 India's hereditary Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi won a by-election by a landslide on Thursday, with voters in a family bastion sending her back to parliament after she quit in a row over holding a paid job while a lawmaker. Despite searing heat during voting on Monday and a low turnout, Gandhi received a mammoth 400,000 votes more than her nearest rival in the election in Rae Bareli. Results were announced on Thursday, alongside those from elections to five state assemblies.
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