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BJP leads in Lok Sabha by-poll in MP

IANS | By, Bhopal
Apr 16, 2008 01:26 PM IST

BJP's Hemant Khandelwal is leading over his Congress rival Sukhdev Panse in the Betul Lok Sabha by-election.

Madhya Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was on Wednesday leading over the Congress in the Betul Lok Sabha by-election.

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BJP's Hemant Khandelwal had attained a lead of more than 30,000 votes over his Congress rival Sukhdev Panse at the end of the six rounds of counting for the election held April 12.

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Counting of votes started at 8 a.m. at Betul and Harda towns amidst tight security and the results are expected by 4 p.m.

About 60.53 percent of the 1.1 million electorate exercised their franchise at 1,219 polling centres to decide the fate of 14 candidates in the fray.

The by-poll was necessitated after BJP's Vijay Khandelwal passed away last November.

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