An election held in a single political constituency to fill a vacancy arising during a government's term of office.
voters braved heavy rains to turn out in large numbers for the bypoll in Aruvikkara
Example sentencesExamples
He claimed the state had sought postponement of the bypoll.
He has lost his posts as after his humiliating defeat in a bypoll from a Congress stronghold.
They suffered a crushing blow when their arch rival got elected to Lok Sabha after the bypoll held for Dumka parliamentary constituency.
Political analysts said Congress is fighting this by-poll as though it were a consolation match.
The bypoll was necessitated after he quit the seat for Soren.
Seeing the by-poll results, it seems clear that they have to pull up their socks and get to work.
He is very hopeful that he will win by a big margin in the by-poll.
The by-poll was effectively boycotted as neither the polling agents not the voters turned out on the polling day.
"I think the by-poll results should make the allies understand that we will not be able to achieve the goal in 2016, if we are not united," she underlined.
I don't think this by-poll victory is enough for him to act independently, and assert himself in the Cabinet expansion.
Definition of bypoll in US English:
bypoll
nounˈbaɪˌpoʊlˈbīˌpōl
Indian
An election held in a single political constituency to fill a vacancy arising during a government's term of office.
voters braved heavy rains to turn out in large numbers for the bypoll in Aruvikkara
Example sentencesExamples
He is very hopeful that he will win by a big margin in the by-poll.
The by-poll was effectively boycotted as neither the polling agents not the voters turned out on the polling day.
He claimed the state had sought postponement of the bypoll.
The bypoll was necessitated after he quit the seat for Soren.
I don't think this by-poll victory is enough for him to act independently, and assert himself in the Cabinet expansion.
They suffered a crushing blow when their arch rival got elected to Lok Sabha after the bypoll held for Dumka parliamentary constituency.
"I think the by-poll results should make the allies understand that we will not be able to achieve the goal in 2016, if we are not united," she underlined.
He has lost his posts as after his humiliating defeat in a bypoll from a Congress stronghold.
Seeing the by-poll results, it seems clear that they have to pull up their socks and get to work.
Political analysts said Congress is fighting this by-poll as though it were a consolation match.