Congress' Devti Karma wins Dantewada Assembly by-poll in Chhattisgarh
Dantewada, Sep 27: The ruling Congress has won the Dantewada Assembly by-poll in Chhattisgarh, the counting for which was held on Friday.
Congress' Devti Karma won the bypoll for the seat, reserved for the Scheduled Tribes, by a margin of 11,192 votes, a poll official here said.
Karma polled 50,028 votes while her nearest rival, the BJP's Ojaswi Mandavi, secured 38,836 votes, he said.
Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate Bhimsen Mandavi stood third with 7,664 votes, he said.
Voting was held on September 23. The voting percentage was 60.59 per cent.
The byelection was necessitated by the death of BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi in a Maoist attack in April.
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Unidentified men set fire to TVK campaign office near Srirangam
Tiruchirapalli (PTI): A campaign office of the actor Vijay-led TVK was allegedly torched by unidentified miscreants in Kamanayakkanpalayam village near Srirangam in the early hours of Friday, police said.
According to the police, the damage is minimal. Fire had engulfed the thatched roof providing shade at the entrance of the building that served as the party’s election office for the Srirangam constituency.
While on social media, a CCTV footage of two unidentified men fleeing on motorbike is being circulated as the culprits, police said the video footage is yet to be verified.
Based on a complaint lodged by TVK, the Pettaivaithalai Police have registered a case and initiated a search for the perpetrators.
திருவரங்கம் தொகுதியில் த.வெ.க வேட்பாளரின் தேர்தல் அலுவலகம் மர்ம நபர்களால் தீவைக்கப்பட்டு சேதப்படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது. @TNelectionsCEO @ECISVEEP#TVKVijay #தமிழகவெற்றிக்கழகம் pic.twitter.com/ImDZfTkuAq
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