The BJP on Tuesday won the mayoral by-election in Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, officials said.
Bharatiya Janata Party's Ashu Verma defeated Samajwadi Party's Sudan Rawal by 45,228 votes
There were 12 candidate in the fray but the main contest was between the BJP and the ruling Samajwadi Party.
---Indo-Asian News service
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