JMM candidate Basant Soren, who is the younger brother of CM Hemant Soren, defeated his nearest BJP rival Lois Marandi, a former minister, by 6,842 votes
Chief Spokesperson K. Krishna Saagar Rao in a statement here on Tuesday, said that police are harassing party candidate Raghunandan Rao by not allowing him to have a level playing field in the by-election.