2025 Bypoll Results: Congress, AAP, BJP Secure Key Wins in Assembly By-Elections Across 4 States Live updates and final results of the 2025 Assembly bypolls in Gujarat, Punjab, Kerala, and West Bengal. Congress, AAP, BJP claim victories in crucial seats; Kejriwal calls it a semi-final for 2027.
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📅 June 23, 2025
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has declared the final results of the Assembly by-elections held across five constituencies in four states – Gujarat, Punjab, Kerala, and West Bengal.
🗳️ Key Bypoll Wins in 2025:
- Congress emerged victorious in Nilambur (Kerala).
- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) secured seats in Ludhiana West (Punjab) and Visavadar (Gujarat).
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed a win in Kadi (Gujarat).
- Trinamool Congress (TMC) won with a massive margin in Kaliganj (West Bengal).
📌 State-Wise Bypoll Highlights
🟢 Kerala – Nilambur
Congress candidate Aryadan Shoukath defeated opponents with a clear majority. Voter turnout crossed 73.26%, reflecting strong anti-incumbency sentiments against the Left Government.
🔵 Punjab – Ludhiana West
AAP’s Sanjeev Arora won by 10,637 votes, defeating rivals from Congress and BJP. Voter turnout dropped to 51.33%, down from 64% in 2022. This seat was earlier held by AAP’s late MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi.
🟠 Gujarat – Visavadar and Kadi
- Visavadar: AAP’s Gopal Italia won with 75,942 votes, defeating BJP’s Kirit Patel.
- Kadi (SC Reserved): BJP’s Rajendra Chavda secured a strong victory by 39,452 votes.
Congress fared poorly in both segments, leading Gujarat Congress Chief Shaktisinh Gohil to resign, accepting moral responsibility.
🟣 West Bengal – Kaliganj
TMC’s Alifa Ahamed, daughter of the late MLA Nasiruddin Ahamed, won by a landslide margin of 50,049 votes, defeating BJP’s Ashis Ghosh. Congress and CPI(M) had jointly fielded Kabil Uddin Shaikh.
🗨️ Political Reactions
Arvind Kejriwal, AAP national convener, termed the bypoll performance a “semi-final to 2027”, claiming that the results showed people’s rejection of both BJP and Congress in Gujarat.
Meanwhile, Congress hailed the Kerala win as a sign of growing unrest against the ruling Left Front.
🚨 Tragic Incident During Counting
In a tragic turn of events, a 9-year-old girl lost her life in a bomb explosion in Kaliganj during the counting process, raising serious concerns over election-time security in West Bengal.
🗳️ Voter Turnout Summary
| State | Constituency | Turnout (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Kerala | Nilambur | 73.26% |
| Punjab | Ludhiana West | 51.33% |
| Gujarat | Visavadar | 54.61% |
| Gujarat | Kadi | 54.49% |
| West Bengal | Kaliganj | 69.85% |
📦 Conclusion:
The 2025 bypolls gave a preview of India’s changing political mood ahead of the 2027 General Elections. With AAP making gains in Gujarat and Punjab, Congress holding ground in Kerala, and BJP retaining Kadi, the electoral battlefield is becoming more competitive than ever.