Overview
- Election Commission figures show the Congress candidate taking roughly 69,500 votes and defeating the BJP’s Morpal Suman by about 15,594, with independent Naresh Meena close behind the BJP on around 53,700.
- Polling on November 11 saw a high 80.21% turnout, with counting spread over 20 rounds at Baran PG College.
- The by-election followed the disqualification of BJP MLA Kanwarlal Meena after the Supreme Court upheld his criminal conviction, vacating the seat.
- Despite high-profile campaigning by Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, the BJP failed to hold the Hadoti-area constituency.
- Independent rebel Naresh Meena, repeatedly at odds with Congress and backed by RLP and AAP figures, drew a substantial vote share that shaped the triangular contest.