Assembly Election Results 2017: As it happened

Election results have established PM Narendra Modi as the most dominant person with a country-wide appeal: Congress leader P Chidambaram

Final results for 403 seats in UP: Bahujan Samaj Party 19, Bharatiya Janata Party 310; Samajwadi Party 47; Indian National Congress 7; Apna Dal (Soneylal) 9; Rashtriya Lok Dal 1; Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party 4; Independent 3

Final results for 60 seats in Manipur: TMC 1, Bharatiya Janata Party 21; Congress 27; NPF 4; LJSP 1; NPP 4; Independent 1  

Final results for 117 seats in Punjab: Bharatiya Janata Party 3; Congress 76; AAP 20; Shiromani Akali Dal 15; Lok Insaf Party 2

Final results for 70 seats in Uttarakhand: Bharatiya Janata Party 56; Congress 11; Independent 2

Final results for 40 seats in Goa: Bharatiya Janata Party 13; Indian National Congress 17; Nationalist Congress Party 1; Maharashtrawadi Gomantak 3; Goa Forward Party 3; Independent 3

Party will stake claim if it gets enough support: Manohar Parrikar, BJP on Goa election results

Election Commission data for UP at 6:30 pm: Bahujan Samaj Party 18, Bharatiya Janata Party 293; Samajwadi Party 45; Indian National Congress 7; Apna Dal (Soneylal) 9; Rashtriya Lok Dal 1; Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party 4; Independent 3 

We welcome the public mandate, allegations of Mayawati ji should be probed: Lalu Prasad Yadav 

We din't try to pass on the buck; we all are responsible for the fractured mandate: Manohar Parrikar, on Goa election results

Election Commission to Mayawati: No merit in allegations of EVM tampering in UP polls, reports PTI

Election Commission data for UP at 6:30 pm: Bahujan Samaj Party 18, Bharatiya Janata Party 293; Samajwadi Party 45; Indian National Congress 7; Apna Dal (Soneylal) 9; Rashtriya Lok Dal 1; Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party 4; Independent 3 

Election Commission data for Manipur at 6:30 pm: TMC 1, Bharatiya Janata Party 20; Congress 25; NPF 4; LJSP 1; NPP 4; Independent 1 

Election Commission data for Punjab at 6:30 pm: Bharatiya Janata Party 3; Congress 76; AAP 20; Shiromani Akali Dal 15; Lok Insaf Party 2; Independent 2 

Election Commission data for Uttarakhand at 6:30 pm: Bharatiya Janata Party 56; Congress 11; Independent 2 

Election Commission data for Goa at 6:30 pm: Bharatiya Janata Party 13; Congress 16; Nationalist Congress Party 1; Maharashtrawadi Gomantak 3; Goa Forward Party 3; Independent 3

Rahul Gandhi congratulates PM Narendra Modi and the BJP on their victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

I want to quit fighting any type of election: Irom Sharmila after losing election 

Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar submits his resignation letter to Governor.

It is a mandate for continuation of 2014's developmental agenda: Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on election results 

Manipur Polls/EC data at 5:30 pm: Results for 57 out of 60 constituencies known: BJP: 20, leading in 1, INC: 24, leading in 1, NPF: 2, LJSP: 1, NPP: 4, TMC: 1, Independent: 1  

"If question has been raised (by Mayawati) on EVMs, govt should probe it. I will also look at it at my level," Akhilesh Yadav to reporters

Akhilesh Yadav accepts defeat, thanks PM Modi and BJP for victory at a press conference in Lucknow.

Rahul Gandhi congratulates PM Narendra Modi and the BJP on their victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Congress loses all the four Assembly seats in Amethi district, the pocket borough of Nehru-Gandhi family, with BJP bagging three of them.

According to Election Commission, here are the Assembly Election Results at 4:50 pm:

Goa: Bharatiya Janata Party wins 12; Indian National Congress 14; Nationalist Congress Party 1; Maharashtrawadi Gomantak 3; Goa Forward Party 3; Independent 3

Manipur: Bharatiya Janata Party wins 18; Indian National Congress 21; Naga Peoples Front 3; Lok Jan Shakti Party 1; National People's Party 4, Independent 1

Punjab: Bharatiya Janata Party 3, Indian National Congress wins 71; Aam Aadmi Party 20, Shiromani Akali Dal 14, Lok Insaaf Party 2

Uttar Pradesh: Bahujan Samaj Party 14, Bharatiya Janata Party 234; Samajwadi Party 35; Indian National Congress 6; Apna Dal (Soneylal) 7; Rashtriya Lok Dal 1; Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party 2; Independent 3

Uttarakhand: Bharatiya Janata Party 47; Indian National Congress 11; Independent 1

I thank people of UP from bottom of my heart. This historic victory of BJP is for development and good governance: PM

PM Narendra Modi's tweets:

Every moment of our time, everything we do is for welfare & wellbeing of the people of India. We believe in the power of 125 crore Indians.

Congratulations to @AmitShah, party office bearers & state units for their exemplary work in taking the party to new heights.

I salute the hardwork of BJP Karyakartas. They have tirelessly worked hard at the grassroots level & won the confidence of the people.

Am overjoyed that BJP has received unprecedented support from all sections of society. Huge support from the youth is gladdening.

I thank people of Punjab for giving @Akali_Dal_ & @BJP4Punjab the opportunity to serve for 10 years & for the support we got in these polls.

Gratitude to the people of India for the continued faith, support and affection for the BJP. This is very humbling & overwhelming.

Mulayam Singh Yadav's daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav loses to BJP's Rita Bahuguna Joshi by margin of 33,796 votes in Lucknow Cantt seat.

Independent candidate Aman Mani Tripathi wins Nautanwa seat in Mahrajganj by defeating nearest rival SP's Kunwar Kaushal Kishore Singh alias Munna Singh by a margin of 32,478 votes.

BJP national secretary Siddharth Nath Singh wins from Allahabad (West), an assembly segment where the party has not been a force to reckon with until recently.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the tallest leader in the country and even BJP's political rivals have to admit it: Shah

The outcome of five Assembly polls is very encouraging. Despite defeat in Punjab, our alliance has got over 30 percent votes: Shah

The BJP is set to form governments in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, party president Amit Shah announces.

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal won from Jalalabad seat, defeating AAP candidate Bhagwant Mann by 18,500 votes.

Congress candidate Manpreet Singh Badal won from Bathinda Urban seat, defeating AAP candidate Deepak Bansal by 18,480 votes.

Goa has come out on the top when it comes to voters pressing the NOTA button in the latest round of Assembly polls.

After Congress' victory in Punjab, Prashant Kishor, one of the key poll strategists for party in the state, today said AAP was one the toughest competitors his team has faced.

Former Congress minister and BJP candidate from Heingang Assembly seat N Biren Singh wins by a margin of 1,206 votes. 

AAP candidate and noted Supreme Court lawyer HS Phoolka wins from Dakha seat, defeating his nearest rival Akali candidate Manpreer Singh Ayali by 4,169 votes.

Congress gets majority in 117-member Punjab Assembly, wins 59 seats, leading in 18 other seats. 

Akali candidate Bikram Singh Majithia won from the Majitha seat by defeating his nearest rival, Congress candidate Sukhjinder Raj Singh Lally, by 22,884 votes.

BJP candidate Brijesh is leading in Muslim-dominated Deoband seat. 

According to Election Commission, here are the Assembly Election Results at 2:30 pm:

Goa: Bharatiya Janata Party wins 9; Indian National Congress 9; Nationalist Congress Party 1; Maharashtrawadi Gomantak 1; Goa Forward Party 3

Manipur: Bharatiya Janata Party wins 11; Indian National Congress 14; Naga Peoples Front 3; Lok Jan Shakti Party 1; National People's Party 3

Punjab: Bharatiya Janata Party 2, Indian National Congress wins 42; Aam Aadmi Party 16, Shiromani Akali Dal 5, Lok Insaaf Party 1

Uttar Pradesh: Bahujan Samaj Party 2, Bharatiya Janata Party 37; Samajwadi Party 5; Indian National Congress 1; Apna Dal (Soneylal) 1; Independent 1

Uttarakhand: Bharatiya Janata Party 10; Indian National Congress 3

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee congratulates winners in the Assembly polls and advised the losers to not lose heart.

PM Narendra Modi tweets: "Spoke to @capt_amarinder & congratulated him on the win in Punjab. Also wished him a happy birthday & prayed for his long & healthy life."

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal defeats his nearest rival Congress candidate Captain Amarinder Singh by 22,770 votes from Lambi Assembly constituency. Badal, SAD candidate, polled 66,375 votes while Congress candidate Amarinder Singh secured 43,605 votes. AAP candidate Jarnail Singh was at the third spot, securing 21,254 votes.

Mayawati writes to EC demanding immediate stoppage of counting and declaration of results in UP and holding of fresh polls using paper ballots.

As Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat lost the two seats he contested, the BJP says it was a complete rejection of his leadership.

UP results are surprising. It seems EVMs did not accept any vote other than that of BJP's, says BSP supremo Mayawati.

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati alleges EVM tampering after electoral defeat in Uttar Pradesh.

The BJP has gained comfortable leads in eight seats of Allahabad district, which has the highest number of 12 Assembly segments in Uttar Pradesh.

According to Election Commission, here are the Assembly Election Results at 1:35 pm:

Goa: Bharatiya Janata Party wins 7; Indian National Congress 8; Nationalist Congress Party 1; Maharashtrawadi Gomantak 1; Goa Forward Party 3

Manipur: Bharatiya Janata Party wins 8; Indian National Congress 11; Naga Peoples Front 3; Lok Jan Shakti Party 1; National People's Party 3

Punjab: Indian National Congress wins 20; Aam Aadmi Party 9, Shiromani Akali Dal 1

Uttar Pradesh: Bharatiya Janata Party 6; Indian National Congress 1

Uttarakhand: Bharatiya Janata Party 2; Indian National Congress 2

Trends show SP's Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam are leading in Rampur and Suar seats. 

We accept people's mandate. All volunteers worked hard. Our struggle will continue: Arvind Kejriwal on AAP's performance.

Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu dubs the Congress victory in Punjab Assembly Elections as its "revival" and blames SAD`s rout on its leadership`s "arrogance and turning treasury into personal property".
 

SAD to discuss reasons for defeat in the Punjab Assembly Elections, says Parkash Singh Badal.

After party's humiliating defeat, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to resign on Sunday.

Congress candidate Kuljit Singh Nagra defeats SAD's Didar Singh Bhatti by a margin of 23,867 votes in Fatehgarh Sahib.

Congress candidate Raj Kumar wins Chabbewal seat by a margin of 29,261 votes as he defeated his nearest rival SAD candidate Sohan Singh Thandal.

AAP candidate Sukhpal Khaira emerges victorious in Bholath seat with a margin of 8,202 votes by defeating SAD candidate Yuvraj Bhupinder Singh.

Congress candidate Sushil Kumar Rinku wins Jalandhar-West, defeating BJP's Mahinder Pal Bhagat, son of Cabinet Minister Chunni Lal Bhagat, with a margin of 17,334 votes.

Former Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat (Congress) wins from Margao constituency, defeating BJP candidate Sharmad Pai Raiturcar by 4,900 votes. 

According to Election Commission, here are the Assembly Election Results at 1:00 pm:

Goa: Bharatiya Janata Party wins 6; Indian National Congress 6; Nationalist Congress Party 1; Maharashtrawadi Gomantak 1; Goa Forward Party 2

Manipur: Bharatiya Janata Party wins 3; Indian National Congress 8; Naga Peoples Front 3; National People's Party 2

Punjab: Indian National Congress wins 12; Aam Aadmi Party 3

Uttar Pradesh: Bharatiya Janata Party 1

Goa appeared headed for a hung Assembly with the Congress winning two and the BJP three seats and leading in six and three other seats respectively.

The BJP and its allies appear poised to sweep all the five Assembly segments which together form Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency as well as the three adjoining ones falling in Varanasi district.

This is a big victory. BJP has reached new heights in Uttarkhand and Uttar Pradesh and changed the political picture of the country: Rajnath Singh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to arrive at BJP HQ in Delhi at 4 pm, likely to address BJP workers.

Captain Amarinder Singh has won from Patiala urban seat by a margin of over 51,000 votes.

Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat loses from Kichha seat too.

According to Election Commission, here are the Assembly Election Results at 12:15 pm:

Goa: Bharatiya Janata Party wins 4; Indian National Congress 3; Nationalist Congress Party 1; Goa Forward Party 1
Manipur: Bharatiya Janata Party wins 2; Indian National Congress 6; Naga Peoples Front 1; National People's Party 2
Punjab: Indian National Congress wins 4; Aam Aadmi Party 1
Uttar Pradesh: Bharatiya Janata Party 1

Goa Forward candidate Vinod Palyekar defeats BJP candidate and State minister Dayanand Mandrekar in Siolim constituency. 

Congress candidate Kanwarpal Singh wins Anandpur Sahib seat by defeating his nearest BJP rival Parminder Sharma with a margin of 23,881 votes.

Goa Deputy Chief Minister Francis D`Souza retains the Mapusa Assembly seat in North Goa, defeating his nearest Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party rival Vinod Phadke by 6,828 votes.

Uttar Pradesh (403/403): Bahujan Samaj Party leading on 18 seats, Bharatiya Janata Party on 292, Indian National Congress 12, Rashtriya Lok Dal 2, Samajwadi Party 59, Apna Dal (Soneylal) 8, Most Backward Classes Of India 1, Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal 2, Peace Party 1, Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party 5, Independent 3

Manipur (33/60): Bharatiya Janata Party wins two seats, leading on 8; Indian National Congress wins 3, leading on 9, Naga Peoples Front wins 1, leading on 2, Lok Jan Shakti Party leading on one, National People's Party wins 1 and leading on 4, North East India Development Party leading on one and Independent on one seat.

Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat loses from Haridwar rural seat.

Goa (20/40): Bharatiya Janata Party wins 3 setas, leading in 4; Indian National Congress wins in 2, leading in 6, Nationalist Congress Party leading in 1, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak leading in 1, Goa Forward Party leading in 2 seats, Independent leading in one seat

11:45 am - Uttarakhand (70/70): Bharatiya Janata Party leading in 53 seats, Indian National Congress 14, Independent 3

In Ghaziabad city seat, Atul Garg of BJP was leading with 8,000 votes over his rival Suresh Bansal of BSP. 

In Modinagar Assembly constituency, Manju Sivach of BJP was leading with 3,000 votes over her nearest rival Wahab Chaudhary of BSP. 

In Sahibabad, the party`s Sunil Sharma was leading by over 2,000 votes over his rival Amar Pal Sharma of the Congress-SP alliance. 

In Muradnagar Assembly seat, Ajit Pal Tyagi of BJP was leading with 2,500 votes over his nearest rival Surendra Prakash Goel of Congress-SP alliance. 

BJP`s Nand Kishore Gurjar is leading by over 6,000 votes over his rival Zakir Ali of Bahujan Samaj Party. 

Bharatiya Janata Party candidates are ahead of their rivals in all five Assembly constituencies of Ghaziabad district.

Trends show BJP's Suresh Rana leading over BSP's Abdul Waris Khan in Thana Bhawan seat in Shamli by more than 1,000 votes.

Trends show independent candidate Aman Mani Tripathi is ahead of his nearest rival SP's Kunwar Kaushal Kishore Singh alias Munna Singh by over 12,000 votes in Nautanwa seat.

Political parties need to shift their strategy from criticism to positive alternate if they want to beat the BJP, says former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah. "Punjab, Goa, and Manipur would certainly suggest that the BJP isn`t unbeatable but strategy needs to shift from criticism to positive alternate," Omar, who is also Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, tweets.

Congress's Gurjit Singh Aujla is leading by 21,881 votes in Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency. Bypolls here were held with the Assembly polls. 

Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar (BJP) trails Congress candidate Dayanand Sopte by 3,826 votes in Mandrem constituency.

Trends show BJP's Suresh Rana is trailing BSP's Abdul Waris Khan in Thana Bhawan seat in Shamli by over 5,000 votes. 

Samajwadi party's Naresh Agarwal concedes defeat in assembly polls in UP, says "we respect people's mandate".

The BJP is set to take power in Uttar Pradesh and the credit for this goes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says party spokesperson Sambit Patra. "The victory goes to Modi for his hard work, for his vision, for his pro-poor agenda," says Patra.

Manipur: Sapam Ranjan Singh of BJP wins from Konthoujam seat over his Congress rival Konthoujam Sharat Singh by a margin of 2,772 votes.

People have rejected the SP-Congress alliance in a big way, this is a vote for development: Yogi Adityanath

Manipur CM Okram Ibobi Singh wins from Thoubal seat

Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari (BSP), son Abbas and brother Sigbatullah are trailing in Mau, Ghosi, and Mohammadabad seats respectively.

Naga People's Front (NPF) and National People's Party (NPP) ahead in two seats each and an independent candidate in one seat, trends from 17 out of 60-member Assembly seats show. 

Overjoyed BJP workers, leaders, and supporters raise victory slogans in the BJP office in Lucknow as counting trends indicated a comfortable victory for the party in the crucial Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections on Saturday. In contrast, there was no activity at the ruling Samajwadi Party`s office. BJP workers raise slogans like "Chappa Chappa Bhajpa", "Kahan pade ho chakkar mein, koi nahin hai takkar mein" and "Modi Modi".

At 10:20 am, trends indicate:

Punjab (117/117): SAD+ 28, Congress 65, AAP 21, Others 3

Uttarakhand (70/70): BJP 51, Congress 16, BSP 0, Others 3

Goa (18/40): BJP 5, Congress 9, AAP 0, Others 4

Uttar Pradesh (403/403): BJP 293, SP-Congress 80, BSP 21, Others 9

Manipur (28/60 seats) - BJP 11, Congress 11, TMC 0, Others 6

The Congress is leading in 13 of 24 constituencies for which trends were available, followed by the BJP in eight. Smaller parties led in three constituencies.

Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh is leading in Thoubal constituency, as counting of votes polled in the Assembly Elections progressed on Saturday. 

SP leader Shivpal Yadav is leading by 5,742 votes in Jaswantnagar (Etawah) over his nearest rival Manish Yadav Batre of BJP.

Latest trends from Punjab: Congress-60, SAD+BJP-29, AAP-25, Others-1. 59 is required to form the Government

Trends show BJP's Suresh Rana is leading in Thana Bhawan seat in Shamli.

Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi says party vice president Rahul Gandhi should not be singled out for the party`s poor showing in Uttar Pradesh. "If these (counting) trends persist, why single out Rahul Gandhi? He will, of course, take the bullet in his chest," Singhvi tells NDTV.

Jitin Prasada (Congress) was trailing in Tilhar (Shahjahanpur).

Minister Yasir Shah was trailing in Matera (Bahraich), while minister Rahguraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya was ahead in Kunda.

The BJP forges ahead in 200 constituencies, leaving rivals SP-Congress combine and the BSP far behind going by trends available during the first two hours of counting. The nascent SP-Congress coalition was ahead in 50 of the total 403 seats in the state while Mayawati's party was leading in only 30 places.

Latest trends from Uttarakhand : BJP-37, Congress-7 and Others-2 

Latest trends from Uttar Pradesh: BJP-274, SP+ 79, BSP-25, Others-12

Mulayam Singh Yadav's daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav trails Rita Bahuguna Joshi (BJP) in Lucknow Cant seat.

The Naga People's Front is leading in Mao (ST) Assembly seat.

The BJP is leading in Konthoujam, Chandel, and Thangmeiband, the Congress is leading in Lilong.

Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh (INC) is leading over Leitanthem Basanta Singh (BJP) in Thoubal Assembly seat by over 2,000 votes. Human rights activist Irom Sharmila of PRJA is trailing behind by securing just 26 votes in Thoubal.

Trends show Speaker Mata Prasad Pandey (SP) is trailing in Itwa (Siddharth Nagar), BJP leading in the seat. 

Proving exit polls wrong, the Congress forges ahead in 56 of the 101 Assembly seats in Punjab. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which was confident of coming to power in the border state, leading in 21 seats, even behind the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP combine (24 seats).

Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal is leading over nearest rival Ravneet Singh Bittu of Congress by a margin of 2144 votes from Jalalabad in Punjab.

Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar (BJP) trails Congress candidate Dayanand Sopte by 1,700 votes in Mandrem constituency. 

Former Uttar Pradesh Samajwadi Party president Shivpal Singh Yadav says he will win easily in Jaswantnagar constituency.

Latest trends from Goa: Congress-5, BJP-3, MAG-1, Others 2

Trends show minister Azam Khan is leading in Rampur, Aditi Singh of Congress leading in Raebareli. 

Trends show Home Minister Rajnath Singh's son Pankaj Singh is leading in Noida.

Punjab: SAD ally BJP, which contested 23 seats, is leading in one seat, as per early trends.

The BJP is ahead in 200 constituencies as per trends from 300 out of 403 UP Assembly seats. SP-Congress combine ahead in 50 seats and BSP in 30.