Hamirpur, Dantewada, Badharghat bye-election results 2019 Highlights: Results of bye-elections held at four constituencies across the country were declared by the Election Commission on Friday. In Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur, BJP candidate Yuvraj Singh emerged victorious in a tough race with Samajwadi Party’s candidate Manoj Prajapati, with a margin of 17,000 votes. Meanwhile, in Tripura’s Badharghat seat, the BJP emerged victorious beating the CPI(M). The bypoll in Dantewada, which recorded a turnout of 53.25 per cent, was necessitated after the death of BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi in a Naxal attack in April. Pala Assembly seat, which fell vacant after Kerala Congress (M) veteran K M Mani died in April, recorded a 71.41 per cent turnout.

Source: Indian Express September 27, 2019 03:27 UTC