Live Update Dholai Bye Elections: BJP inching Closer Towards Victory as Nihar Ranjan Das Leads After 13th Round

Counting for the by-election to Dholai Assembly Constituency begins. Dholai, in the past decade has become the bastion of the BJP seeing the rise of former MLA Parimal Suklabaidya as a back to back minister in the Assam Cabinet. In this bastion, BJP has fielded Nihar Ranjan Das to contest against Dhrubajyoti Purkayastha of Congress.

Live Update 2:00 pm

After the vote count of the 13th round, BJP candidate Nihar Ranjan Das is leading with 8,686 votes in Dholai.

So far, the BJP has received a total of 60,894 votes, while Congress has received 52,208 votes.

Live Update 1:00 pm

After the ninth round of vote counting, BJP candidate Nihar Ranjan Das is leading in Dholai by 498 votes.

So far, the BJP has secured a total of 40,651 votes, while the Congress has received 40,153 votes.

Live Update: 12:45 pm

After the round of counting, BJP candidate Nihar Ranjan Das is leading in Dholai by 3,233 votes.

So far, the BJP has secured a total of 33,353 votes, while the Congress has received 30,120 votes.

Live Update: 11:45 am

After the fifth round of counting, BJP candidate Nihar Ranjan Das is leading in Dholai by 10,707 votes.

So far, the BJP has secured a total of 27,405 votes, while the Congress has 16,698 votes.

Live Update: 10:45 am

BJP’s Nihar Ranjan Das leading with 6720 votes.

Total votes so far
BJP – 16,784
INC – 10,064

Live Update: 10:30 am

Counting kickstarted a little slow in Silchar and after the Round 1 of the 15 rounds counting, Nihar Ranjan Das of the Bharatiya Janata Party is leading by 2154 votes. A total of 5319 votes were polled in his favour. Congress’s Dhrubajyoti Purkayastha is trailing. He has 3165 votes to his name.