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RJD’s Amar Paswan wins Bochaha bypoll in Bihar

RJD Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Mukesh Sahani Musafir Paswan Bihar Tejashwi Yadav Assembly State Assembly

The Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal on April 16 won the Bochaha (Reserved) Assembly bypoll, defeating the ruling NDA candidate by a record margin of over 36,000 votes.

The bypoll was held on April 12 and was necessitated by the death of Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) MLA Musafir Paswan.

RJD candidate Amar Paswan got 82,562 votes, while NDA candidate from BJP Baby Kumari received 45,909 votes. The VIP’s Geeta Devi got 29,279 votes and was relegated to third position. Ms. Devi is the daughter of RJD leader Ramai Ram, a multiple-time MLA from the Bochaha (Reserved) seat.

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