States » East » CAEPosted at: Oct 24 2019 10:20PM UDP wins by-poll in MeghalayaShillong, Oct 24 (UNI) United Democratic Party (UDP) candidate, Balajied Synrem on Thursday won the assembly by-election from Shella constituency in Meghalaya. Synrem is the son of former assembly speaker and UDP president, Dr Donkupar Roy. Roy had been elected to the 60 member assembly since 1988 until his demise on July 28. The by-poll held on Monday recorded a voter’s turnout of 84.56 per cent of the total of 29,790 voters. Synrem, polled 12,002 votes, defeated independent candidate Grace Mary Kharpuri by a margin of 6,221 votes.Please log in to get detailed story.Tags: #UDP wins by-poll in Meghalaya