Uttarakhand bypoll result: BJP retains Bageshwar seat, party's Parwati Dass defeats Congress candidate

Uttarakhand bypoll result: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retained the Bageshwar Assembly constituency in Uttarakhand after party's Parwati Dass defeated Congress candidate Basant Kumar by over 2,405 votes. According to Bageshwar District Magistrate and returning officer Anuradha Pal, Dass polled 33,247 votes while Kumar got 30,842 votes. This is the fifth time in a row that the BJP has bagged the seat.

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