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PUNJAB ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2017 NEWS - Page 3
Punjab election results: Race for deputy CM hots up in CongressSubscriber Only
March 12, 2017 05:42 IST
“Congress has thrived on the Hindu and Dalit votebanks in Punjab. They should consider a Hindu or a Dalit for the post,” said the leader.
Punjab Election Results 2017: Bhagwan sab dekhta hai, Sharma ko usne bacha liya, say supporters of SAD candidateSubscriber Only
March 12, 2017 05:35 IST
He defeated Dhillon who was fielded by the Congress by a thin margin of 1,921 votes.
Punjab election results 2017: Congratulating Congress, Parkash Singh Badal takes potshots at AAPSubscriber Only
March 12, 2017 10:10 IST
The CM said he accepts the people’s mandate “with folded hands”, and will go to Chandigarh on Sunday to submit his resignation to the Governor.
Punjab election results 2017: Malwa saves AAP some blushes, but foils its power bidSubscriber Only
March 12, 2017 05:29 IST
After all talks of a sweep here, party wins just 18 of total 69 seats in region.
Punjab election results 2017: SAD, BJP bite the dust in LudhianaSubscriber Only
March 12, 2017 15:49 IST
Irrigation Minister Sharanjit Singh Dhillon was the only saving grace for SAD as he defeated Satwinder Bitti of Congress and Harjot Bains of AAP from Sahnewal.
Punjab election results 2017: Gift to Rahul, Priyanka and Captain, says Navjot SidhuSubscriber Only
March 12, 2017 05:29 IST
“Sukhbir Singh Badal and SAD have fallen flat because they made politics a profession," Sidhu said.
Punjab election results 2017: Youngest candidate defeats minister by 265 votes in FazilkaSubscriber Only
March 12, 2017 05:29 IST
Out of a total of 1,43,191 counted votes, Davinder bagged 39,276, Jyani 39,011 and Independent candidate Rajdeep Kaur 38,135.
Punjab election results 2017: Sodhi is Captain Amarinder’s OSDSubscriber Only
March 12, 2017 05:29 IST
An order by the Punjab Governor on the transfer and posting of Sodhi was Saturday circulated to the department and officials concerned.
Punjab election results 2017: 6 women make the cut this time, down from 14 in 2012Subscriber Only
March 12, 2017 05:29 IST
Out of the six, one is AAP’s Rupinder Kaur Ruby (27), who won from Bathinda Rural by defeating SAD’s Amit Rattan Kotfatta by a margin of 10,778 votes.
Punjab election results 2017: 5 from Congress among 6 new faces to win in DoabaSubscriber Only
March 12, 2017 05:29 IST
At Kartarpur, Surinder Chaudhary (60), the son of late Congress minister Chaudhary Jagjit Singh, also managed to defeat SAD’s Seth Satpal Mal by over 6,000 votes.
Punjab election results 2017: ‘Don’t like VIP culture, do your work and let me work’Subscriber Only
March 12, 2017 05:29 IST
In 2012, Manpreet had contested from two seats — Gidderbaha and Maur and had lost from both while PPP had not even been able to open its account in Punjab.
Punjab election results 2017: Patti rejects four-time MLA; Drug menace biggest issue, will fight it, says Harminder Singh GillSubscriber Only
March 12, 2017 05:29 IST
Gill said, “Our chief minister is willing to fight drug menace and thus it will not be difficult to curb supply of drugs.”
Punjab election results 2017: Phoolka Wins Dakha, says ‘It is because of AAP that Badals could not return to power’Subscriber Only
March 12, 2017 05:28 IST
A major issue in the rural constituency of Dakha was drugs, with many youths here reportedly dying due to overdose.
Punjab Election Results 2017: Working for welfare of people; that’s why they chose me, says NK SharmaSubscriber Only
March 12, 2017 05:27 IST
“We will sit in the Opposition and work as a responsible party. My priority will be to fulfil all the pending development projects,” NK Sharma said.
Punjab election results: Swept out, SAD not even main oppositionSubscriber Only
March 12, 2017 18:16 IST
Out of 25 seats in the region, only three candidates of the SAD-BJP alliance — two Akali and one BJP — won.
Punjab Elections Results 2017: ‘Not sure of cabinet berth, but becoming local bodies minister is my dream’
March 12, 2017 05:19 IST
Congress candidate Balbir Singh Sidhu claimed he had been serving people for the last 25 years and he knew the problems of the residents.
Congress gets Punjab comfort, why AAP was left a distant secondSubscriber Only
March 12, 2017 05:16 IST
The SAD-BJP combine, following two successive terms at the helm, was reduced to third place this time with 15 seats.
Punjab Election Results 2017: Won with party workers’ hard work; victory is a tribute to my son, says Kanwar SandhuSubscriber Only
March 12, 2017 05:13 IST
AAP's Kanwar Sandhu said that the party would hold a meeting to look into the reasons for the poor show in Punjab.
Punjab Election Results 2017: Congress, SAD, AAP win one seat each in Mohali districtSubscriber Only
March 12, 2017 05:01 IST
Two sitting MLAs Balbir Singh Sidhu and N K Sharma retain seats; AAP’s Kanwar Sandhu defeats sitting Congress MLA from Kharar.
Punjab election results 2017: ‘Split in anti-Congress vote in Malwa led to BJP-SAD defeat’Subscriber Only
March 12, 2017 04:47 IST
When asked about the impact of drug issue on the polls, Abhimanyu said, “This kind of detailed analysis can only be done at a later stage."
Punjab election results 2017: Tota Singh, son lose big; blame desecration, AAPSubscriber Only
March 12, 2017 11:48 IST
Harjot Kamal of Congress won from Moga polling 52,357 votes while AAP candidate Ramesh Grover finished second with 50,593 votes. Brar finished third with 36,587 votes.
Punjab election results 2017: Big fights that turned out to be not so bigSubscriber Only
March 12, 2017 04:45 IST
The Congress had built up the contest to portray it as a keen one and an image was created by it as well as AAP that the chief minister was struggling to secure a win.
Punjab election results 2017: Bains brothers retain seats, LIP loses in 3Subscriber Only
March 12, 2017 04:45 IST
Known for their aggressive stance against the Badals, the Bains brothers grabbed the headlines when they led massive protests against ‘transport, cable, sand mafias’ of the Badals.
Congress retains Amritsar LS seat
March 12, 2017 04:35 IST
Congress candidate Gurjeet Singh Aujla defeated BJP nominee Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina by a margin of 1,97,491 votes.
Punjab elections 2017: Will cooperate with new govt on pro-Punjab issues, says Sukhbir Singh Badal
March 12, 2017 04:20 IST
“We honour the mandate given by Punjabis and will extend support to the new government for all endeavours taken for the welfare of the state,” Sukhbir said in a statement.
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