Jammu, Nov 14 (PTI) The BJP retained the Nagrota assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday with Devyani Rana defeating her nearest rival by a margin of 24,647 votes, carrying forward the legacy of her late father Devender Singh Rana.

Devyani (30), who had been leading from the beginning of the counting of votes, secured 42,350 votes, defeating Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) candidate Harsh Dev Singh, who polled 17,703 votes.

The ruling National Conference's Shamim Begum finished third with 10,872 votes.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the people of Nagrota in Jammu and Kashmir for blessing the BJP with a spectacular victory in the bypoll.

Rana received a rousing reception from BJP workers at the counting centre complex following her win. She thanked P

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