In Huge Setback, AAP Loses Bhagwant Mann's Seat In Lok Sabha Bypoll
NDTV
Simranjit Singh Mann beat his AAP rival Gurmail Singh by a margin of over 7,000 votes from the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, after a close fight between the two nominees.
The Aam Aadmi Party faced a huge defeat in the Punjab by-elections on Sunday with the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) candidate Simranjit Singh Mann defeating the ruling party's candidate on a Lok Sabha seat held last by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
Simranjit Singh Mann beat his AAP rival Gurmail Singh by a margin of over 7,000 votes from the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, after a close fight between the two nominees.
Simranjit Singh Mann, 77, is a former MP and the president of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) - not related to the larger Shiromani Akali Dal.
Congress candidate Dalvir Singh Goldy, BJP's Kewal Dhillon and the Akali Dal's Kamaldeep Kaur Rajoana were at the third, fourth and fifth spots, respectively.
