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Punjab: AAP's Dr Ishank Kumar leading in Chabbewal Assembly by-elections by a margin of 1571 votes.
Rajasthan: BJP's Rewant Ram Danga leading in Khinwsar Assembly by-elections by a margin of 2285 votes.
Sishamau Assembly bypolls: SP's Naseem Solanki leading
Uttar Pradesh: SP's Naseem Solanki leading in Sishamau Assembly by-elections by a margin of 2351 votes, as per the official EC trends.
Wayanad bypolls: Priyanka in lead by over 35,000 votes
CPI candidate Sathyan Mokeri on second spot, BJP's Navya Haridas on third spot
Jharkhand polls: BJP leading in 25, JMM ahead in 10
The BJP was leading in 25 of the 81 assembly seats in Jharkhand while the JMM was ahead in 10 as the counting of postal ballots was underway on Saturday, TV channels reported.
BJP leads in Palakkad Assembly seat in Kerala
The BJP-led NDA candidate C Krishnakumar took an initial lead in the Palakkad Assembly bypoll as the counting of votes commenced on Saturday, according to TV channels.
Krishnakumar got 1,016 votes after the first phase of counting, which included postal ballots.
However, there was no official confirmation from the Election Commission in this regard.
Among the 10 candidates contesting, the main contenders are Rahul Mamkootathil from the Congress-led UDF, C Krishnakumar from the BJP-led NDA, and P Sarin from the CPI(M)-led LDF.
The by-election was necessitated following the resignation of Congress leader Shafi Parambil, who vacated the seat after being elected to the Lok Sabha from Vadakara in the general election this year.
Wayanad LS bypoll: Priyanka leads by over 35,000 votes
Congress-led UDF candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was in the lead by over 35,000 votes after one hour of counting of the ballots polled in the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll in Kerala on Saturday, according to TV channel reports.
According to figures released by the Election Commission, Priyanka is leading by 4,374 votes.
The counting of votes polled commenced at 8 am with postal ballots being taken up first.
The strong rooms, where the EVMs were kept, were opened more than an hour before counting began.
The bypoll for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat was held on November 13.
Of the 16 candidates who contested, the main contenders are Priyanka, who is making her electoral debut, CPI(M)-led LDF's Sathyan Mokeri, a political veteran, and BJP-headed NDA's Navya Haridas.
Karnataka: Congres, BJP and JD-S leading
Early trends show the ruling Congress leading in Sandur segment, and BJP and JD(S) ahead in Shiggaon and Channapatna constituencies respectively, as the counting of votes is underway for bypolls held in three Assembly segments in Karnataka.
The by-election for three segments was held on November 13, and the trends show the three parties leading in the seats they had represented in the past.
The bypolls for Sandur, Shiggaon and Channapatna were necessitated as the seats fell vacant following the election of their respective representatives -- E Tukaram of Congress, former CM Basavaraj Bommai of BJP, and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy of JD(S) to Lok Sabha in May elections.