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Andheri bypoll: Rutuja Latke sails through, but NOTA shines
Updated On: 07 November, 2022 08:04 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Uddhav Sena’s candidate polls 66,530 or 76.8 per cent votes, followed by None Of The Above which also sets a record at 14.9 per cent
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Rutuja Latke with her daughter Bhargavi and son Ameya after her victory on Sunday. Pic/Rane Ashish
The victory of Uddhav Sena candidate Rutuja Latke in the Andheri East bypoll came on expected lines, but the second position was bagged by the most unlikely entity: NOTA. As the results were announced on Sunday, Latke, who contested on her party’s new symbol flaming torch, emerged as the winner with 66,530 votes, followed by the None Of The Above category at 12,806 votes of the 86,570 cast. This was the first election of the Shiv Sena Thackeray faction.
As counting began in Andheri, the Mumbai police deployed about 300 personnel to maintain law and order. As many as 200 officials were involved in counting the votes. Uddhav Sena workers went ecstatic as soon as Latke was declared the winner. Firecrackers and loud music marked their celebrations.
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