Continued lead in six rounds of counting Seat became vacant after Rajendra Baghel's caste certificate was declared invalid

Raigarh, October 04: Pooja Choukse has won the bypoll for Raigarh district panchayat ward number-3. She defeated Laxman Lodhi by a margin of 4,900 votes.

The counting of votes took place on Saturday, during which Pooja maintained a continuous lead in six rounds. The seat had been declared vacant after irregularities were found in the caste certificate of former district panchayat member Rajendra Baghel. Following this, a bypoll was held. After the results were declared, Pooja Choukse's supporters organized a victory parade in Raigarh city. -------- Byte Pooja Choukse newly elected district panchayat member, Raigarh