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Setback for Arvind Kejriwal; BJP wins Rajouri Garden by-poll in Delhi

BJP candidate defeated his nearest rival Meenakshi Chandela of Congress by around 14,000 votes

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IANS New Delhi
Last Updated : Apr 13 2017 | 12:43 PM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Thursday won the Delhi assembly byelection from the Rajouri Garden constituency.

He defeated his nearest rival Meenakshi Chandela of the Congress by a margin of nearly 14,000 votes, pushing the ruling Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP's) candidate to a distant third, according to the Election Commission.

Sirsa polled 40,602 votes, Chandela 25,950 and the AAP's Harjeet Singh 10,243 out of a total 78,091 votes cast during poll on Sunday, the Election Commission said after the final round of counting.

 

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First Published: Apr 13 2017 | 12:43 PM IST

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