Congress' Sunil Jakhar wins Gurdaspur Lok Sabha by-election by significant margin
Congress candidate Sunil Jakhar won the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha bypoll by defeating his nearest rival, BJP nominee Swaran Salaria with a margin of 1,93,219 votes on Sunday
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Congress candidate Sunil Jakhar wins the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha bypoll by defeating his nearest rival, BJP nominee Swaran Salaria with a margin of 1,93,219 votes on Sunday. PTI
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The Gurdaspur by-election was necessitated after the death of BJP’s Member of Parliament, Vinod Khanna’s death in April. Twitter@kawaljeetambala
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The Congress has won this seat for the first time after the 2009 Lok Sabha poll, when Congress candidate Partap Singh Bajwa won this seat by defeating Vinod Khanna. Twitter@sunilkjakhar
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“We have sent a beautiful Diwali gift packed with red ribbon to our would-be President Rahul Gandhi,” Congress’ Navjot Singh Sidhu said. PTI
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Meanwhile, Punjab BJP secretary Vineet Joshi has alleged that Congress misused the official machinery in the bypoll. Twitter@kawaljeettambala
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“With this victory, people have reaffirmed faith in the leadership of Amarinder Singh” said Sunil Jakhar. Twitter@kawaljeetambala
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