Assam Assembly Poll Results 2017

BJP candidate Ranoj Pegu retained Assam's Dhemaji assembly seat for his party, defeating his nearest Congress rival Babul Sonowal by 9,285 votes. Mr Pegu polled 75,217 votes and Mr Sonowal 65,932 votes, the Election Commission said.

The BJP has won five of 10 assembly seats in eight states for which by-elections were held, retaining three and gaining two from other parties, including Delhi's Rajouri Garden, where last time's winner Aam Aadmi Party has lost its deposit ahead of key civic elections. The Congress has won three, two in Karnataka and one in Madhya Pradesh, all seat...

BJP candidate Ranoj Pegu retained Assam's Dhemaji assembly seat for his party, defeating his nearest Congress rival Babul Sonowal by 9,285 votes. Mr Pegu polled 75,217 votes and Mr Sonowal 65,932 votes, the Election Commission said.

The BJP has won five of 10 assembly seats in eight states for which by-elections were held, retaining three and gaining two from other parties, including Delhi's Rajouri Garden, where last time's winner Aam Aadmi Party has lost its deposit ahead of key civic elections. The Congress has won three, two in Karnataka and one in Madhya Pradesh, all seat...