Dehra Dun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna was leading by nearly 7,500 votes over his BJP rival from Sitarganj Assembly seat where by-election was held.
After the completion of first round of counting, Bahuguna got 8,496 votes against BJP’s Prakash Pant who managed to get only 999, officials said.
Sitarganj by-election was held on 8 July 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.
PTI