Watch: Celebrations Begin As Dimple Yadav Wins High-Stakes Mainpuri Seat
NDTV
Both Dimple and Akhilesh Yadav had campaigned extensively for the election.
Samajwadi Party candidate Dimple Yadav has won the prestigious Lok Sabha seat of Mainpuri by over two lakh votes, defeating her BJP rival Raghuraj Singh Shakya on Thursday. At the @samajwadiparty office in Mainpuri , where @dimpleyadav has won the Lok Sabha bypoll #ResultsWithNDTVpic.twitter.com/TsXtRHJ43L
The Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat became vacant after Mulayam Singh Yadav, the founder of the Samajwadi Party, passed away on October 10, necessitating a byelection within six months
Massive celebrations broke out at the Samajwadi Party office in Mainpuri, where party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Dimple Yadav held a press conference, cheered on by thousands of party supporters
Party workers were seen dancing to the beat of the dhol and pungi flute and waving party flags.
