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In a landslide victory, the Congress on Sunday defeated rival parties in the Gurdaspur by-polls by a margin of 1.93 lakh votes. (Express photo by Rana Simranjit Singh)
Read full story here: Gurdaspur election results 2017: All you need to know
Sunday’s landslide win for the Congress holds importance ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election, with the party hailing it as the “people’s mandate” against the BJP.
(Express photo by Rana Simranjit Singh)
Read full story here: Gurdaspur election results 2017: All you need to know
Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar with state cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and other party leaders showing his victory certificate as he celebrates after winning the Gurdaspur parliamentary bypoll on Sunday. (PTI)
Read full story here: Gurdaspur election results 2017: Congress breaks all records, wins by 1.93 lakh vote margin
The Gurdaspur seat was contested by Congress’s Punjab unit chief Sunil Jakhar, BJP’s Swaran Salaria and AAP’s Major General (retd) Suresh Khajuria. (PTI)
Punjab Chief Minister and Congress leader Captain Amarinder Singh earlier in the week had campaigned for the party by holding a road show for PPCC president and Gurdaspur by-poll candidate Sunil Jakhar. (PTI)
Hailing the Gurdaspur by-poll win, Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh said that it was a “total rejection of the anti-people policies” of the BJP and its ally SAD. He added that it highlights the "political annihilation" of the BJP.(PTI)
Read full story here: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh hails Gurdaspur bypoll win
Punjab cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu attempted to shift the blame on SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal and his brother-in-law former cabinet minister Bikram Singh Majithia for BJP’s defeat. (Express photo by Rana Simranjit Singh)
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Gurdaspur recorded a voter turnout of 56 per cent on Wednesday. In the 2014 general elections, however, the turnout was recorded at 70.03 per cent. Voting took place in a peaceful manner, authorities said. (PTI)
Read full story here: Gurdaspur bypoll: 56% voter turnout recorded, polling peaceful
The landslide win for the Congress holds importance ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election, with the party hailing it as the "people's mandate" against the BJP. Seen here is Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar after winning the election, on Gurdaspur on Sunday (PTI)
Read full story here: Gurdaspur election results highlights: Congress wins in landslide in Punjab
The bye-election, necessitated after the demise of BJP MP Vinod Khanna turned out to be a cakewalk for Jakhar Jakhar. He polled 4,99,752 votes against the 3,06,553 votes cast for BJP's Sawarn Singh Salaria. (Express photo by Rana Simranjit Singh)
