Bypoll results 2019 updates: BJP wins Jind Assembly seat with 49,229 votes; Congress bags Ramgarh with 83,311 votes

Bypoll results 2019 LIVE updates: The final round of counting in Jind revealed that the BJP garnered 49,229 votes, while the JJP polled 37,681 votes. As BJP workers celebrated in constituency, Congress nominee Randeep Singh Surjewala congratulated BJP's Krishan Middha.

 Bypoll results 2019 LATEST updates: The final round of counting in Jind revealed that the BJP garnered 49,229 votes, while the JJP polled 37,681 votes. As BJP workers celebrated in constituency, Congress nominee Randeep Singh Surjewala congratulated BJP's Krishan Middha.After the 11th round of counting in Jind, the BJP is leading with 46,916 votes, while the JJP has polled 30,956. The BJP workers have already started celebrating, by taking to the streets in Haryana. The Jind voters have treated Congress' Randeep Surjewala as a complete outsider as the Congress leader has remained at the third position throughout the counting process.The counting was briefly stopped for the Jind Assembly seat after chaos broke over the tally of two EVMs. The police resorted to lathicharge outside the counting centre in Jind, citing "unlawful assembly" of people.Meanwhile, Congress candidate Safia Khan won the Ramgarh Assembly seat in Rajasthan by 12,228 votes.Amid tight security, the counting of votes for Jind by-election held on 28 January started at the multi-purpose hall of Arjun Stadium, Jind. The counting of votes began at 8 am. The counting on each table is being carried out by a supervisor and a counting assistant.Over 75.77 per cent voting was recorded in Jind bypoll, where the key contenders were Digvijay Singh Chautala of Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), Randeep Singh Surjewala of Congress, also a sitting MLA from Kaithal, BJP’s Krishan Midha, and INLD’s Umed Singh Redhu. The by-poll was necessitated following the death of INLD MLA Hari Chan Midha, father of Krishna Midha. (ANI)The ruling BJP, Congress, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), which was formed after a split in the INLD, have pulled out all the stops for a victory in Jind, which could prove to be a morale booster for the rank and file.[caption id="attachment_5998871" align="alignleft" width="380"] The counting in Jind was briefly stopped after few parties alleged that the votes counted from two EVM did not tally. Image courtesy: Manoj Thakur/101Reporters[/caption]The bypoll was necessitated following the death of INLD MLA Hari Chan Middha, whose son Krishna Middha recently joined the BJP and is the saffron party's candidate for the by-election. The Congress fielded chief national spokesperson and sitting MLA from Kaithal constituency Randeep Singh Surjewala. The INLD is banking on Umed Redhu to retain the seat.The JJP has put its weight behind Digvijay Chautala, the younger son of jailed leader Ajay Singh Chautala, who broke away from the INLD and floated the party. Twenty-one candidates including two women are in the fray. In the 2014 Haryana Assembly polls, Jind constituency had registered 75.91 poll percentage.Nearly 1.7 lakh people, including 80,556 women, were eligible to vote and as many as 71 polling booths in rural areas of this constituency and 103 polling booths in urban areas had been set up. Elaborate security arrangements were made to ensure smooth and peaceful conduct of polling. Nearly 3,000 policemen had been put on duty, a senior police official said earlier.Arch rivals BJP, Congress, INLD and JJP are eyeing the results as a self-assessment exercise ahead of Lok Sabha polls. The high-stakes election is considered a referendum on the Manohar Lal Khattar government and also a semi-final ahead of Lok Sabha elections.Meanwhile, counting of votes will also take place on 31 January in Ramgarh assembly constituency of Rajasthan's Alwar district, which went to poll on 28 January.As many as 20 candidates contested the Ramgarh election, which could not be held along with other constituencies due to the death of the BSP candidate ahead of the 7 December Assembly polls. "Counting will be held at Arts College in Ramgarh on Thursday. There will be a total of 20 rounds starting 8 am amid tight security arrangements," Pankaj Sharma, Returning Officer of Ramgarh, said on Wednesday.Ramgarh has 2.35 lakh voters that include 1.10 lakh female voters. A victory on the seat will help the Congress touch 100 in the 200-member House, reducing its dependence on support from other non-BJP parties. However, Congress leaders on different occasions have said that the party has support from Independents, the BSP and the RLTP and there is no threat to the government's stability. At present, Congress has 99 MLAs, RLD 1, BJP 73, BSP 6, RLTP 3, CPM and BTP 2 each. Besides, there are 13 Independent MLAs in the Rajasthan Assembly.With inputs from PTI