BJP wins Betul LS seat in MP

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Betul (MP), April 16: : BJP candidate Hemant Khandelwal defeated his Congress rival Sukhdev Panse by a margin of over 35,440 votes to retain the Betul-Harda Lok Sabha seat.

"After the 12 and final round of counting, Khandelwal defeated Panse by a margin of over 35,440 votes", Arun Bhatt, Returning Officer and District Magistrate of Betul said.

While Khandelwal secured 3,006,74 votes, his nearest rival Congress Party's Panse got 2,65,234 votes, sources said adding a total of 6,56,049 voters had exercised their franchise for April 12 bypolls.

BJP has retained the seat fifth time in a row.

In a surprise outcome, Samajwadi Party's candidate, Dr Suneelam, considered a tough contender, lost his deposit securing only 21,698 votes. He was placed fourth.

An independent MLA, Rewa Ram made a surprise securing third position, but lost his deposit along with other candidates.