Congress wins Datia bypoll by 6,000+ votes after BJP drops Narottam Mishra

Congress' Ghanshyam Singh won the Datia Assembly bypoll, defeating BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari by over 6,000 votes. The July 30 bypoll came after the BJP denied a ticket to former MLA Narottam Mishra. Ghanshyam secured 42% votes (66,726), while Tiwari got 38% (60,701). Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)'s Damodar Yadav 'Mandal' finished third with 22,215 votes.