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
The Gurdaspur by-election was necessitated after the death of BJP's Member of Parliament, Vinod Khanna's death in April. Twitter@kawaljeetambala
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
"We have sent a beautiful Diwali gift packed with red ribbon to our would-be President Rahul Gandhi," Congress' Navjot Singh Sidhu said. PTI
Meanwhile, Punjab BJP secretary Vineet Joshi has alleged that Congress misused the official machinery in the bypoll. Twitter@kawaljeettambala
"With this victory, people have reaffirmed faith in the leadership of Amarinder Singh" said Sunil Jakhar. Twitter@kawaljeetambala