Bhopal, July 13: BJP's Kamlesh Shah on Saturday won the Amarwara (ST) seat by a margin of over 3,200 votes after trailing in a number of rounds. Shah defeated his nearest Congress rival Dheeran Shah Invati by a margin of 3,252 votes, a poll official said. Shah got 83,036 votes, while Congress' Invati polled 79,784 votes, the official said. Assembly By-Elections 2024 Results: INDIA Bloc Wins 4 Seats, Leading On 6; BJP Bags 1, Ahead on Another; Check Out List of Winners.

Devraman Bhalavi of the Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP) finished third by bagging 28,638 votes. The assembly by-election became necessary after Shah, a three-time Congress MLA, crossed over to the BJP on March 29 this year. The BJP then fielded him as its candidate from Amarwara in the bypoll. Assembly By-Elections Result 2024: INDIA Bloc Wins 3 Seats, Leading in 8; BJP, Independent Ahead in One Each.

The bye election to this Scheduled Tribes-reserved seat in Chhindwara district was prestigious for both the ruling BJP and opposition Congress as Chhindwara was considered a stronghold of senior Congress leader Kamal Nath until recently.