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Chandigarh 15th October:- Congress candidate Sunil Jakhar on Sunday won the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha bypoll by defeating his nearest rival, BJP nominee Swaran Salaria with a margin of 1,93,219 votes. Sunil Jakhar polled 4,99,752 votes while Swaran Salaria polled 3,06,533, poll official said. Aam Aadmi Party nominee Major General (Retd) Suresh Khajuria was at the third sport with 23,579 votes. The seat had fallen vacant after the death of BJP MP Vinod Khanna in April this year.
The Congress won this seat after the 2009 Lok Sabha poll when Congress candidate Partap Singh Bajwa had won this seat by defeating BJP candidate Vinod Khanna.
Vinod Khanna was four-time MP from Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat. The actor had won this seat in 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2014.
An elated Sunil Jakhar thanked voters for the resounding victory in the bypoll. He said that with this victory, people have reaffirmed faith in the leadership of Amarinder Singh. He said furthet that this is a victory for the Congress and Capt Amarinder Singh.
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