Sitarganj by-election was held to decide the fate of the CM, as the win was necessary for him to continue in office.
Dehra Dun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Wednesday won the Sitarganj bypoll by a huge margin, beating his nearest rival, Prakash Pant of the BJP. Bahuguna defeated Pant by a margin of 39,954 votes.
After the completion of the first round of counting, Bahuguna got 8,496 votes against Pant who managed to get only 999, officials said.
Sitarganj by-election was held on July 8 to decide the fate of the chief minister, who must win this election to continue in office.
The by-election was necessitated after BJP MLA Kiran Mandal quit in favour of Bahuguna.
(With additional information from PTI)
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