Hisar bypolls: Bishnoi still leading, Congress tra

October 17, 2011 11:42

Haryana Janhit Congress candidate Kuldeep Bishnoi is leading over his nearest rival Ajay Singh Chautala of INLD by over 29,000 votes after seven rounds of
counting for the bypolls to the Hisar Lok Sabha seat. Jai Prakash of Congress is at the third spot with just 50,637 votes.

Bishnoi has so far bagged 1,36,254 votes as against Chautala's 1,06,861 votes
The bypoll held on October 13 had witnessed a turnout of nearly 69 per cent with the Anna factor raising the stakes for the Congress in a triangular fight.

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