VARANASI: Apna Dal (Sonelal) candidate Rinki Kole (76,176) defeated Samajwadi Party's Kirti Kole (66,587) by a margin of 9,589 votes to win Chhanbey assembly by-election in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh.
District election officer Divya Mittal said that following 32 rounds of counting for the Chhanbey assembly by-election, Rinki Kole defeated Kirti Kole by a margin of 9,589 votes.
A total of eight candidates were in fray for the Chhanbey assembly by-election. Since the beginning of counting in morning a neck and neck contest was evident between BJP alliance AD(S) and SP candidates. But, Rinki maintained lead over Kirti in most of rounds.