Shivsena candidate Rupesh Mhatre with supporters celebrate after winning the by-election from Bhiwandi East Assembly seat defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Farhan Azmi by a margin of 1,676 votes in Thane on Saturday,23 January 2010. Rupesh Mhatre bagged 35,376 votes against Azmi’s 33,700.

Photographer: STRINGER

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