{"id":199139,"date":"2026-08-03T01:47:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T07:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199139"},"modified":"2026-08-03T01:47:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T07:17:53","slug":"bihar-bypoll-bankipur-byelection-counting-underway-prashant-kishor-leads-as-per-initial-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199139","title":{"rendered":"Bihar bypoll: Bankipur byelection counting underway, Prashant Kishor leads as per initial trends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"picture verticle\"><picture><!--[if IE 9]><video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1600px)\" sizes=\"960px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/3eaxky\/article71299776.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_1200\/20260802100L.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1599px)\" sizes=\"640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/3eaxky\/article71299776.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_1200\/20260802100L.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 321px) and (max-width: 767px)\" sizes=\"400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/3eaxky\/article71299776.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_660\/20260802100L.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" sizes=\"320px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/3eaxky\/article71299776.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_320\/20260802100L.jpg\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/theme\/images\/th-online\/1x1_spacer.png\" alt=\"Police personnel stand guard outside the counting centre (AN College) on the eve of Bankipur Assembly by-election result, in Patna on August 2, 2026\" title=\"Police personnel stand guard outside the counting centre (AN College) on the eve of Bankipur Assembly by-election result, in Patna on August 2, 2026\" data-original=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/theme\/images\/th-online\/1x1_spacer.png\" class=\"lead-img\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"caption\">\n                    Police personnel stand guard outside the counting centre (AN College) on the eve of Bankipur Assembly by-election result, in Patna on August 2, 2026<br \/>\n                                          | Photo Credit: ANI\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content-body-71299772\">\n<div class=\"schemaDiv\" id=\"schemaDiv\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">Debutant Prashant Kishor took an early lead in the initial rounds of counting of votes, over his BJP rival Neeraj Kumar. As of 12.00 p.m., he is ahead for seven consecutive rounds.<\/p>\n<p>Counting of votes for the Bankipur Assembly bypoll in Bihar began at 8 a.m. in Patna on Monday (August 3, 2026), with all eyes on whether <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/bihar\/prashant-kishor-demands-action-against-patna-ssp-for-allegedly-arresting-local-jsp-leaders\/article71297431.ece\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">debutant Prashant Kishor <\/a>of Jan Suraaj Party wrests the seat from the BJP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"referpara\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/gujarat\/manjalpur-assembly-bypoll-in-gujarat-result\/article71299773.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read updates from the vote counting for Manjalpur Assembly bypoll in Gujarat<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The by-election was necessitated following the resignation of BJP national president Nitin Nabin,  who gave up the seat in April upon election to the Rajya Sabha.<\/p>\n<div class=\"also-read print-hide\" data-ga-label=\"AlsoReadArticle\">\n<div class=\"element\">\n<div class=\"picture\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/8uphyi\/article71296067.ece\/alternates\/SQUARE_80\/PTI07_27_2026_000331B.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/8uphyi\/article71296067.ece\/alternates\/SQUARE_80\/PTI07_27_2026_000331B.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-device-variant=\"SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE\" class=\"media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The counting of votes for the Bankipur by-election began amid tight security arrangements,&#8221; an official said.<\/p>\n<p>The bypoll, held on July 30, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/bihar\/bihar-bankipur-byelection-prashant-kishor-bjp-jsp-rjd-polling-updates-july-30-2026\/article71284214.ece\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">recorded a voter turnout of 34.30%<\/a>, down by more than seven per cent from the 41.45% registered in the last Assembly elections.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 26 candidates are in the fray this time.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Nabin had won the Assembly seat for the fifth consecutive time in November 2025, defeating nearest rival Rekha Gupta of the RJD by over 50,000 votes.<\/p>\n<p>The RJD again nominated Mr. Gupta for the by-election.<\/p>\n<p>Prashant Kishor, a former poll strategist who launched the Jan Suraaj Party a few years ago, is contesting his first election, while the BJP, which has never lost the Assembly segment since 1995 when it was known as Patna West, has fielded low-key youth wing leader Neeraj Kumar Sinha.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"update-publish-time article-published-time-end\">\n<p class=\"publish-time-new\"> Published <span>&#8211; August 03, 2026 08:28 am IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/bihar\/bankipur-bihar-bypoll-result-prashant-kishor-rekha-guptaneeraj-kumar-august-3-2026\/article71299772.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police personnel stand guard outside the counting centre (AN College) on the eve of Bankipur Assembly by-election result, in Patna on August 2, 2026 | Photo Credit: ANI Debutant Prashant Kishor took an early lead in the initial rounds of counting of votes, over his BJP rival Neeraj Kumar. 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