Assam bypolls: Congress wins both seats

Congress won both the assembly constituencies — Dhekiajuli and South Salmara — in Assam bypoll held on November 7.

Congress candidate Bimananda Tanti defeated AGP rival Sivacharan Sahu by a huge margin of 21,029 votes in Dhekiajuli constituency.

The winning spree continued in South Salmara constituency where Wajed Ali Choudhury beat AUDF candidate Abdul Rahman Ajmal by 6,553 votes.

The bypolls were necessitated following the election of AUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal (South Salmara MLA) and Dhekiajuli MLA Joseph Toppo (AGP) to Lok Sabha in May.