Jharsuguda by- election 2023 result: BJD leading in all rounds till now
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is seen leading in Odisha's Jharsuguda by polls in all the tables that have been counted till now.
Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) was seen leading in Odisha’s Jharsuguda Constituency by election with 7,633 votes against its nearest rival, BJP.
On completion of round nine of counting, BJD candidate Dipali Das has secured 57,650 votes while BJP candidate Tankadhar Tripathy got 32,166 votes. Congress nominee Tarun Pandey got only 3066 votes, officials in the office of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said.
In terms of percentage, the BJD got 60.64 per cent of the total votes counted so far, BJP 34.26 per cent and Congress secured only 1.8 per cent of votes. BJD is leading with 23, 590 votes, with
10 rounds remaining.
Counting of votes began at 8 a.m. on Saturday amid tight security at Jharsuguda Engineering School.
Counting is being conducted on 14 tables. As votes polled in 253 booths will be counted, there will be 18 full rounds and another partial round.
Three-lawyer security arrangements have been made in and around the counting centre. It was expected that the counting would be completed between 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., they said.
A total of 79.21 per cent of 2.21 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the bypoll held on May 10.
The byelection was held following the murder of sitting MLA and the then Health Minister Naba Kishore Das on January 29 this year.
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