Dhamnagar Bypoll Results Live Updates: BJP's Suryavanshi Suraj wins by 9881 votes

Counting of votes for the by-election to Dhamnagar Assembly constituency is under process. The counting will take place on 14 tables in as many as 18 rounds. The bypoll result is expected to be declared by 2 pm. 

As the bypoll witnessed a strong contest from among the candidates in the fray, even political pundits are finding it difficult to predict who will win the bypoll. The bypoll for Dhamnagar Assembly seat was necessitated due to untimely demise of sitting BJP MLA Bishnu Charan Sethi.

Nov 06, 2022 19:34 IST
Dhamnagar Bypoll result is a victory of democracy, youth and women: Dharmendra Pradhan
Dhamnagar Bypoll result is a victory of democracy, youth and women. Gratitude to the people of Dhamnagar for reposing their faith on BJP, Odisha for honouring the legacy of Late Bishnu Sethi and for blessing Suryabanshi Suraj, said Union Minister and BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan.



Nov 06, 2022 19:33 IST
BJD expected BJP could win Dhamnagar bypoll, says Naveen
I have always respected the verdict of the people. The BJP MLA (Bishnu Sethi) had died recently, he was quite popular. His son was given the ticket. So we expected that they would win this byelection, said Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Dhamnagar Bypoll results.



Nov 06, 2022 17:55 IST
BJP's Suryavanshi Suraj wins by 9881 votes
BJP has retained the Dhamnagar Assembly seat. Party's candidate Suryavanshi Suraj has won the election by defying BJD's Abanti Das by 9881 votes.



Nov 06, 2022 17:47 IST
Dhamnagar Bypoll Results: BJD's Abanti Das trailing by 8902 votes after 19th round
BJP candidate Suryavanshi Suraj leads by 8902 votes, has secured 80090 votes after 19th round of counting.



Nov 06, 2022 17:24 IST
Dhamnagar Bypoll Results: BJP on way to retain seat, leads by 8825 votes
BJP candidate Suryavanshi Suraj extends lead to 8825 votes after 17th round of counting in the by-election to Dhamnagar Assembly constituency. 



Nov 06, 2022 14:39 IST
Dhamnagar bypoll: 12th round counting ends, BJP leading by over 6000 votes
The BJP continues to dominate in the bypoll to the Dhamnagar Assembly seat as the party is now leading by 6214 votes after the 12th round of counting.



Nov 06, 2022 14:34 IST
Dhamnagar Bypoll: BJP leading by 5310 votes
BJP candidate Suryavanshi Suraj is now leading by 5310 votes after 11th round of counting. Seven more rounds of counting are left.



Nov 06, 2022 13:11 IST
7th round voting concludes, BJP leading by over 5000 votes
BJP is now leading by 5200 votes after the completion of the 7th round of counting. If the present trend continues, BJP may manage to retain the seat.



Nov 06, 2022 12:28 IST
BJP leading by over 4000 votes
BJP candidate Suryabanshi Suraj is now leading on the Dhamnagar Assembly constituency seat by 4392 votes.



Nov 06, 2022 11:57 IST
5th round of counting ends, BJP leading
After the end of the 5th round of voting, BJP has strengthened its lead. The saffron party candidate is now leading by 3600 votes, as per the ECI data.
Bypoll



Nov 06, 2022 11:22 IST
BJP strengthening lead in Dhamnagar Assembly constituency
BJP candidate Suryabanshi Suraj is leading on Dhamnagar Assembly seat by 3261 votes from his nearest BJD candidate Abanti Das (14920 votes).
Bypoll



Nov 06, 2022 11:04 IST
Dhamnagar bypoll: Will continue work for Dhamnagar's development irrespective of poll results, says Suraj 
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s candidate Suryavanshi Suraj, son of former sitting MLA Bishnu Charan Sethi whose demise necessitated the bypoll, said, “The results of only the initial round have emerged. It is too early to say anything about the final outcome. But I hope the wish of Dhamnagar people should fulfill.”
“There were five candidates in the fray and the election was fought by the people of Dhamnagar. I believe Dhamnagar people have cast their votes for a capable candidate. Since we had been fighting the election on the development issues, we will continue our work for the development of Dhamnagar irrespective of poll results,” he said. 



Nov 06, 2022 10:14 IST
2nd round voting concludes, BJP leading
After the completion of the second round of voting for the Dhamnagar bypoll, BJP is leading with 1379 votes.
Dhamnagar bypoll



Nov 06, 2022 09:50 IST
Initial trends as per ECI: BJP leading with 769 votes
Check the initial trends for the Dhamnagar bypoll below:
Dhamnagar Bypoll



Nov 06, 2022 09:28 IST
BJP leading on Dhamnagar Assembly seat
As per the initial trends, BJP candidate Suryabanshi Suraj is leading on the Dhamnagar Assembly seat with 779 votes.



Nov 06, 2022 08:27 IST
Who will win the Dhamnagar bypoll?
Out of the five candidates, who contested for the bypoll, the contest between BJD’s Abanti Sahu, BJP’s Suryabanshi Suraj and independent candidate Rajendra Das is said to be neck to neck. Besides, Congress has vouched to better its 2019 tally.



Nov 06, 2022 08:20 IST
Security arrangements beefed up for counting of votes
A total of 10 platoons of armed police force along with a platoon of CRPF jawans have been deployed to ensure smooth conduct of the entire counting process.
Security forces for Dhamnagar Bypoll



Nov 06, 2022 08:15 IST
Dhamnagar bypoll result: Fate of 5 candidates to be decided today
The voting for the byelection to the Dhamnagar Assembly constituency in Bhadrak district was held on Thursday. The polling had taken place in 252 booths, of which 110 were sensitive. Over 2.38 lakh voters have sealed the fate of five candidates in the fray. The fate of the five candidates contested for the bypoll is expected to be declared today by 2 pm.



Nov 06, 2022 04:23 IST
Countdown begins for counting of votes
The fate of the candidates sealed in the EVM machines will be revealed tomorrow as the counting is all set to start from 8 am on Sunday. Read More..