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Beed by-election: Wife of slain sarpanch loses bypoll; Swarupanand Deshmukh wins by 92 votes
Updated On: 29 April, 2026 04:14 PM IST | Beed | mid-day online correspondent
Ashwini Deshmukh, widow of the murdered sarpanch, had contested the election amid expectations of a sympathy wave. However, the electorate opted for Swarupanand Deshmukh, overturning the outcome of the previous election
The by-election was necessitated after Santosh Deshmukh was brutally murdered on December 9, 2024. File Pic
In a closely watched by-election in Maharashtra’s Beed district, the wife of slain sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh was defeated in the race for the sarpanch post in Massajog village, reported the PTI.
The result was declared on Wednesday following counting at the Kaij tehsil office.
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