As counting for the July 30 Assembly bypolls progressed on Monday, Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor widened his lead over BJP candidate Neeraj
Kumar Sinha in the high-stakes Bankipur contest, marking a significant challenge to the BJP's three-decade dominance in the constituency. According to Election Commission trends, Kishor had polled over 38,000 votes after 26 of the 31 rounds of counting, opening up a lead of nearly 16,000 votes over Sinha, who had secured around 26,000 votes. RJD candidate Rekha Kumari remained a distant third with nearly 9,000 votes. The Bankipur bypoll has emerged as the most closely watched contest, with all eyes on whether Kishor, making his electoral debut, can wrest the seat from the BJP, which has held the constituency continuously since 1995. The by-election was necessitated after former MLA and BJP national president Nitin Nabin was elected to the Rajya Sabha in April. Counting began at 8 am amid tight security. Besides Bankipur, votes are also being counted in Madhya Pradesh's Datia and Gujarat's Manjalpur Assembly constituencies. In Datia, the BJP appeared to be on the back foot, with Congress candidate Ghanshyam Singh leading over BJP nominee Ashutosh Tiwari. Datia has long been regarded as a BJP bastion and was previously represented by former Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra. Meanwhile, the BJP was comfortably ahead in Gujarat's Manjalpur seat, where its candidate Satish Patel led Congress's Bhikhabhai Rabari. The bypoll witnessed a direct contest between the BJP and the Congress.
Live Updates Of Assembly Bypolls Result:
-In Bankipur, Prashant Kishor is leading by nearly 20,000 votes.-'BJP Respects People's Mandate, Will Review Results': Bihar Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha
-The BJP has retained the Manjalpur Assembly seat, with its candidate Satish Patel winning the bypoll by a margin of 30,499 votes. BJP candidate Satish Patel secured victory, while Congress candidate Bhikha Rabari received 24,585 votes.
- Kishor is leading with the margin of over 11,000 votes.
- Singh has extended his lead. The Cngress candidate is ahead by over 9,000 votes from its nearest rival.
- Prashant Kishor is inching towards his first electoral victory. As per the latest trends, Kishor is ahead by 9,581 votes.
- In Datoa, BJP's Ashutosh is trailing by margin of over 6.900 votes from his nearest rivel, Congress's Ghanshyam Singh.
- Bankipur bypoll counting update- Round 13 of 31: Jan Suraj chief Prashant Kishor has widened his lead to 7,119 votes over the BJP candidate.
- BJP's Ashutosh is trailing after four rounds of counting in Datia.
- As per the latest trends, after five rounds of counting, rashant Kishore i sleading with the margin of over 2,000 votes.
- BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari s leading from his nearest rival in MP's Datia.
- In Majalpur, Patel is leading.
- As per the latest trends, Prashant Kishore is leading in Bankipur. Kishor is leading by over 700 seats in ballot paper counting. EVM counting has now started..
#Bankipur By Election Round 1: EVM Counting
— Anup Maithil (@MaithilAnup) August 3, 2026
JSP (PK)- 2,220
BJP (NS)- 1,423
RRJ (RG)- 501
ये उस जगह का बूथ है, जहाँ BJP पिछले इलेक्शंस में क्लीन स्वीप करती थी।
- The counting of votes has begin for the three assembly seats.
- Tight security arrangements in place ahead of counting of votes for the Bankipur Assembly by-poll.
- The counting of votes will begin at 8:00 am today across all three assembly constitutencies in the three states.
During the election period, Kishor had raised questions over police action. Addressing a press conference on Sunday (August 2), Kishor alleged that the JSP workers were detained by the police at various locations.
