Summary
He beat the other candidates by more than eight thousand votes. 👍
The winning group is called All India N.R. Congress, led by the chief minister. 🌟
Key Points
4 points1
Ashok Anand received 13,358 votes.
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He won by a margin of 8,482 votes.
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The runner‑up from the Congress party got 4,876 votes.
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The third party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, got 2,664 votes.
New Words to Learn
9 wordsby‑election
a special vote that happens between regular elections
margin
the difference between the winner’s votes and the next person’s votes
candidate
a person who wants to be chosen for a job
Chief Minister
the leader of a state in India
Election Commission
the group that makes sure voting is fair
party
a group of people who work together in politics
Puducherry
a small region on the east coast of India
Thattanchavady
the name of the area where the vote happened
ruling
the group that is in charge right now
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