Ladakh: Congress wins Temisgam seat in LAHDC bypoll
The Hindu
Congress candidate Tashi Tundup won the by-election for 22-Temisgam constituency, by polling 861 votes against 588 polled by the BJP’s Dorjay Namgyal
The Congress on September 17 retained Temisgam seat in the BJP-led Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), with its candidate defeating the BJP candidate by 273 votes in the by-election, officials said.
Congress candidate Tashi Tundup won the by-election for 22-Temisgam constituency, by polling 861 votes against 588 polled by the BJP’s Dorjay Namgyal, they said.
Senior Congress member Jairam Ramesh congratulated the Congress committee in Ladakh and also took a dig at the BJP’s central leadership and Ghulam Nabi Azad, who quit the grand old party recently.
“Here is some breaking news for Modi, Shah and Azad. The Congress party has defeated the BJP by a convincing margin in the Temisgam bye-election to the Ladakh Hill Council. Congratulations to the Ladakh District Congress Committee!,” he said on Twitter.
The by-election in the constituency was necessitated following the death of sitting Congress councillor Sonam Dorjey.
The voting, held on September 13, saw 98.7% polling, the officials said, adding, the counting of votes started this morning and 1,449 votes of the total 1,467 votes polled were considered.
Fourteen voters had opted for NOTA and four votes were rejected.