Ranchi, November 14: The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has registered a massive victory in the Ghatsila Assembly by-election, with party candidate Somesh Chandra Soren defeating BJP’s Babulal Soren by a huge margin of 38,524 votes.
The result has brought relief for ruling JMM and the Grand Alliance in Jharkhand.
After 20 rounds of counting, Somesh secured 1,04,794 votes, while Babulal finished with 66,270 votes.
JLKM candidate Ramdas Murmu came third.
Earlier, the tribal-dominated Ghatsila seat went to bypolls following the sudden demise of state Education Minister Ramdas Soren. Voting was held on November 11 which recorded an impressive 74.63% turnout, with women voters participating in large numbers.
A total of 13 candidates, including one woman, were in the contest, though the main fight remained between the JMM and the BJP.
