JD(S) wins Binnypet by-poll

  • | Thursday | 21st June, 2018

Aishwarya secured 7,188 votes while Congress candidate Srividya Shashikumar got 5,249 votes and BJP candidate Chamundeshwari G. secured 2,455 votes. The result of the by-poll, which was held on Monday, was declared on Wednesday. The Janata Dal (S) won the Binnypet ward, which falls under Gandhinagar Assembly constituency. The Congress leader was a two-time councillor from Binnypet. The result was declared around 9 a.m. after completion of counting of all the votes, which was held at the Home Science College.

more-in The Janata Dal (S) won the Binnypet ward, which falls under Gandhinagar Assembly constituency. The result of the by-poll, which was held on Monday, was declared on Wednesday. JD(S) candidate B.N. Aishwarya secured 7,188 votes while Congress candidate Srividya Shashikumar got 5,249 votes and BJP candidate Chamundeshwari G. secured 2,455 votes. The result was declared around 9 a.m. after completion of counting of all the votes, which was held at the Home Science College. The by-election for the ward saw a voter turnout of 43.54%, way below the 72.13% average recorded by the State in the recently held Assembly polls. The by-poll was necessitated by the death of councillor Mahadevamma Nagaraj in January following cardiac arrest when she was on a pilgrimage to Tirupati with her family. The Congress leader was a two-time councillor from Binnypet.

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