by-election
/ˈbaɪ ɪlekʃn/noun
उच्चारण बाइ इलेक्शन
उपचुनाव
Core word
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[C] especially British
an election held to choose a new member of a parliament or council when the seat becomes empty during its term
उपचुनाव
- A by-election was held after the MLA's death.
- The ruling party lost two by-elections.
- The by-election will be held in the constituency next month.
+ 2 more examples
- Voter turnout was low in yesterday's by-election.
- He won the by-election by a margin of nearly ten thousand votes.
Synonyms bypoll
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
by-election in + constituency
A by-election is held in one seat or constituency, not across the whole country.
By-election केवल एक सीट या निर्वाचन क्षेत्र में होता है, पूरे देश में नहीं।
- A by-election was held in the Wayanad constituency.
- The by-election in Bhabanipur drew a high turnout.
hold / call / contest + a by-election
Use these verbs for organising or taking part in one.
इसे कराने या इसमें भाग लेने के लिए ये verbs आते हैं।
- The Election Commission will hold a by-election in November.
- Three parties are contesting the by-election.
by-election caused by + event
It is caused by a death, resignation or disqualification of a member.
यह किसी सदस्य की मृत्यु, इस्तीफ़े या अयोग्यता के कारण होता है।
- The by-election was caused by the sitting MLA's death.
spelling and plural
Written with a hyphen. The plural is by-elections. In India the shorter word 'bypoll' is also common in news.
यह hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है। Plural by-elections है। भारत में समाचारों में छोटा रूप 'bypoll' भी आम है।
- Several by-elections were scheduled on the same day.
+Collocations 4
verb + by-election
holdcallcontestwinlosefight
- The ruling party won the by-election by a narrow margin.
adjective + by-election
crucialclosely foughtrecentforthcomingupcoming
- A closely fought by-election kept the whole state waiting.
by-election + noun
resultcampaigncandidatedatevictory
- The by-election result was announced on Sunday.
by-election in / for
in a constituencyin the districtfor the assembly seatfor the Lok Sabha seat
- A by-election for the Lok Sabha seat will be held next month.
“More examples 5
- A by-election is held when a seat falls vacant between general elections.
जब आम चुनावों के बीच कोई सीट खाली हो जाती है, तब by-election कराया जाता है।
- The by-election turnout was low because of the heavy rain.
भारी बारिश के कारण by-election में मतदान कम रहा।
- Radhika's father worked as a polling officer at the by-election.
राधिका के पिता by-election में मतदान अधिकारी के रूप में काम करते थे।
- The opposition candidate lost the by-election by two thousand votes.
विपक्षी उम्मीदवार by-election दो हज़ार मतों से हार गया।
- The government treated the by-election as a test of its popularity.
सरकार ने by-election को अपनी लोकप्रियता की परीक्षा माना।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The by election will be held on Sunday.
✓ The by-election will be held on Sunday.
The word is hyphenated.
यह शब्द hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है।
✗ A by-election were held in the constituency.
✓ A by-election was held in the constituency.
A singular subject takes a singular verb.
Singular subject के साथ singular verb आती है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
?Which word?
Do not confuse a by-election (for one empty seat) and a general election (for all seats at the end of the full term).
By-election (किसी एक रिक्त सीट के लिए चुनाव) और general election (पूरा कार्यकाल समाप्त होने पर सभी सीटों के लिए चुनाव) में भ्रमित न हों।