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The by-poll to Kurhani assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar was necessitated by the disqualification of sitting RJD MLA Anil Kumar Sahani. Representional image.
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The Opposition BJP and the ruling JD(U) in Bihar were fighting neck and neck with the latter gaining after the 14th round of counting in the bypoll for by-election to the Kurhani assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar.
In a keenly fought bypoll in Kurhani assembly constituency in north Bihar JD(U) candidate Manoj Kushwaha as a grand alliance nominee has taken lead of over 1,600 votes against BJP candidate Kedar Prasad Gupta after 14 rounds of counting.
Mr. Gupta was leading till the eighth round of counting.
Altogether 13 candidates, five of them Independents, are in the fray though the contest is being seen, primarily, as between Mr. Gupta and Mr. Kushwaha. Both are former MLAs.
The by-poll was necessitated by the disqualification of sitting RJD MLA Anil Kumar Sahani.
Mr. Gupta had lost to Sahani by less than 700 votes in the 2020 assembly polls which BJP and JD(U) had fought in alliance. Now, the JD(U) is a part of Mahagathbandhan comprising RJD, Congress and the Left parties.
Nearly 58% of voters exercised their franchise on Monday in the by-poll to Kurhani where Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) and the BJP have locked horns for the first time since their break-up four months ago.
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