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Congress loses both seats in Delhi by-polls

The Congress lost 2 seats in the Delhi by-elections with the BJP and the RJD winning one seat each.

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NEW DELHI: The Congress Thursday lost two seats in the Delhi by-elections with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) winning one seat each.

While BJP's candidate Pardymn Rajput defeated Congress' Tilotma Chaudhary in Dwarka, RJD's Asif Mohhamed Khan trumped the Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Braham Singh in Okhla.

Elections in Dwarka were held on Sep 10, and in Okhla on Sep 15.

Both the seats were previously with the Congress. The elections were necessitated when Okhla legislator Parvez Hashmi was elected to the Rajya Sabha, and Dwarka legislator Mahabal Mishra to the Lok Sabha.

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