Archive · 3 Aug 2026
BJP Holds Gujarat Seat; Other Bypolls Show Mixed Results
In Gujarat, a politician from the BJP named Satish Govindbhai Patel won a special election called a bypoll.
He beat his opponent by more than 30,000 votes.
In Bihar, a man named Prashant Kishor from a new party won the Bankipur seat with 44,525 votes, staying ahead of the BJP.
In Madhya Pradesh, a Congress candidate named Ghanshyam Singh won the Datia seat, leading the BJP by 12,221 votes.
These elections happened because the previous representatives left their jobs.
The Election Commission counted the votes and announced the winners.
The results show that the BJP still controls Gujarat, but other parties are doing well in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
BJP's Satish Govindbhai Patel won Manjalpur Assembly bypoll in Gujarat by over 30,000 votes.
In Bihar's Bankipur, Jan Suraaj Party's Prashant Kishor leads with 44,525 votes, ahead of BJP's Neeraj Kumar.
Madhya Pradesh's Datia bypoll saw Congress's Ghanshyam Singh ahead of BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari by 12,221 votes.
The Manjalpur bypoll was held on July 30, with counting supervised by the Election Commission.
Bankipur seat had been a BJP bastion since 1995 before becoming vacant after MLA Nitin Nabin became BJP national president.
- Who
- BJP's Satish Govindbhai Patel, Jan Suraaj Party's Prashant Kishor, Congress's Ghanshyam Singh
- What
- Results of bypolls in Gujarat, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh
- When
- Manjalpur bypoll held July 30, 2024; counting on Monday
- Where
- Manjalpur (Gujarat), Bankipur (Bihar), Datia (Madhya Pradesh)
- Why
- To fill vacant assembly seats after MLA appointments
- Election Commission
- Final results released
- Manjalpur margin
- >30,000 votes
- Bankipur leading votes
- 44,525
- Datia leading votes
- 54,169
- Manjalpur bypoll date
- July 30, 2024