In a shot in the arm for the ruling dispensation, JMM candidate and state tourism minister Hafizul Hassan won the Madhupur by-election on Sunday, defeating BJP candidate Ganga Narayan by over 5,000 votes. HT Image By-election for the seat, necessitated due to demise of JMM party veteran and minority welfare minister Haji Hussain Ansari in October last, was held on …
Hafizul Ansari, son of former Jharkhand minority welfare minister Haji Hussain Ansari who died in October last year, is expected to be inducted in the Hemant Soren cabinet on Friday. Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren is likely to induct his former minister's son into his cabinet on Friday. Soren has decided to induct his son, who is not yet a …
Madhupur Constituency Result: JMM's Haji Hussain Ansari has won from Madhupur constituency with 23,069 votes. Ansari had defeated Babulal Marandi-led Jharkhand Vikas Morcha candidate Shiv Dutt Sharma by a margin of at least 20,000 votes in 2009. Coalition Parties Number of candidates UPA Congress 31 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 43 Rashtriya Janata Dal 7 NDA Bharatiya Janata Party 79 All Jharkhand …