By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR/JHARSUGUDA: From round 1 to end, late Kishore Mohanty’s widow, Alaka Mohanty of ruling BJD on Friday registered a massive victory in the Brajrajnagar Assembly by-poll with a margin of over 66,225 votes .
Alaka Mohanty bagged the seat by accumulating a total of 93,790 votes. For the first time since 2019 General elections, Congress improved its performance by attaining the second position securing 27,565 votes . Opposition BJP secured total 22,316 votes in the bye-election.
The by-poll was necessitated following the untimely demise of BJD’s Kishore Mohanty in December 2021.
