The Indian National Congress (INC) on Thursday retained its Kamraj Nagar seat in the Puducherry by-election. Congress candidate A John Kumar received 14,782 votes defeating the All India NR Congress' Bhuvaneswaran, who bagged 7,612 votes. That marked a victory by 7,170 votes for Kumar.
"I thank people for giving a big mandate and making me win. My first priority will be to provide basic necessities to people," said A John Kumar while speaking to news agency ANI.
"I also congratulate my opponents who worked hard but could not win Puducherry," he added.
Kumar contested the by-election as part of the alliance between the Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), whereas Bhuvaneswaran contested in the All India NR Congress (AINRC)-All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance.
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