Jharkhand Bypolls

Sukhdeo Bhagat defeats BJP's Niru Shanti by 23,228 votes, wins Lohardaga bypoll

The one-year-old BJP government in Jharkhand tasted its first defeat when its  candidate Niru Shanti Bhagat lost to Congress aspirant Sukhdeo Bhagat by 23,228 votes in the Lohardaga Assembly by-election on Thursday.

Dec 17, 2015, 14:36 PM IST

Lohardaga Assembly by-poll deferred

The by-election for the Lohardaga Assembly constituency, which was scheduled to be held on November 21, has now been deferred in view of the Panchayat Election in the state to be held next month.

Oct 24, 2015, 18:16 PM IST