Congress' Jadhav Jayshri Chandrakant wins Kolhapur North by-polls

Congress on Saturday managed to retain the Kolhapur North Assembly seat in Maharashtra as its candidate Jadhav Jayshri Chandrakant defeated BJP's Satyajeet Kadam by over 19,000 votes in the by-polls. The by-polls were necessitated after Congress MLA Chandrakant Jadhav died of COVID-19 in December 2021. Congress fielded his widow from the seat and she got 97,332 votes.