Rajasthan bypolls | Congress leading in two seats, BJP one
The Hindu
Polling was held on April 17 in the Rajsamand, Sujangarh and Sahada Assembly seats of the State.
The Congress is leading in two seats and the BJP in one seat in the initial rounds of counting of votes for three assembly seats in Rajasthan. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) statistics, BJP's Deepti Maheshwari is leading on the Rajsamand seat with 49.82 per cent of votes in her favour, whereas rival Congress' Tansukh Bohara has so far got 46.43 per cent of votes. On Sahada and Sujangarh seats, Congress’ candidates Gayatri Trivedi and Manoj Kumar are leading with 58.19 and 40.38 per cent of votes in their favour, leaving behind BJP's Ratanlal Jat (32.08) and Khemaram (25.01) on the two seats, respectively.
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