AJSU Party leads by 21,960 votes after 9th round of counting- The New Indian Express

By PTI

RAMGARH: AJSU celebration candidate Sunita Choudhary was main by 21,960 votes over her nearest rival Bajrang Mahto of the Congress after the ninth round of counting within the Ramgarh by-election, an official mentioned on Thursday.

The AJSU celebration, which has tied up with the BJP for the bypoll, bought 1,04,442 votes whereas the Congress, an ally of the ruling JMM-led coalition, bought 82,482 after the completion of the ninth round of counting, the official mentioned.

Counting of votes for the Ramgarh meeting by-election started at 8 am at Ramgarh faculty, some 40 km from the state capital Ranchi, mentioned Ramgarh SDO cum Returning officer Md Javed Hussain.

A voter turnout of over 67.96 per cent was recorded within the Ramgarh meeting constituency bypoll on February 27.

Though 18 candidates, together with 14 Independents, have been within the fray, the competition is especially between the Congress, an ally of the ruling JMM-led coalition, and the AJSU celebration, which has tied up with the BJP for the bypoll.

The by-election was necessitated after the disqualification of Congress legislator Mamta Devi, following her conviction in a prison case.

The Congress has fielded Mamta Devi’s husband, Bajrang Mahto, from the seat whereas the AJSU celebration has nominated Sunita Choudhary.

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