LIVE BLOG03 Aug 2026 | 10:41:21 AM ISTPrashanth KishorSynopsisBypoll Result 2026 LIVE Updates: Vote counting for the Assembly bypolls in Madhya Pradesh's Datia, Bihar's Bankipur and Gujarat's Manjalpur constituencies began on Monday morning.Bypoll Result 2026 LIVE Updates: Counting of votes for the Assembly bypolls in Madhya Pradesh's Datia, Bihar's Bankipur and Gujarat's Manjalpur constituencies began on Monday morning, with results expected later in the day.The bypolls, held on July 30, are being closely watched as a key political test for the major parties in the three states.In Madhya Pradesh, the Datia Assembly seat recorded a voter turnout of 71.44% during polling. The main contest is between BJP candidate Ashutosh Tiwari and Congress nominee Ghanshyam Singh, with both parties confident of victory. The by-election is also the first electoral test for newly appointed BJP state president Hemant Khandelwal, making the outcome significant for the party's state leadership.In Bihar, counting is underway at Kala Bhawan in Patna under tight security for the Bankipur Assembly bypoll. The fate of 25 candidates will be decided as election officials supervise the counting process. The Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were kept under a three-layer security cover until counting began.Meanwhile, vote counting is also in progress for the Manjalpur Assembly bypoll in Gujarat, necessitated by the death of BJP MLA and former minister Yogesh Patel. The constituency recorded a voter turnout of 37.5% on polling day. The contest is primarily between BJP candidate Satish Govindbhai Patel and Congress leader Bhikhabhai Rabari.As counting continues across the three constituencies, political parties are closely tracking the trends ahead of the declaration of results later on Monday. Show more Show less1 New UpdateBypoll results 2026 live updates: Candidates, key battles and what’s at stakeThe Datia Assembly seat fell vacant following the disqualification of Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti on April 2. The BJP has fielded Ashutosh Tiwari, while the Congress has nominated Ghanshyam Singh.In the high-voltage clash in Bankipur, Jan Suraaj Party chief Prashant Kishor threw his hat in the ring against BJP's Neeraj Kumar Sinha and RJD's Rekha Kumari. The seat fell vacant after the resignation of BJP national president Nitin Nabin, who was elected as a Rajya Sabha MP.Prashant Kishor has meanwhile accused Bihar Police of heavy-handed tactics, intimidating voters, and partisan manoeuvring during the election cycle.Meanwhile, the Manjalpur seat fell vacant following the demise of sitting BJP MLA Yogeshbhai Narandas Patel, who had won the seat in the past three elections. The contest is between the only two candidates, Satendrabhai Patel alias Satish Patel of the BJP and Bhikhabhai Rabari of the Congress.Manjalpur bypoll results 2026 live updates: What do the ECI early trends show?Manjalpur bypoll results 2026 live updates: Counting of votes for the Manjalpur Assembly by-election began on Monday morning, with BJP candidate Satish Patel taking an early lead over his Congress rival Bhikha Rabari.According to the Election Commission of India, Satish Patel had secured 6,287 votes as of 9 am, while Congress candidate Bhikha Rabari received 2,768 votes. The BJP nominee was ahead by a margin of 3,519 votes in the initial counting trends.The counting is underway at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Makarpura in Vadodara, with security arrangements in place as per the election authorities.Datia Bypoll Result LIVE: Check who is leading as vote counting continuesBJP candidate Ashutosh Tiwari took an early lead in the Datia Assembly by-election vote counting in Madhya Pradesh on Monday, as the ruling party looks to regain the seat it lost to Congress in the 2023 Assembly elections.According to trends after the first round of counting, Tiwari secured 4,651 votes, while Congress candidate Ghanshyam Singh received 3,367 votes. Tiwari was ahead by a margin of 1,184 votes.Other candidates collectively secured 1,917 votes in the initial round.Counting is underway at the Government Polytechnic College in Datia amid tight security arrangements.Bankipur Election Result LIVE: Early trends in favour of Jan Suraaj Party's Prashant KishorBankipur Election Result LIVE: Election Commission's Early trends showed Prashant Kishor taking the lead in the first round of counting with 2,225 votes, putting him 862 votes ahead of his nearest rival.BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar Sinha was in second place with 1,363 votes, while RJD's Rekha Kumari trailed in third with 505 votes.Assembly Bypoll Results 2026 LIVE: Counting Underway in Bankipur, Datia and ManjalpurCounting of votes for the Assembly bypolls in Madhya Pradesh's Datia, Bihar's Bankipur and Gujarat's Manjalpur constituencies began on Monday morning, with results expected later in the day.The bypolls, held on July 30, are being closely watched as a key political test for the major parties in the three states.