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The BJP was able to retain its Dhamnagar MLA seat in Odisha’s Bhadrak district by defeating the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) with its candidate Suryabanshi Suraj winning by a margin of 9,881 votes.
Suraj received 80,351 votes, while BJD candidate Abanti Das received 70,470 votes. Rajendra Das, a BJD rebel candidate, received 8,153 votes. Congress finished fourth, with only 3,561 votes cast for its nominee, Baba Harekrushna Sethy.
The byelection was held on November 3 at 252 polling booths, with 68.98% of the vote counted.
The BJP was able to retain its Dhamnagar MLA seat in Odisha’s Bhadrak district by defeating the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) with its candidate Suryabanshi Suraj winning by a margin of 9,881 votes.
Suraj received 80,351 votes, while BJD candidate Abanti Das received 70,470 votes. Rajendra Das, a BJD rebel candidate, received 8,153 votes. Congress finished fourth, with only 3,561 votes cast for its nominee, Baba Harekrushna Sethy.
The byelection was held on November 3 at 252 polling booths, with 68.98% of the vote counted.
“#DhamnagarBypoll result is a victory of democracy. It is a victory of the youth and women. Gratitude to the people of Dhamnagar for reposing their faith on @BJP4Odisha, for honouring the legacy of Late Bishnu bhai and for blessing Shri @suryabanshibjp,” Pradhan said in a tweet.
The bypoll result reflects the mood of the people of Odisha, as well as Odisha’s trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decisive and credible leadership, he said, congratulating all party workers on their victory.
Notably, Dhamnagar has been regarded as the BJP’s citadel since it was won twice recently – Manmohan Samal in 2004 and Bishnu Charan Sethi in 2019. Since 2019, the BJD has won all five byelections in the state, including the Balasore Sadar seat from the BJP. This victory will help the party fight the ruling BJD in the upcoming elections.
Source:OCN
