Congress candidate Indu Raj wins Baroda assembly bypoll in Haryana
Nov 10, 2020
New Delhi [India], November 10 : Indian National Congress won the Baroda Assembly by-election in Haryana, informed the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday.
Congress candidate Indu Raj defeated Bharatiya Janata Party's Yogeshwar Dutt, who came close second, with 10576 votes. A total of 15 candidates were in the race.
Congress received a total of 49.3 per cent votes, while BJP trailed behind and captured 40.7 per cent vote share.
By-polls were held on one Assembly constituency in the state on November 7. Counting of votes for by-polls held in 58 Assembly constituencies across 11 states in the country began at 8 am on Tuesday. It is carried out along with the vote-counting process in Bihar where the first major electoral exercise was held amid the pandemic.
