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Assembly bypolls: Counting of votes today; AAP, BJP, Congress locked in battle of prestige in Bawana

In Goa bypoll, Panaji seat holds the future for Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.

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The counting of votes for four assembly seats in three states will be held today. In Delhi, Bawana bypoll has become a matter of prestige for the ruling AAP, the BJP, and the Congress. This April, BJP won Delhi's Rajouri Garden bypoll and AAP candidate lost the deposit. Now, AAP is making all efforts to show that they still hold the pulse of Delhi, while Congress is making all effort to show that the party is still a serious player in the capital. 

Nandyal Assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh has become a battle of prestige for TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu and YSRC head Jagan Mohan Reddy.

In Goa bypoll, Panaji seat holds the future for Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. 

The four Assembly seats went to polls on August 23. For the first time, Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) was used in the by-election. 

Bypolls to Nandyal Assembly constituency of Andhra Pradesh and two seats in Goa witnessed a high turnout percentage of over 70 while only 45 per cent voters exercised their franchise in Delhi's lone seat of Bawana.

A turnout of about 80 per cent was recorded in Nandyal, where the ruling TDP and the opposition YSR Congress (YSRC) are locked in a fierce battle.

Bawana bypoll was necessitated after the resignation of Ved Prakash as the legislator in March. Prakash had won from Bawana, a seat reserved for the SC category, in 2015 Assembly elections as an AAP candidate. Eight candidates are in the fray for the election in which the AAP, the BJP, and the Congress are locked in a keen contest. 

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