Congress candidate leading in Dantewada assembly bypoll count

September 27, 2019 10:55

The Congress candidate was leading by a margin of 2,778 votes in the Dantewada assembly bypoll where counting was taken up on Friday morning, officials said.

The counting of votes in the bypoll held on September 23 in the Naxal-affected seat began at 8 at the District Institute of Education and Training campus in Dantewada district headquarters,a poll official said.

As per the early trends, Devti Karma of the Congress was leading by a margin of 2,778 votes against her nearest rival Ojaswi Mandavi of the BJP, he said. -- PTI

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

2-time PGA tour winner American golfer Murray dies at 30

Grayson Murray died on Saturday, a day after withdrawing from the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas

Modi, Shah, Fadnavis worked for Gadkari's defeat: Raut

Raut's claims have drawn sharp reactions from the BJP, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Congress's candidate from Nagpur.

'Team India represents India in more than one way'

The T20 World Cup in the US is a 'landmark event' and there is huge excitement among the diaspora as well as across America, said Consul General of India in New York Binaya Srikanta Pradhan.

If speaking on Article 370, UCC is religion-based campaign, then...: Shah

'If we get 399 seats and you say we have not crossed 400, then it is your wisdom. But the '400 paar' slogan is based on calculation and considered opinion'

Cloudy skies cast shadow on IPL 2024 final

Forecasts show only a 4 per cent chance of precipitation