Congress wins Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat from BJP, Sunil Jakhar won by 1.93 lakh votes
In Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat, the Congress has won a big victory. Congress candidate Sunil Jakhar won his nearest rival BJP’s Sarna Salaria with a total of 1 lakh 93 thousand 219 votes.
Punjab: Congress workers and leaders celebrate as party leads by more than 1 lakh votes in #GurdaspurLokSabhaBypoll pic.twitter.com/gYlPec5EKG
— ANI (@ANI) October 15, 2017
While Sunil Jakhar got 4 lakh 99 thousand 752 votes, BJP’s senior Salaria got 3 lakh 6 thousand 533 votes, while AAP candidate Lieutenant General (retired) Suresh Khajuria received only 23 thousand 579 votes. During this period 7 thousand 587 people pressed the notes of the note.
Congress leaders and activists celebrated the victory by distributing crackers and sharing sweets at many other places including Gurdaspur, Chandigarh. Gadgad Sunil Jakhar said, “People of Gurdaspur have given a strong message of anger against the policies of the central government of the central government.”
Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh tweeted, “I assure people of Gurdaspur that every promise made by Sunil Jakhar will be done and all development works will be done on the fast track.” Navjot Singh Sidhu said, “This is a beautiful Diwali gift for our future party president Rahul Gandhi.”
