Jammu, Nov 14: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Devyani Rana Friday, in her maiden electoral venture, registered a convincing win – with a margin of 24647 votes – in the by-election for Nagrota assembly segment, over her immediate rival JKNPP (I) candidate and former minister Harsh Dev Singh.

Devyani secured 42350 votes to retain the seat for her party and carry forward the profound legacy of her father and former BJP MLA Devender Singh Rana, while Harsh Dev bagged 17703 votes.

National Conference candidate and DDC member Shamim Begum finished third in the electoral race with 10872 votes.

Though Devyani could not maintain the historic lead scored by her father in the 2024 assembly election, yet it (the victory margin) was very impressive, keeping in view that she was a first-timer

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