CPI (M) wins Tripura Assembly bypoll

Prabhat Chowdhury secured 21,759 votes while his rival INC candidate Mailafru Mog secured 5,788 votes.

September 16, 2014 10:36 am | Updated April 20, 2016 04:57 am IST - Agartala

CPI-M candidate Prabhat Chowdhury trounced his nearest INC candidate Mailafru Mog by 15,971 votes in the Manu (ST) Assembly constituency of Tripura.

While CPI-M candidate secured 21,759 votes, the INC aspirant secured 5,788 votes, Joint Chief Electoral Officer Debasish Modak said.

The constituency fell vacant after former Industries and Commerce Minister Jitendra Chowdhury was elected to the Lok Sabha.

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