Bypoll Result Highlights: BJP wins Jind in Haryana, Congress grabs Ramgarh in Rajasthan

The counting of votes for high-stakes Jind bypoll and Rajasthan Assembly Election in Ramgarh constituency has taken up at 8 am on Thursday. The bypoll in Jind was necessitated following the death of INLD MLA Hari Chan Middha. This time the party has fielded Umed Redhu to retain the seat. Krishna Middha, the son of late INLD MLA Hari Chand Middha is the BJP's candidate for the election. Congress has fielded its prominent leader and national spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala to fight the prestige battle with the BJP. The contest is also important for the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) which was formed after a split in the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) last December. The JJP has put its weight behind Digvijay Chautala, the younger son of jailed leader Ajay Singh Chautala, to contest the election. As many as twenty-one candidates including two women are in the fray.

In Ramgarh, the election was deferred following the death of BSP candidate Laxman Singh a few days before the December 7 Rajasthan Assembly polls. Twenty candidates, including two women, are in the fray. The BSP has fielded former union minister Natwar Singh's son and former MLA Jagat Singh, while former Alwar Zila Pramukh Shafia Zubair Khan is contesting as Congress candidate. Sukhwant Singh is contesting on a BJP ticket in the constituency.

Here are the Highlights on Jind and Ramgarh assembly bypoll results: