Bebi Devi, a Jharkhand minister and candidate for the Dumri by-election, voted on Tuesday morning and radiated confidence in the support of the electorate. After leaving the voting booth, Bebi Devi told, “I have the support of the people here in full. I’ve already voted. After the results are announced on September 8th, anything can be said. The passing of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA Jagarnath Mahto necessitated a byelection in Dumri, Jharkhand.
JMM filed Mahto’s wife, Bebi Devi, who is representing the India bloc, against NDA’s Yashoda Devu and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Abdul Rizvi.
The voting for the bye-elections to the seven assembly constituencies of six states, including Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Tripura, West Bengal, and Jharkhand, started on Tuesday at 7 am.
Notably, this is the first election between the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Opposition bloc’s newly formed Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA).
Bye-elections are being held for the Puthupally seat in Kerala, the Dhupguri seat in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri, the Dumri seat in Jharkhand and the Bageshwar seat in Uttarkhand, as well as the Boxanagar and Dhanpur seats in Tripura. On Friday, September 8, the Election Commission will announce the results of the bye-elections.