Bankipur, Datia Bypoll Results 2026 LIVE: Prashant Kishor Achieves Electoral Victory In BJP Stronghold Of Bankipur; Congress Picks A Win
Vote counting began for assembly by-elections in Bankipur, Bihar, Manjalpur, Gujarat, and Datia, Madhya Pradesh.
Counting of votes began at 8 am on Monday for assembly by-elections in Bankipur in Bihar, Manjalpur in Gujarat and Datia in Madhya Pradesh, with the contests carrying varying political significance for the BJP and Congress.
While the results are unlikely to affect the stability of the BJP governments in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, the bypolls will test the parties' electoral standing and, in Bankipur, the appeal of Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor. The counting of votes began at 8 am
Counting of votes for the Bankipur assembly bypoll in Bihar began with all eyes on whether debutant Prashant Kishor of Jan Suraaj Party wrests the seat from the BJP. The by-election was necessitated following the resignation of BJP national president Nitin Nabin, who gave up the seat in April upon election to the Rajya Sabha.
The outcome of the Manjalpur assembly bypoll in Gujarat on Monday won't have any bearing on the BJP's strength; however, it remains interesting to watch how Congress puts up a fight in the saffron stronghold in Vadodara city.
The outcome of the Datia assembly bypoll in Madhya Pradesh may not alter the stability of the BJP government in the state, but political observers believe it could significantly shape the political standing of both the ruling BJP and Opposition Congress in the state ahead of the 2028 assembly elections.
Bankipur Election Result 2026 Live: Charting Prashant Kishor's Win — A Timeline Of Bankipur Elections
NDTV documents the timeline of Bankipur's various electoral victories and vote shares, to chart the names that won the seat in Bihar up until Prashant Kishor cracking the BJP bastion.
Bankipur Election Result 2026 Live: 'Don't View People Of Bihar As Vote Bank': Prashant Kishore On Bankipur Victory
Prashant Kishor of the Jan Suraaj Party stated that his historic victory of the BJP stronghold of Bankipur during bypoll election signalled that the people of Bihar should not be viewed as a vote bank, who vote based on caste or promises of provisions.
"Do not view the people of Bihar merely as a vote bank to be tapped through promises of five kg of grain or caste-based appeals. You may not need to care for Bihar as much as you do for Gujarat, but at least show half that level of concern," Kishor said.
VIDEO | Patna: Prashant Kishor secured a historic victory in the Bankipur Assembly by-election, marking the Jan Suraaj Party's maiden electoral win and ending the BJP's long-standing hold on the seat.
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Bankipur Election Result 2026 Live: Prashant Kishor Achieves Electoral Victory In BJP Stronghold
Prashant Kishor of the Jan Suraaj Party won the bypoll election of the Bharatiya Janata Party stronghold Bankipur by over 19,000 votes defeating BJP's Neeraj Kumar.
Datia Election Result 2026 Live: INC's Ghanshyam Singh Wins Bye Election In Datia
Ghanshyam Singh of the Indian National Congress (INC) won the bye elections for the assembly constituency of Daita, Madhya Pradesh by 6,016 votes, defeating Ashutosh Tiwari of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Datia Election Result 2026 Live: Status After 14 Rounds
Datia Status of EVM Round: 14/15
- Ghanshyam Singh, Indian National Congress (INC): 64,808
- Ashutosh Tiwari, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 57.277
Bankipur Election Result 2026 Live: Status After 28 Rounds
Status of EVM Round: 28/31: Bankipur
- Prashant Kishor, Jan Suraaj Party: 59,213 votes
- Neeraj Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party: 39,794 votes
- Rekha Kumari, Rashtriya Janata Dal: 13,620nvotes
Datia Election Result 2026 Live: Status After 12 Rounds
Datia Status of EVM Round: 12/15
- Ghanshyam Singh, Indian National Congress (INC): 58,417
- Ashutosh Tiwari, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 45,810
Bankipur Election Result 2026 Live: Status After 26 Rounds
Status of EVM Round: 26/31: Bankipur
- Prashant Kishor, Jan Suraaj Party: 53,566 votes
- Neeraj Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party: 37,702 votes
- Rekha Kumari, Rashtriya Janata Dal: 11,933 votes
Datia Election Result 2026 Live: Status After 10 Rounds
Datia Status of EVM Round: 10/15
- Ghanshyam Singh, Indian National Congress (INC): 50,307
- Ashutosh Tiwari, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 39,396
Bankipur Election Result 2026 Live: Status After 22 Rounds
Status of EVM Round: 22/31: Bankipur
- Prashant Kishor, Jan Suraaj Party: 44,525 votes
- Neeraj Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party: 31,716 votes
- Rekha Kumari, Rashtriya Janata Dal: 10,562 votes
Bankipur Election Result 2026 Live: Prashant Kishor's Supporters Celebrate
Celebrations broke out at the Jan Suraaj Party headquarters and outside the counting centre at A N College here, with supporters dancing to the tunes of local songs and distributing sweets.
Jan Suraaj Party candidate Prashant Kishor widened his lead over BJP's Neeraj Kumar Sinha to 11,893 votes in the Bankipur assembly by-election in Bihar as the counting crossed the halfway mark.
: Jan Suraaj Party supporters celebrate as early trends show party chief Prashant Kishor leading in the Bankipur Assembly by-election
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Manjalpur Election Result 2026 Live: BJP Wins By 30K Votes
BJP candidate Satendrabhai Patel (Satish Patel) has won the Manjalpur Assembly by-election by a margin of 30,499 votes, registering a decisive victory over Congress candidate Bhikhabhai Rabari.
Datia Election Result 2026 Live: Reason For Datia Bypoll
The bypoll was necessitated after a Delhi court in April this year sentenced Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti to three years' imprisonment in a cheating case, leading to the termination of his assembly membership.
Hours ahead of the counting, the Congress suspended Bharti from the party's primary membership on Sunday night, according to an official statement.
Bharti, who represented the Datia seat in the assembly before his disqualification, said the action taken against him was wrong and that the public would respond to this in the 2028 Madhya Pradesh assembly polls.
He alleged that the entire episode (a reference to the cheating case and his subsequent suspension from the party) was a "conspiracy" by Narottam Mishra and that Congress candidate Ghanshyam Singh had contested the election in collusion with him.
Datia Election Result 2026 Live: Status After Nine Rounds
Datia Status of EVM Round: 9/15
- Ghanshyam Singh, Indian National Congress (INC): 44,958
- Ashutosh Tiwari, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 35,439
Manjalpur Election Result 2026 Live: Status After 19 Rounds
Manjalpur Status of EVM Round: 19/20
Satendrabhai Patel, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 55,244 votes
Bhikabhai Rabari, Indian National Congress (INC): 24,677 votes
Bankipur Election Result 2026 Live: Status After 18 Rounds
Status of EVM Round: 18/31: Bankipur
- Prashant Kishor, Jan Suraaj Party: 35,713 votes
- Neeraj Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party: 25,277 votes
- Rekha Kumari, Rashtriya Janata Dal: 9,316 votes
Bankipur Election Result 2026 Live: BJP Workers Bring Sweet But...
BJP party workers were seen ordering 'laddoos' at several sweet shops in Patna, asserting that BJP's Neeraj Kumar Sinha's victory was a forgone conclusion.
However, Jan Suraaj Party candidate Prashant Kishor has widened his lead over BJP's Neeraj Kumar Sinha to 9,581 votes in the Bankipur assembly by-election as the counting progressed in Bihar.
Datia Election Result 2026 Live: Status After Seven Rounds
Datia Status of EVM Round: 7/15
- Ghanshyam Singh, Indian National Congress (INC): 31,436
- Ashutosh Tiwari, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 28,141
Manjalpur Election Result 2026 Live: Status After 18 Rounds
Manjalpur Status of EVM Round: 18/19
Satendrabhai Patel, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 52,921 votes
Bhikabhai Rabari, Indian National Congress (INC): 23,913 votes
Bankipur Election Result 2026 Live: Status After 15 Rounds
Status of EVM Round: 15/31: Bankipur
- Prashant Kishor, Jan Suraaj Party: 29,752 votes
- Neeraj Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party: 21,550 votes
- Rekha Kumari, Rashtriya Janata Dal: 6,755 votes
Datia Election Result 2026 Live: Status After Six Rounds
Datia Status of EVM Round: 6/15
- Ghanshyam Singh, Indian National Congress (INC): 25,856
- Ashutosh Tiwari, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 24,070
Manjalpur Election Result 2026 Live: Status After 15 Rounds
Manjalpur Status of EVM Round: 15/19
Satendrabhai Patel, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 43,431 votes
Bhikabhai Rabari, Indian National Congress (INC): 19,232 votes
Bankipur Election Result 2026 Live: Status After 12 Rounds
Status of EVM Round: 12/31: Bankipur
- Prashant Kishor, Jan Suraaj Party: 23,756 votes
- Neeraj Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party: 17,110 votes
- Rekha Kumari, Rashtriya Janata Dal: 4,850 votes
Datia Election Result 2026 Live: Status After Six Rounds
Congress candidate Ghanshyam Singh took a slim lead of 1,786 votes over BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari after the sixth round of counting on Monday for the Datia assembly bypoll in Madhya Pradesh. In the previous rounds, Tiwari was ahead of Singh.
After the completion of the sixth of 15 rounds of counting, Singh secured 25,856 votes, while Tiwari bagged 24,070 votes.
Manjalpur Election Result 2026 Live: Status After 12 Rounds
Manjalpur Status of EVM Round: 12/19
- Satendrabhai Patel, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 34,345 votes
- Bhikabhai Rabari, Indian National Congress (INC): 14,977 votes
Bankipur Election Result 2026 Live: Bihar Minister Dismisses Prashant Kishor's Lead
The counting of votes for the bypoll began at 8 am in Patna on Monday, with all eyes on whether debutant Kishor wrests the seat from the BJP.
Bihar minister Shrawon Kumar said, "These are early trends. The picture will become clear after a few more rounds of counting. We are hopeful that the mandate will be in the NDA's favour because we have worked for the development of people irrespective of caste, religion or creed."
Datia Election Result 2026 Live: Status After 5 Rounds
Congress candidate Ghanshyam Singh took a narrow lead of 308 votes over BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari after the fifth round of counting on Monday for the Datia assembly bypoll in Madhya Pradesh. In the previous rounds, Tiwari was ahead of Singh.
After the completion of the fifth of 15 rounds of counting, Singh secured 21,047 votes, while Tiwari bagged 20,739 votes.
Datia Election Result 2026 Live: Status After 4 Rounds
Congress candidate Ghanshyam Singh took a narrow lead over BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari after the fourth round of counting on Monday for the Datia assembly bypoll in Madhya Pradesh. In the previous rounds, Tiwari was ahead of Singh.
Datia Status of EVM Round: 4/15
- Ghanshyam Singh, Indian National Congress (INC): 17,290
- Ashutosh Tiwari, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 16,457
Manjalpur Election Result 2026 Live: Status After 9 Rounds
Manjalpur Status of EVM Round: 9/19
- Satendrabhai Patel, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 25,618 votes
- Bhikabhai Rabari, Indian National Congress (INC): 12,027 votes
Bankipur Election Result 2026 Live: Status After 6 Rounds
Status of EVM Round: 6/31: Bankipur
- Prashant Kishor, Jan Suraaj Party: 11,603 votes
- Neeraj Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party: 8,152 votes
- Rekha Kumari, Rashtriya Janata Dal: 2,154 votes
Bankipur Election Result 2026 Live: Prashant Kishor Extends Margin
Prashant Kishor has extended his lead in Bankipur, Bihar. After six rounds of counting, his margin now stands at 3,647 votes, up from 1,145 votes after four rounds.
Datia Election Result 2026 Live: MLAs in Madhya Pradesh
In the 230-member Madhya Pradesh assembly, the BJP has 164 MLAs, the Congress 64 and the Bharat Adivasi Party one legislator.
Datia Election Result 2026 Live: BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari Ahead
BJP candidate Ashutosh Tiwari was leading by 875 votes over Congress nominee Ghanshyam Singh after the second round of counting on Monday for the Datia assembly bypoll in Madhya Pradesh.
Tiwari secured 8,253 votes, while Singh bagged 7,378 votes after the completion of two of 15 rounds of counting.
Datia Election Result 2026 Live: First Electoral Test For BJP State President
The Datia bypoll is also the first electoral test for newly appointed BJP state president Hemant Khandelwal.
Datia Election Result 2026 Live: Bypoll Candidates
The Congress fielded Ghanshyam Singh from the seat while the BJP nominated Ashutosh Tiwari. Nineteen other candidates also contested the bypoll. Voting for the Datia bypoll was held on July 30, and recorded 71.44% turnout.
Datia Election Result 2026 Live: Reason For Bypoll
Counting of votes for the bypoll to the Datia assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh necessitated after a Delhi court in April this year sentenced Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti to three years' imprisonment in a cheating case, leading to the termination of his assembly membership.
The counting process began at 8 am at the Polytechnic College under tight security, starting with postal ballots before moving on to Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
Manjalpur Election Result 2026 Live: Satish Patel vs Bhikhabhai Rabari
The BJP fielded former Vadodara Municipal Corporation councillor Satish Govindbhai Patel, while the Congress nominated its Gujarat vice president Bhikhabhai Rabari.
Manjalpur Election Result 2026 Live: BJP's Satish Patel Leads
BJP candidate Satish Patel surged ahead by more than 8,000 votes over his Congress rival after four of 19 rounds of counting in the Manjalpur assembly by-election in Gujarat on Monday.
Patel secured 12,941 votes after the end of four rounds, while his nearest rival, Congress candidate and former minister Bhikhabhai Rabari, polled 4,568 votes, giving the BJP nominee a lead of 8,373 votes.
Bankipur Election Result 2026 Live: Prashant Kishor Leading
Jan Suraaj Party candidate Prashant Kishor was leading by a margin of 862 votes over BJP's Neeraj Kumar Sinha in the early trends of Bankipur by-election results, officials said on Monday.
While political strategist-turned-politician Kishor bagged 2,225 votes, Sinha got 1,363 votes and RJD's Rekha Gupta stood third with 505 votes after the first round of counting. A total of 31 rounds of counting will be held.
Bankipur Election Result 2026 Live: Prashant Kishor Debuts
Prashant Kishor, a former poll strategist who launched the Jan Suraaj Party a few years ago, is contesting his first election, while the BJP, which has never lost the assembly segment since 1995 when it was known as Patna West, has fielded low-key youth wing leader Neeraj Kumar Sinha.
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