic.twitter.com/WhN8ZuYXU7

— CEO West Bengal (@CEOWestBengal) October 30, 2021

Bihar: Pictures of people voting for bypoll to Kusheshwar Asthan assembly seat in Darbhanga. 

Bihar | Voting for bypoll to Kusheshwar Asthan assembly seat in Darbhanga underway

By-elections are being held in three parliamentary constituencies and 30 assembly constituencies in different states today pic.twitter.com/lROdE2Y1wA

— ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2021

West Bengal: Voters queue up outside polling booths in North Parganas and Dinhata Cooch Behar to exercise their franchise. Voting for 3 Lok Sabha and 30 Assembly seats has begun at 7 AM across several states.

West Bengal | People queue up outside polling booths in North Parganas and Dinhata Cooch Behar where Assembly polls have been scheduled for today.

Other places where bypolls will be held today include Santipur in Nadia district and Gosaba in South 24 Parganas. pic.twitter.com/CEVI5SE4Vr

— ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2021

Bihar: Over 5.85 lakh eligible voters can vote in Kusheshwar Asthan (SC) and Tarapur seats today.

बिहार विधानसभा उपनिर्वाचन 2021 से संबंधित आवश्यक जानकारी
मतदान तिथि‘ 30.10.2021@ECISVEEP pic.twitter.com/yAQpExGU7e

— CEO Bihar #ElectionDepartmentBihar (@CEOBihar) October 29, 2021

Follow the thread below for all information that you need on how to vote:

Know how to cast your vote using EVM-VVPAT. Also, get to know about COVID safety measures carried out by ECI.#ECIPublication #VoterGuide #GoVote #ByeElections2021 #ECI

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— Election Commission of India #SVEEP (@ECISVEEP) October 29, 2021

The three parliamentary constituencies that are going for poll today are Madhya Pradesh (Khandwa), Himachal Pradesh (Mandi) and the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

In the assembly constituencies, Andhra Pradesh will hold an election in its Badvel (SC) constituency, Assam will conduct elections in five assembly constituencies of Gossaigaon, Bhabanipur, Tamulpur, Mariani and Thowra, Bihar will hold elections on Kusheshwar Asthan (SC) and Tarapur seats and Haryana will hold an election in the Ellenabad assembly seat.

Himachal Pradesh will also hold polls on three seats in Fatehpur, Arki and Jubbal-Kotkhaim, Karnataka on Sindgi and Hangal, Madhya Pradesh on Prithvipur, Raigaon (SC), Jobat (ST) and Maharashtra in the Deglur (SC) constituency.

Meghalaya will conduct assembly bye-polls for the Mawryngkneng (ST), Mawphlang (ST) and Rajabala constituencies, Mizoram for Tuirial (ST), Nagaland for Shamtorr-Chessore (ST), Rajasthan for Vallabhnagar and Dhariawad (ST), Telangana for Huzurabad and West Bengal for Dinhata, Santipur, Khardaha and Gosaba (SC) assembly seats.

Hello and welcome to Zee News live blog. Stay tuned for live updates on by-polls in three Lok Sabha and 30 assembly constituencies across different states and UTs that are going to be held today (October 30).