Bypolls 2023: AAP Wins Jalandhar, Apna Dal Sweeps UP's Suar, Chhanbey, UDP, BJD Win In Meghalaya, Odisha

AAP candidate Sushil Rinku won in Jalandhar, Apna Dal (Sonelal) won in Uttar Pradesh, UDP bagged a seat in Meghalaya while the ruling BJD won in Odisha.

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday registered victory in the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat bypoll in Punjab while in the assembly by-elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allies Apna Dal (Sonelal) won in Uttar Pradesh. United Democratic Party (UDP) bagged a seat in Meghalaya while the ruling BJD won in Odisha. The bypolls to the lone Lok Sabha seat, two assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh and one seat each in Odisha and Meghalaya were held on May 10.

In Jalandhar, AAP candidate Sushil Rinku defeated his Congress rival Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary by a margin of 58,691 votes. This win gave the ruling party in Punjab and Delhi its only member in the Lok Sabha.

In the assembly by-elections, the ruling BJP-led coalition in Uttar Pradesh ended Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's over four-decade dominance in Rampur as Apna Dal (S) won the Suar seat. Apna Dal (S) candidate Shafeek Ahmed Ansari defeated SP's Anuradha Chauhan by a margin of 8,724 votes.

Apna Dal (S) registered its second success when Rinki Kol defeated SP's Kirti Kol by 9,587 votes to win the Chhanbey assembly constituency.

Meanwhile, in Odisha, the ruling BJD retained the Jharsuguda assembly seat as its candidate Dipali Das defeated her BJP rival Tankadhar Tripathy by 48,721 votes.

After the results, the winning candidate said, “Though I lost my father, I got father-like blessings and support from Naveen Patnaik ji." Dipali is the daughter of Odisha Health Minister Naba Kishore Das, whose alleged assassination by a police officer in January necessitated the bypoll.

Synshar Kupar Roy Lyngdoh Thabah of the UDP defeated Samlin Malngiang of the NPP by 3,422 votes to win the Sohiong bypoll in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills.

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, hailing Rinku's "unprecedented victory", said it is an outcome of the Bhagwant Mann government's good work in Punjab. "We do politics of work and seek votes from people for our work, and people have put a stamp on Bhagwant Mann government's work saying 'we are with you'... This is a big message," CM Kejriwal said in Delhi.