Jammu, Nov 21 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather, on Friday, administered the oath to two newly elected MLAs here.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA-elect Devyani Rana and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA-elect Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi were sworn in as members of the 90-member Legislative Assembly by the Speaker at 11 a.m.

Devyani Rana of the BJP defeated her nearest rival, Harsh Dev Singh of the J&K National Panthers Party (JKNPP), by a margin of over 21,000 votes in the Nagrota Assembly constituency bypoll.

Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi of the PDP defeated Aga Syed Mehmood of the ruling National Conference (NC) by a margin of over 4,400 votes in the Budgam Assembly constituency bypoll.

The bypoll became necessary in the Nagrota Assembly constituency fo

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