Himachal Pradesh: BJP's Vishal Nehriya wins Dharamshala bypoll
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| Updated on: 24 October 2019, 11:44 IST
The ruling BJP on Thursday won the Dharamshala bypoll in Himachal Pradesh, with its candidate Vishal Nehriya winning by a margin of 6,673 votes.
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Nehriya defeated his nearest rival Rakesh Kumar, an independent candidate. Congress candidate Vijay Inder Karan was at the third place.
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In the 2017 Assembly elections, the victory margin of Kishan Kapoor of the BJP over Sudhir Sharma of the Congress was of 2,997 votes in Dharamshala.
-PTI
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First published: 24 October 2019, 11:44 IST