MP by-poll results: Congress retains Mungaoli, Kolaras with huge margins

The Congress party has retained Mungaoli Assembly seat in a by-poll by a margin of over 2,000 votes, a poll official said.

Congress' Brijendra Singh Yadav beat BJP's Bai Sahib by 2,124 votes.
Brajendra Singh Yadav got 70,808 votes while the BJP candidate, Baisahab Yadav, bagged 68,684, the official said.
Congress also retained Kolaras Assembly seat with a margin of over 8,000 votes
A total of 22 candidates from Mungaoli and 13 from Kolaras were in the fray for the February 24 polls.
There was 77.25 per cent voting recorded in Mungaoli and 72.82 per cent in Kolaras on Saturday.
Both these seats were keenly contested in a prestige battle between the two parties ahead of the assembly polls in the state due later in 2018.