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Hyderabad, Nov 2 (UNI) The ruling Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party on Tuesday retained the Badvel (SC) Assembly seat in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh by a huge margin of 90,533 votes in the bye-election held on October 30.
YSRCP candidate Dasari Sudha defeated her nearest BJP rival P Suresh. The party maintained a comfortable lead since the first round. The constituency, reserved for Scheduled Castes, recorded 68.12 per cent polling.