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BJP wins 3 seats, Congress 1 in crucial Tripura by-elections

Sudip Roy Barman Tripura CPI Asish Kumar Saha Manik Saha CPI ( M )

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won three assembly seats and the Congress bagged one in the high-stakes by-elections in Tripura on Sunday, officials said.

Chief Minister Manik Saha won the bypoll to the crucial Town Bardowali seat by 6,104 votes. Mr. Saha secured 17,181 votes, which is 51.63% of the total votes polled, as per the Election Commission.

Mr. Saha’s nearest rival Asish Kumar Saha of the Congress bagged 11,077 votes or 33.29% of the total votes.

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