PATNA: The BJP on Sunday retained the Gopalganj assembly seat in Bihar, beating the RJD in a by-poll that turned out to be a cliffhanger of a contest.
भाजपा प्रदेश कार्यालय में गोपालगंज उपचुनाव में जीत और मोकामा में बेहतरीन प्रदर्शन पर नेता प्रतिपक्ष श्री @VijayKrSinhaBih और श्री @SMCHOUOfficial ने कार्यकर्तागण को मिठाई खिलाकर बधाई दी। इस अवसर पर प्रदेश उपाध्यक्ष डॉ @MLCBJPPramod विधायक श्री @JanakSinghMla उपस्थित रहें। pic.twitter.com/CSqD02o50c
— BJP Bihar (@BJP4Bihar) November 6, 2022
BJP candidate Kusum Devi, wife MLA Subhash Singh whose death had necessitated the by-election, polled 70,032 votes, while RJD’s Mohan Gupta got 68,243.
गोपालगंज विधानसभा उपचुनाव में भारतीय जनता पार्टी की उम्मीदवार श्रीमती कुसुम देवी की जीत के बाद उन्हें माननीय सांसद श्री @SIGRIWALBJP और कार्यकर्तागण ने पुष्प माला पहनाकर सम्मानित किया।#BiharWithBJP pic.twitter.com/iKDo2Pcax1
— BJP Bihar (@BJP4Bihar) November 6, 2022
Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM and Mayawati’s BSP, often accused of being the BJP’s “B team” by the RJD, finished third and fourth respectively, together accounting for more than 20,000 votes.
Notably, BSP candidate Indira Yadav is the wife of Sadhu Yadav, younger brother of RJD president Lalu Prasad’s wife Rabri Devi.
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Sadhu Yadav had won the seat in 2000.
Yadav has been disqualified from contesting polls after conviction in a case related to misbehavior with an IAS officer.
Source: Press Trust of India
