BJP candidate and Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishan on Thursday won the Gorakhpur seat by defeating his nearest rival Samajwadi Party candidate Rambhual Nishad.

Kishan defeated Nishad by a margin of 3,01,664 votes, the Election Commission said in Gorakhpur.

Kishan polled 7,17122 votes, while Nishad got 4,15,458 votes.

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