Counting of votes begins for bypolls to seven assembly seats spread over six states

The results for bypolls to seven assembly seats in six states will be declared today. The counting of votes is scheduled to begin at 8 am at centres set up in the respective states.

The seven seats — Bageshwar in Uttarakhand, Ghosi in Uttar Pradesh, Puthuppally in Kerala, Dhupguri in West Bengal, Dumri in Jharkhand, and Boxanagar and Dhanpur in Tripura — went to poll on the last tuesday.