Feb 28, 2018 15:49:44 (IST)
BJD wins Odisha's Bijepur bypoll by nearly 42,000 votes
In Odisha's Bijepur, BJD's Rita Sahu wins by a margin of 41,933 votes. She defeated her nearest BJP candidate Ashok Panigrahi. he by-poll for Bijepur Assembly seat was held on February 24. The by-poll was necessitated due to the death of Congress MLA Subal Sahu in August, 2017.