Chitrakoot bypoll results live: Congress wins by over 14,000 votes against BJP

Congress candidate Nilanshu Chaturvedi defeated his nearest BJP rival Shankar Dayal Tripathi by over 14,100 votes.

BHOPAL: The Congress on Sunday won the Chitrakoot Assembly bypoll in Madhya Pradesh by a margin of over 14,100 votes. Congress candidate Nilanshu Chaturvedi defeated his nearest BJP rival Shankar Dayal Tripathi in the bypolls.

The counting of votes polled in the November 9 by-election began at around 8 am amid tight security.

Around 65 per cent voting was recorded in the bypoll necessitated following the death of sitting Congress MLA Prem Singh.

12 November 2017

14:01 IST

The Congress party has won the Chitrakoot assembly bypoll in Madhya Pradesh by over 14,000 votes.

13:38 IST

#MadhyaPradesh: Members of Congress celebrate outside MP Congress Committee as its candidate Nilanshu Chaturvedi leads in #Chitrakoot by-poll. pic.twitter.com/MexBQyfzg8

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12:56 IST

Whatever the results are, it does not denote the mood of the state: BJP's Shankar Dayal Tripathi

12:56 IST

The counting till now shows the seat will go to Congress: BJP's Shankar Dayal Tripathi

11:34 IST

12 candidates contested the by-election but the main fight was between Congress leader Nilanshu Chaturvedi and BJP's Shankar Dayal Tripathi 

11:33 IST

The polls were necessitated following the death of sitting Congress MLA Prem Singh.

11:32 IST

Around 65 per cent voting was recorded in the bypoll for which voting was held on November 9

11:31 IST

Congress candidate Nilanshu Chaturvedi leading over BJP's Shankar Dayal Tripathi with over 18,000 votes after the ninth round of counting.