Congress wins Timisgam in Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council bypoll
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LEH: The Congress on Saturday retained Timisgam seat within the BJP-led Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), with its candidate defeating the BJP candidate by 273 votes within the by-election, officers mentioned.
Congress candidate Tashi Tundup gained the by-election for 22-Timisgam constituency, by polling 861 votes towards 588 polled by the BJP’s Dorjay Namgyal, they mentioned.
Senior Congress member Jairam Ramesh congratulated the Congress committee in Ladakh and in addition took a dig on the BJP’s central management and Ghulam Nabi Azad, who stop the grand outdated occasion not too long ago.
“Here is some breaking news for Modi, Shah and Azad. The Congress party has defeated the BJP by a convincing margin in the Temisgam bye-election to the Ladakh Hill Council. Congratulations to the Ladakh District Congress Committee!,” he mentioned on Twitter.
The by-election within the constituency was necessitated following the demise of sitting Congress councillor Sonam Dorjey.
The voting, held on September 13, noticed 98.7 per cent polling, the officers mentioned, including, the counting of votes began this morning and 1,449 votes of the whole 1,467 votes polled have been thought-about.
Fourteen voters had opted for NOTA and 4 votes have been rejected.
In October 2020, the BJP had retained energy by profitable the election to the 26-member LAHDC by bagging 15 seats.
The Congress had gained 9 seats, and two seats have been bagged by Independent candidates.
LEH: The Congress on Saturday retained Timisgam seat within the BJP-led Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), with its candidate defeating the BJP candidate by 273 votes within the by-election, officers mentioned.
Congress candidate Tashi Tundup gained the by-election for 22-Timisgam constituency, by polling 861 votes towards 588 polled by the BJP’s Dorjay Namgyal, they mentioned.
Senior Congress member Jairam Ramesh congratulated the Congress committee in Ladakh and in addition took a dig on the BJP’s central management and Ghulam Nabi Azad, who stop the grand outdated occasion not too long ago.
“Here is some breaking news for Modi, Shah and Azad. The Congress party has defeated the BJP by a convincing margin in the Temisgam bye-election to the Ladakh Hill Council. Congratulations to the Ladakh District Congress Committee!,” he mentioned on Twitter.
The by-election within the constituency was necessitated following the demise of sitting Congress councillor Sonam Dorjey.
The voting, held on September 13, noticed 98.7 per cent polling, the officers mentioned, including, the counting of votes began this morning and 1,449 votes of the whole 1,467 votes polled have been thought-about.
Fourteen voters had opted for NOTA and 4 votes have been rejected.
In October 2020, the BJP had retained energy by profitable the election to the 26-member LAHDC by bagging 15 seats.
The Congress had gained 9 seats, and two seats have been bagged by Independent candidates.
