Madhya Pradesh home minister Narottam Mishra faces shock defeat despite BJP sweep

BHOPAL: Exactly a year ago, Madhya Pradesh home minister Narottam Mishra had hit headlines for attacking actor Deepika Padukone for wearing an "objectionable outfit" in a song in a hit movie. On Sunday, he was in the news again as he conceded defeat in the assembly elections to Congress while his party BJP swept the polls with a massive win.Mishra, known for his controversial remarks, lost to Rajendra Bharti by 7,156 votes in Datia, a seat he has been continuously winning since 2008. In the last election, Mishra had defeated Bharti by 2,656 votes. This time, Mishra got 80,492 votes against Bharti's 87,648.

Following the Dimani assembly seat, contested by Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Datia was the second most popular seat in the Gwalior Chambal region of MP.

Political observers said the seat was an important one and Congress national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi had addressed a rally here.

Mishra's name has also come up once in the race for the chief minister's seat.



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