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BJP Secures Bumper Victory in Bithoor By-Election as Samarendra Singh Rana Carries Forward Mother's Legacy
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News18•15-10-2026, 14:32
BJP Secures Bumper Victory in Bithoor By-Election as Samarendra Singh Rana Carries Forward Mother's Legacy
- •BJP candidate Samarendra Singh Rana secured a resounding victory in the Bithoor Nagar Panchayat chairperson by-election by 2,483 votes.
- •The by-election was necessitated following the demise of former chairperson Dr. Nirmala Singh, leaving 13 months remaining in her tenure.
- •Samarendra Singh Rana is the elder son of Dr. Nirmala Singh and the older brother of BJP MLA Abhijit Singh Sanga.
- •In this one-sided contest, the security deposits of Congress and all five other rival candidates were forfeited.
- •The victory is being seen as a semifinal precursor to the upcoming 2027 assembly elections in the region.
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BJP candidate Samarendra Singh Rana won the Bithoor Nagar Panchayat chairperson by-election by a massive margin of 2,483 votes.
The by-election was necessitated due to the demise of the former chairperson, Dr. Nirmala Singh, which left 13 months remaining in her tenure.
Samarendra Singh Rana's closest rival was the independent candidate Aadarsh Dwivedi, also known as Vibhu, who was backed by former SP MLA Munindra Shukla.
