The Congress on Sunday Dec 23,2018 won the Kolebira assembly byelection in Jharkhand, said an Election Commission official.
Congress candidate Naman Bixal Kongari defeated the BJP candidate by over 9,000 votes, the official said.
Kongari polled 40,343 votes while the BJP candidate Basant Soreng managed to get 30,685 votes.
The sitting legislator Enos Ekka's wife Menon Ekka managed to get only 16,445 votes. The polling took place on December 20.
The seat fell vacant following conviction of former Minister Enos Ekka in the murder of a school teacher.
There were five candidates in the fray.
Congress candidate Naman Bixal Kongari defeated the BJP candidate by over 9,000 votes, the official said.
Kongari polled 40,343 votes while the BJP candidate Basant Soreng managed to get 30,685 votes.
The sitting legislator Enos Ekka's wife Menon Ekka managed to get only 16,445 votes. The polling took place on December 20.
The seat fell vacant following conviction of former Minister Enos Ekka in the murder of a school teacher.
There were five candidates in the fray.
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