BJPs Som Marandi yesterday defeated Thomas Hansda of Congress by the lowest ever margin of nine votes in the Rajmahal Lok Sabha constituency. The BJP candidate was leading by 500-odd votes when re-poll was ordered in two booths from where reports of irregularities had been received. In the final count, the margin of victory came down to a little over 100 votes and a recount further brought it down to a mere nine.

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First Published: Mar 07 1998 | 12:00 AM IST

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