Nationalist Congress Party candidate Suman Patil was elected to the Maharashtra assembly in the bypoll from Tasgaon-Kavthemahankal constituency.
Sangli: Nationalist Congress Party candidate Suman Patil was elected to the Maharashtra assembly in the bypoll from Tasgaon-Kavthemahankal constituency with a huge margin over her rebel BJP rival, officials said in Sangli on Wednesday. [caption id=“attachment_2197112” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]![Representational image. AFP]()
Representational image. AFP[/caption] Patil, widow of former deputy chief minister RR Patil, an NCP stalwart, secured over 112,000 votes, comfortably trouncing rebel Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Swapnil Patil. The by-election last Saturday in Tasgaon-Kavthemahankal was necessitated following the death of sitting legislator and former deputy chief minister RR Patil in February. IANS
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