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Bankipur, Datia election results HIGHLIGHTS: Prashant Kishor storms Bankipur; BJP loses 2 bypolls after Gen-Z stir
Bankipur, Datia election results HIGHLIGHTS: Bankipur was a BJP bastion which the party had never lost since 1995.
- 34 Mins agoBJP Chief Nitin Nabin promises ‘thorough introspection’ as party loses stronghold to Prashant Kishor
- 1 Hr 30 Mins ago‘Diwali’ celebration underway in Bankipur, says Jan Suraaj party
- 1 Hr 36 Mins agoPeople expect a good person to lead Bihar, says Prashant Kishor
- 8:40 PM IST, Aug 3Prashant Kishor rules out alliance after massive win
- 8:09 PM IST, Aug 3Prashant Kishor holds victory roadshow in Patna
- 8:00 PM IST, Aug 3Result a blow to the supremely arrogant, says CPI-ML's Dipankar Bhattacharya
- 7:47 PM IST, Aug 3BJP accepts people's mandate in Datia, says MP CM Mohan Yadav
- 7:40 PM IST, Aug 3Does BJP have a responsibility only towards Gujarat, asks Prashant Kishor after poll win
- 7:18 PM IST, Aug 3BJP heading for major defeat, says RJD MP
- 7:10 PM IST, Aug 3Prashant Kishor wins Bankipur bypoll
- 6:55 PM IST, Aug 3'Beginning of the end', say TMC leaders on Prashant Kishor's lead
- 6:53 PM IST, Aug 3Is Prashant Kishor’s parabolic victory hyperbolic in Bihar’s larger politics?
- 6:27 PM IST, Aug 3Respect people's decision, congratulate Prashant Kishor, says Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary
- 6:11 PM IST, Aug 3BJP's arrogance is breaking down, says Arvind Kejriwal
- 6:01 PM IST, Aug 3Bankipur, Datia will send strong message to BJP, says Chidambaram
- 5:55 PM IST, Aug 3Congress wins Datia bypoll in Madhya Pradesh
- 5:44 PM IST, Aug 3Bankipur won't become Bengaluru overnight, says Prashant Kishor
- 4:43 PM IST, Aug 3‘Bihar wants good CM’- Prashant Kishor's dig at Samrat Choudhary
- 4:24 PM IST, Aug 3'Election not for power, but to give message to BJP' - Prashant Kishor as he heads for big win
- 4:17 PM IST, Aug 3‘I am very happy’ - Prashant Kishor's wife as he heads for big win
- 4:05 PM IST, Aug 3BJP wins in key Gujarat seat with over 30,000 votes
- 3:54 PM IST, Aug 3Congress leader says expecting victory by margin of over 25,000 votes
- 3:36 PM IST, Aug 3‘Beginning of new era’ - Jan Suraaj state president as PK leads
- 3:16 PM IST, Aug 3Derek O'Brien says ‘beginning of the end’ as Kishor takes lead
- 3:14 PM IST, Aug 3Congress' Ghanshyam Singh leading with over 9,000 votes
- 3:01 PM IST, Aug 3Prashant Kishor leading with over 11,000 votes
- 2:51 PM IST, Aug 3Congress candidate now ahead of BJP candidate by over 9,000 votes
- 2:48 PM IST, Aug 3Prashant Kishor races ahead in Bankipur, leads by over 10,000 votes
- 2:33 PM IST, Aug 3Prashant Kishor widens lead to over 9,000 votes
- 2:16 PM IST, Aug 3Congress candidate now ahead of BJP rival by over 6,000 votes
- 2:12 PM IST, Aug 3Prashant Kishor crosses 30,000-vote mark in BJP stronghold
- 1:51 PM IST, Aug 3Congress' Ghanshyam Singh widens lead over BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari
- 1:36 PM IST, Aug 3Prashant Kishor crosses 25,000 votes
- 1:18 PM IST, Aug 3Prashant Kishor nears 25,000 votes; Congress ahead in Datia
- 1:00 PM IST, Aug 3Prashant Kishor widens lead to over 6,000 votes
- 12:43 PM IST, Aug 3Nine rounds over, Prashant Kishor leads by over 5,000 votes
- 12:22 PM IST, Aug 3A look at who's leading so far in Bankipur, Datia, Manjalpur
- 12:02 PM IST, Aug 3Prashant Kishor now ahead by more than 3,000 votes
- 11:55 AM IST, Aug 3Congress widens lead in Datia, BJP trails behind
- 11:40 AM IST, Aug 3Prashant Kishor widens lead to more than 2,000 votes
- 11:33 AM IST, Aug 3Congress candidate Ghanshyam Singh now takes narrow lead
- 11:16 AM IST, Aug 3Four rounds over and Kishor still leads, here are latest figures
- 11:00 AM IST, Aug 3What a win would mean for Prashant Kishor and his Jan Suraaj Party
- 10:49 AM IST, Aug 3BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari narrowly leads in Datia
- 10:43 AM IST, Aug 3Prashant Kishor still ahead after 3 rounds
- 10:38 AM IST, Aug 3Congress suspends former MLA Rajendra Bharti
- 10:20 AM IST, Aug 32 rounds completed, Prashant Kishor widens lead
- 10:12 AM IST, Aug 3BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari leads in early trends
- 10:03 AM IST, Aug 3Prashant Kishor leads, here are the latest trends
- 9:42 AM IST, Aug 3Prashant Kishor ahead of BJP candidate in early trends
- 9:36 AM IST, Aug 3BJP's Satendrabhai Patel leading by over 3,000 votes
- 9:19 AM IST, Aug 3Prashant Kishor confident of victory in electoral debut
- 9:15 AM IST, Aug 3Visuals from the Manjalpur bypoll counting centre
- 8:50 AM IST, Aug 3Might conduct initial rounds slowly: Datia collector on vote counting
- 8:37 AM IST, Aug 3All about key battle in Madhya Pradesh seat
- 8:24 AM IST, Aug 3All eyes on Prashant Kishor's electoral debut performance
- 8:10 AM IST, Aug 3Battle between BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari vs Congress' Ghanshyam Singh
- 7:59 AM IST, Aug 3Vote counting begins
- 7:50 AM IST, Aug 334.24% voter turnout in Bankipur
- 7:37 AM IST, Aug 3Counting of votes begins shortly
- 7:31 AM IST, Aug 3Battle between BJP vs Congress in Gujarat's Manjalpur
- 7:21 AM IST, Aug 3Prashant Kishor says will give crushing defeat to BJP
- 7:14 AM IST, Aug 3What to expect in Madhya Pradesh's Datia
- 7:10 AM IST, Aug 3Electoral debut for Prashant Kishor in Bihar
- 6:56 AM IST, Aug 3Counting of votes begins at 8am
Bankipur, Datia election results Highlights: In a major blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jan Suraaj Party chief Prashant Kishor won the Bankipur assembly bypoll in Bihar on Monday, data shared by the Election Commission showed. Bankipur was a BJP bastion which the party had never lost since 1995. Kishor, who made his electoral debut, defeated his his rival, BJP’s Neeraj Kumar, by over 19,000 votes....Read More
Besides Bihar’s Bankipur, the BJP also lost the bypoll in Madhya Pradesh's Datia. Congress candidate Ghanshyam Singh won by over 6,000 votes.
The BJP won the Manjalpur assembly constituency in Gujarat, where Satendrabhai Patel defeated Congress' Bhikhabhai Rabari by over 30,000 votes.
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Bankipur by-election result
The Bankipur assembly by-election was necessitated following the elevation of Nabin to the Rajya Sabha, shortly after he assumed the role of BJP national president. Voting took place on July 30.
Datia by-election result
Congress nominee Ghanshyam Singh defeated BJP candidate Ashutosh Tiwari by over 6,000 votes. Voting in this seat was also held on July 30 during which a turnout of 71.44 per cent was recorded.
In the 2023 assembly elections, Congress candidate Rajendra Bharti defeated BJP leader and former state home minister Narottam Mishra by more than 7,500 votes. The seat later fell vacant after a Delhi court sentenced Bharti to three years in prison in a fraud case. He was later granted bail.
The BJP chose not to field Mishra in the by-election and instead gave the ticket to Tiwari. The decision sparked massive protests by Mishra's supporters.
Manjalpur by-election result
BJP's Satendrabhai Patel won and defeated Congress' Bhikhabhai Rabari by a margin of over 30,000 votes. The bypoll, held on July 30, was necessitated following the death of BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Yogesh Patel earlier that month. A voter turnout of 37.5 per cent was recorded across 260 polling stations.
In the 2022 Gujarat Assembly elections, Yogesh Patel of the BJP won the seat with 1,20,133 votes. He defeated the Congress candidate, who secured 19,379 votes, by a comfortable margin.
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Bankipur, Datia, Manjalpur election results 2026 HIGHLIGHTS
Here are the key highlights from today's results:
The BJP faced embarrassing defeats in assembly bypolls in Bankipur of Bihar, where Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor wrested the seat vacated by the ruling party chief Nitin Nabin, as well as in Madhya Pradesh's Datia.
The victory of Kishor, whose party had failed to open its account in the 2025 assembly elections in Bihar, came as a rude shock for the BJP, which held the seat for over three decades - since 1995.
The Congress retained the Datia assembly seat, with Ghanshyam Singh trouncing BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari by 6,016 votes in the bypoll held amid students' stir and differences in the saffron camp after party leader Narottam Mishra was denied a ticket.
The BJP in Gujarat retained the Manjalpur assembly seat in Vadodara district, with its candidate Satish Govindbhai Patel defeating his Congress challenger and former minister Bhikhabhai Rabari by 30,630 votes.
Bankipur election result 2026 LIVE: BJP Chief Nitin Nabin promises ‘thorough introspection’ as party loses stronghold to Prashant Kishor
Bankipur election result 2026 LIVE: ‘Diwali’ celebration underway in Bankipur, says Jan Suraaj party
Bankipur bypoll result 2026 LIVE: People expect a good person to lead Bihar, says Prashant Kishor
"This time, the people of Bankipur have made us win, and they have done so because they have hope and trust that we will raise our voices for their rights to the best of our ability, and we will make every possible effort to ensure nothing wrong happens to them," Prashant Kishor said.
Bankipur bypoll result LIVE 2026: Prashant Kishor rules out alliance after massive win
Bankipur bypoll result LIVE 2026: Asked about the possibility of a rethink on his earlier stance of going it alone in elections, Prashant Kishor told reporters: “We shall have no alliance. Our alliance shall be with the people of Bihar. You should see that the people of Bankipur have voted for us, giving up on established parties.”
Bankipur election result LIVE 2026: Prashant Kishor holds victory roadshow in Patna
Bankipur election result 2026 LIVE: Result a blow to the supremely arrogant, says CPI-ML's Dipankar Bhattacharya
Datia election result 2026 LIVE: BJP accepts people's mandate in Datia, says MP CM Mohan Yadav
Datia election result 2026 LIVE: On the BJP's defeat in Madhya Pradesh's Datia, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said: “We presented our views, and the Congress presented its views. We accept the people's mandate and hope to contest and win the upcoming elections with even greater determination and enthusiasm.”
Bankipur election result 2026 LIVE: Prashant Kishor collects poll winning certificate
Bankipur bypoll result 2026 LIVE: Does BJP have a responsibility only towards Gujarat, asks Prashant Kishor after poll win
Bankipur bypoll result 2026 LIVE: On his victory in the Bankipur bypoll, Prashant Kishor told reporters: "I have no personal fight with (Bihar Chief Minister) Samrat Choudhary... It is not even about the individual, but rather about this -- the BJP that we vote for – does the BJP have a responsibility only towards Gujarat? A bullet train worth ₹1 lakh crore is being built in Gujarat, but shouldn't they think about the people of Bihar too?"
Bankipur assembly bypoll result 2026 LIVE: BJP heading for major defeat, says RJD MP
Bankipur assembly bypoll result 2026 LIVE: “The BJP is heading for a major defeat, that is the biggest news, and not just in Bihar, but also in Madhya Pradesh… whether it's the Bharat Tiwari encounter, the firing on NEET students, or the theft of donations and offerings at the Ram Temple, the BJP has consistently engaged in intimidation of the Opposition instead of taking action on these issues, and the public has become convinced that the BJP now wants to impose dictatorship in the country. This resentment is becoming the biggest reason for the BJP's defeat,” RJD MP Sudhakar Singh said.
Bankipur, Datia election results LIVE: Prashant Kishor wins Bankipur bypoll
Jan Suraaj Party chief Prashant Kishor won the Bankipur assembly bypoll in Bihar on Monday, data shared by the Election Commission showed.
Bankipur chunav result 2026 LIVE: 'Beginning of the end', say TMC leaders on Prashant Kishor's lead
Bankipur chunav result 2026 LIVE: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders on Monday took a swipe at the BJP, claiming that its "bad time has started" and dubbing the bypoll trend the "beginning of the end".
Taking to X, TMC Rajya Sabha leader and joint secretary Derek O'Brien said, “Scene I: Modi-Shah pluck out obscure MLA from Bihar to make him their rubber stamp National President. Scene II: Bankipur Assembly seat falls vacant, a seat BJP won by 52000. Scene III: BJP announce candidate & then change. Scene IV: BJP whipped in bypoll.”
TMC Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra told PTI the BJP's "bad time has started". "They could not hold even their president's seat. They are trailing in Datia also. Only one of the three seats they could retain," she said.
Terms of Trade: Is Prashant Kishor’s parabolic victory hyperbolic in Bihar’s larger politics?
Bankipur Election Result Live 2026: By-polls are hardly significant in empirically analysing larger electoral politics in India. But when a political rookie wrests a seat from a ruling party which the latter has not lost in three decades, and was held by its national president, some sort of analysis is called for. Click here to understand the key takeaways from the Prashant Kishor comprehensive victory in the Bankipur assembly constituency by-poll in Bihar.
Bankipur election result 2026 LIVE: Respect people's decision, congratulate Prashant Kishor, says Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary
लोकतंत्र के महापर्व में बांकीपुर विधानसभा उपचुनाव में जनता ने जनसुराज को चुना है।
— Samrat Choudhary (@samrat4bjp) August 3, 2026
मैं जनता के इस निर्णय का सम्मान करते हुए श्री प्रशांत किशोर जी को उनकी जीत पर हार्दिक बधाई देता हूँ।
Bankipur election result 2026 LIVE: BJP's arrogance is breaking down, says Arvind Kejriwal
Bankipur election result 2026 LIVE: AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal also took a swipe at the BJP over its performance in Bankipur. “The BJP has even the seat of its national president. Prashant Kishor ji has won from Bakhripor with a huge margin. Heartiest congratulations to him. The BJP's ground has completely slipped away,” he said in a post in Hindi on X.
Bankipur, Datia election results 2026 LIVE: Bankipur, Datia will send strong message to BJP, says Chidambaram
Bankipur election result 2026 LIVE: With trends showing Jan Suraaj party candidate Prashant Kishor taking the lead in Bihar's Bankipur, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said the result will “send a strong message to the BJP”.
“Bankipur (Prashant Kishor - JSP)) and Datia (Ganshyam Singh - Congress) will send a strong message to the BJP. The lead is unlikely to be overturned but we shall await the final results,” he posted on X.
Datia election result 2026 LIVE: Congress wins Datia bypoll in Madhya Pradesh
Datia election result 2026 LIVE: In Madhya Pradesh's Datia, Congress candidate Ghanshyam Singh won by a margin of over 6,000 votes.
Bankipur election result 2026 LIVE: Bankipur won't become Bengaluru overnight, says Prashant Kishor
Bankipur election result 2026 LIVE: As he inches towards a victory in his first poll debut, Prashant Kishor said:" My becoming an MLA won't turn Bankipur into Bengaluru, but you will see some improvements happening here over the next two to three months. My first task will be to improve Bankipur with the blessings the people have given me. You will see changes in the next two to three months. I don't want to make grand boasts."
Bankipur Chunav results: What Prashant Kishor said on his poll debut performance
Bankipur chunav results: ‘Bihar wants good CM’- Prashant Kishor's dig at Samrat Choudhary
Bankipur chunav results: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Monday stated that his lead in Bihar’s Bankipur bypoll result is a “message to the BJP.” With five rounds of counting left, Kishor continues to enjoy a strong lead in the bypoll.
“They (the people of Bihar) want a good chief minister who can improve education, create employment opportunities for the youth, and ensure that the children of Bihar do not have to migrate elsewhere for work...The important point is that Bihar needs good leadership and real development. Before the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Modi, the BJP, and Amit Shah should focus on improving Bihar, creating jobs for its youth, and stopping migration. That is our only objective. We do not want to become MLAs merely to award contracts. Our sole objective is the development of Bihar,” the Jan Suraaj founder said.
Bankipur chunav results: 'Election not for power, but to give message to BJP' - Prashant Kishor as he heads for big win
Bankipur chunav results: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor said that the bypoll result is not to make an MLA there but to send a message to BJP that Bihar needs better leadership.
"This is not an election to make an MLA, this is to give the message to the top leadership of the BJP that a good person should be made CM in Bihar, so that there is education, employment in Bihar, the people gave this message. I want to thank the people who voted, those who did not, I will try to win them... But important is that Bihar should get good leadership... The migration should stop from here..." Kishor said as he is heading for big win in BJP bastion.
Bankipur chunav results: ‘I am very happy’ - Prashant Kishor's wife as he heads for big win
Bankipur chunav results: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor's wife Jahnavi Das said that she was very happy as her husband is set for big win in Bankipur, a BJP stronghold.
“I thank the public of Bankipur and Bihar,” she said.
Manjalpur election result 2026 LIVE: BJP wins in key Gujarat seat with over 30,000 votes
Manjalpur election result 2026 LIVE: BJP's Satendrabhai Patel wins in Gujarat's Manjalpur assembly seat by defeating Congress' Bhikhabhai Rabari with a margin of over 30,000 votes.
