Key Points
The Biju Janata Dal on May 13 registered a landslide victory in by-election for the Jharsuguda Assembly segment, which was lying vacant following murder of then Health and Family Minister Naba Kishore Das...
Deepali Das, daughter of the slain leader and BJD candidate, defeated Bharatiya Janata Party Tankadhar Tripathy by a huge margin of 48,721 votes..
Das secured 1,07,198 votes while her nearest rival Mr. Tripathy got 58,477 votes..
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik spoke to Ms. Das and congratulated her for the landslide victory in the Jharsuguda by-election...
