Shimla, June 4,
ID Lakhanpal of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged victorious in the Barsar assembly by-election in Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh. Lakhanpal defeated Congress candidate Subhash Dhatwalia by a margin of 2,125 votes, with final tallies showing Lakhanpal receiving 33,086 votes and Dhatwalia 30,961 votes.
In the previous election, Lakhanpal secured the seat with a much larger margin of 13,792 votes against Maya Sharma of the BJP.
Following the announcement of the results, BJP workers and supporters celebrated Lakhanpal’s victory with joy, dancing, distributing sweets, and garlanding the newly elected representative. A victory procession was also organized to mark the occasion.
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