Updates : 17th Oct. 2011,
The Congress failed to win a single seat in the recent by-elections whose results were announced on 17th Oct. 201.
> Hisar PC: Kuldeep Bishnoi (son of Bhajan Lal, who died in June) of the HJC has won the by-elections in Hisar by 6,323 votes, followed by former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala's son Ajay Chautala finished second & congress candidate Jai Prakash came third.
Bishnoi of HJC secured 3,55,941 votes followed by Chautala with 3,49,618 votes and way behind was Jai Prakash of INC, who polled 1,49,785 votes (security deposit lost).
> Banswada AC election, Andhra Pradesh: Pocharam Srinivas Reddy of TRS HAS won today's election in Banswada. Pocharam Srinivasa Reddy defeated the Congress' Srinivas Goud by 49,889 votes. The TDP didn't field a candidate against him.
> Daraunda AC election Bihar :Janata Dal (United) retained the Daraundha Assembly seat in the by-poll defeating the Rashtriya Janata Dal by 20,092 votes. Kavita Kumari of the JD (U) won the seat defeating RJD candidate Parmeshwar Singh.
The by-poll took place following the death of JD (U) MLA Jagmato Devi. Kanita Kumari is the daughter in-law of Jagmato Devi. She secured 51,754 votes as against 31,662 votes polled by Singh. The Congress party candidate, Kalika Sharan Singh, came third with just 4,238 votes.
> Khadakwasla AC election Maharashtra : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate,Bhimrao Tapkir, backed by the Shiv Sena-Republican Party of India (RPI) combine, defeated the Congress-supported Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate Harshada, widow of MNS legislator Ramesh Wanjale, whose death necessitated the by-poll, by 3,625 votes.
>Tiruchirapalli West and Puducherry's Indira Nagar Assembly Constituency elections : Counting in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirapalli West and Puducherry's Indira Nagar Assembly seats will be taken up on October 20, to prevent their results influencing the current local body elections in Tamil Nadu.