India, Oct. 9 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Devasish Sharma has won the Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election in Assam by a margin of 1,72,527 votes, defeating All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal, while Congress candidate Sibamoni Bora finished third.

Sharma secured 6,77,258 votes, while Ajmal polled 5,04,731 votes. Bora received 1,20,123 votes, according to reported election results.

The result marks a significant setback for Ajmal, a former Lok Sabha MP who contested the bypoll in an effort to return to Parliament. The contest was closely watched as a three-way battle between the BJP, AIUDF and Congress in Assam.

Sharma, a former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, contested the election on a B...