Congress retains Madhya Pradesh's Datia seat; BJP loses bypoll after candidate switch
At the end of all 15 rounds of counting, Singh secured 66,757 votes, while Tiwari polled 60,741 votes.
The Congress Party maintained control of Madhya Pradesh's Datia assembly seat in a recent by-election, with their candidate Ghanshyam Singh defeating the BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari by 6,016 votes. The election, which saw 21 candidates competing, had a voter turnout of 71.44 percent. The BJP initially denied their former state Home Minister, Narottam Mishra, a ticket in favor of Tiwari.
Singh secured 66,757 votes, while Tiwari received 60,741 votes; Damodar Yadav of the Azad Samaj Party came in third with 22,527 votes. The seat became vacant following a Delhi court's decision to sentence sitting Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti to three years in prison for a cheating case, which led to the termination of his Assembly membership.
Ghanshyam Singh expressed optimism about the Congress party's prospects in Madhya Pradesh's 2028 assembly elections and pledged to promote communal harmony and end political vendettas in the constituency.
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