In a significant by-election outcome on 14 November 2025, the Indian National Congress emerged victorious in Hyderabad’s urbane Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency, while the Bharatiya Janata Party captured a commanding lead in Odisha’s rural Nuapada seat.
In Jubilee Hills, Congress nominee V Naveen Yadav secured 98,988 votes, defeating the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) candidate Maganti Sunitha Gopinath who garnered 74,259 votes — a margin exceeding 24,000 votes. The Election Commission of India recorded a turnout of only 48.47 per cent in the constituency.
Meanwhile, in Nuapada — a constituency that saw an 83.45 per cent turnout among more than 2.5 lakh voters — BJP’s Jay Dholakia established a clear lead of over 50,000 votes, with counting underway in several rounds. The seat was vacated following the death of a serving legislator, making this contest a closely watched test of political strength in western Odisha.
Observers note the Jubilee Hills result bolsters Congress’s standing in Telangana under Revanth Reddy’s leadership, while the Nuapada outcome signals BJP’s growing influence in areas historically dominated by regional parties. For BRS, the Jubilee Hills setback raises questions about its traction in urban pockets of Hyderabad. And for the governing formations in Odisha, the high voter turnout and decisive BJP showing may prompt strategic recalibration ahead of future polls.
As the bypoll results settle, political parties are already gauging implications — from urban voter sentiment in Telangana to rural dynamics in Odisha. The contrasting mandates underscore the evolving electoral landscape across India’s States.
