Chhattisgarh Bypoll End result: BJP Retains Raipur Metropolis South Meeting Seat – News18
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BJP candidate Sunil Kumar Soni has received the Raipur Metropolis South meeting bypoll by 46,167 votes
Raipur Metropolis South, Chhattisgarh Meeting byelection 2024 (Picture: News18 Elections)
BJP candidate Sunil Kumar Soni has received the Raipur Metropolis South meeting bypoll by 46,167 votes in opposition to his nearest rival Akash Sharma of the Congress.
Congratulating Soni and his social gathering management, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai mentioned the victory is a stamp of approval by the voters within the constituency on the work accomplished by their authorities within the state previously 11 months.
Soni polled 89,220 votes, whereas Sharma secured 43,053, in accordance with the figures launched by the Election Fee of India (ECI).
The bypoll held within the constituency, positioned in Raipur district, on November 13 noticed a voter turnout of fifty.5 per cent.
With this victory, the BJP’s within the 90-member Chhattisgarh meeting remained unchanged at 54. The present power of Congress within the Home is 35 and the Gondwana Gantantra Occasion has one MLA.
CM Sai termed the victory within the Raipur Metropolis South seat “historic” and attributed it to the efforts of BJP staff.
“I congratulate and thank everybody. I additionally thank the voters of Raipur South. They’ve expressed their religion within the BJP and (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi ji’s assure,” the CM mentioned.
Sai mentioned his authorities has tried to fulfil Modi’s assure after taking cost of the state.
“Be it giving Rs 1,000 monthly to moms and sisters below the Mahtari Vandan Yojana or paddy bonus to farmers or ‘Ramlala Darshan Yojana’… no matter work our authorities has accomplished within the final 10-11 months, the individuals of Raipur Metropolis South have put their stamp of approval on them,” he mentioned.
The bypoll was necessitated after sitting BJP legislator and former state minister Brijmohan Agrawal resigned following his election to Lok Sabha from Raipur parliamentary constituency.
In final yr’s meeting elections, Agrawal had secured 1,09,263 votes within the Raipur Metropolis South seat and received by the very best margin of 67,719 votes in opposition to his nearest Congress rival.
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