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GURUGRAM: While the Jind bypoll result turned out to be a major setback for Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday created history by winning the seat for the first time. The BJP candidate, Krishan Middha , polled 50,566 votes in his favour.

Congress party's Randeep Singh Surjewala, who is also a sitting MLA from Kaithal constituency, was at number three with 22,740 votes behind Digvijay Singh Chautala of Jannayak Janata Party's (JJP) who polled 37,631 votes in his favour.

The by-election on Jind seat was necessitated after the death of INLD MLA Hari Chan Middha . He had represented Jind twice. Krishan Middha was fielded by BJP after he joined the Saffron party ahead of the by-election.

A total of 21 candidates, including two women, had contested the bypoll on January 28.

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