BJP wins in Hamirpur, Badharghat bypoll; LDF wins in Pala; Congress in Dantewada
The poll panel had taken the decision to hold the by-election after taking into consideration various factors like local festivals, electoral rolls and weather conditions. The polling was conducted using EVMs and VVPATs.
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NEW DELHI: The counting of votes for the assembly by-election held recently in four assembly seats in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada, Kerala's Pala, Tripura's Badharghat and Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur concluded on Friday. Following an announcement by the Election Commission, the by-election was held on September 23.
In Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur, BJP’s Yuvraj Singh emerged victorious in a tough race with Samajwadi Party’s candidate Manoj Prajapati, with a margin of 17,000 votes. Yuvraj Singh polled a total of 74,500 votes while Manoj Prajapati of SP got 57,300 votes. In Kerala's Pala, Mani C Kappan of the LDF has won, securing a nail-biting victory over his UDF opponent Jose Tom by 2,943 votes. Meanwhile, in Tripura’s Badharghat seat, the BJP has emerged victorious. BJP candidate Mimi Majumder won the Badharghat Assembly by-poll in Tripura defeating her nearest CPI-M rival Bulti Biswas by a margin of 5,276 votes.
The Dantewada seat in Naxal-affected Chhattisgarh was won by Congress candidate Dewati Karma. The voter turnout in the bypoll in Dantewada, a seat reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates, had been registered at 60.59%.
The poll panel had taken the decision to hold the by-election after taking into consideration various factors like local festivals, electoral rolls and weather conditions. The polling was conducted using EVMs and VVPATs.
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