In a closely watched political contest in Maharashtra, Swarupanand Deshmukh secured victory in the Massajog Gram Panchayat sarpanch by-election, defeating Ashwini Deshmukh, wife of slain former sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, by a narrow margin of 92 votes. Returning Officer Santosh Karajwankar officially declared the result on Wednesday after completing the counting of votes.