Gurdaspur Lok Sabha bypoll: Congress' Sunil Jakhar wins by huge margin
Jakhar, who is the Congress' chief in Punjab, won the bypolls by a margin of 1.9 lakh votes.
The election witnessed a fight amongst Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Congress emerged as the winner by a huge margin even as the seat has been a stronghold of the BJP.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh congratulated Jakhar on his massive win.
Congratulations to @sunilkjakhar ji for his impressive win in #Gurdaspur bypoll, it's a victory for @INCPunjab policies & development agenda
— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) October 15, 2017
Assure people of #Gurdaspur that every single promise made by @sunilkjakhar will be fulfilled and all development works will be fast-tracked
— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) October 15, 2017
The #Gurdaspur by-election marks another major step in the revival of @INCIndia, it's clear that party is on upswing ahead of 2019 LS polls
— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) October 15, 2017
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