Assembly Election Results 2019: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal, Sikkim, Odisha counting of votes today

Background

Assembly Election Results 2019: The Assembly election results today will bring the curtains down on a bitter contest in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal, Sikkim and Odisha between several candidates as the Election Commission of India will start the counting votes of these states on Thursday. The Vidhan Sabha elections were held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls in the duration of April-May, 2019.

The process of counting votes will take place in the presence of the Returning Officer of the individual constituencies and will to begin at around 8 am today.

Besides, voters across India are waiting for the results of the Lok Sabha election. For online updates, readers can follow ABP live blogs, which will be run region-wise with live inputs from a vast network of reporters on the ground in every major constituency.

07:12 AM (IST)  •  23 May 2019

The contest in Sikkim is between regional parties SDF and SKM, along with a new entrant in Sikkim, probably the only State where national parties hardly have any influence.

07:09 AM (IST)  •  23 May 2019

While in Arunachal, it is a tri-corner fight for the two Parliamentary constituencies, with Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju, Arunachal pradesh Congress chief Nabam Tuki, and State BJP chief Tapir Gao as key contenders.

07:08 AM (IST)  •  23 May 2019

Most of the exit polls predicted that in Odisha the saffron party is gaining ground in the coastal state even though Patnaik still holds a clear lead in the simultaneous elections.

07:08 AM (IST)  •  23 May 2019

About 25,000 policemen from state force were deployed as part of the massive security arrangements in Andhra Pradesh. Election officials said 35 companies of central paramilitary forces were also deployed while the Centre was sending another 10 companies.

06:58 AM (IST)  •  23 May 2019

The state of Sikkim is electing its eighth Legislative Assembly. Assembly polls in Sikkim were held simultaneous to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, on April 11 for which the counting of votes will take place today. The state has one Lok Sabha seat and 32 Assembly seats.