Voitsekhovskyi Wins By-Election To Rada In Constituency 197 In Cherkasy Region

On October 31, Candidate from the Servant of the People party / Zolotonosha town mayor Vitalii Voitsekhovskyi, 54, won a by-election in single-mandate constituency 197 in Cherkasy region having received 46.95% of votes from 15,429 voters, with his closest rival Vladyslav Holub receiving 25.44% of votes (8,362 voters).

That follows from the data posted on the official website of the Central Election Commission after tabulation of 100% of ballot papers, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

A total of 25 candidates were running for MPs in the constituency.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, the by-election in the constituency was called in view of the appointment of Oleksandr Skichko (Servant Of The People) as the chairperson of the Cherkasy Regional State Administration.