Ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) won the Dhuri assembly seat from Congress in Punjab on Wednesday. SAD candidate Gobind Singh Longowal, a former minister and three-time MLA, drubbed Congress-Sanjha Morcha joint candidate Simar Partap Singh, a political greenhorn and grand son of former Governor and Chief Minister Surjit Singh Barnala.
The by-poll to Dhuri seat, held on April 11, was necessitated after sitting Congress MLA Arvind Khanna, a close confidante of former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, resigned from the seat in January 2015. In the past around eight years of SAD-BJP combine rule, the SAD had won three and Congress one by-polls.
Earlier, the SAD had romped home in by-polls to Moga and Talwandi Sabo seats while Congress retained Patiala seat. Longowal drubbed Singh with a margin of 37501 votes, an official spokesman said.
Punjab assembly bypoll: SAD wrests Dhuri seat from Congress - IBNLive
The by-poll to Dhuri seat, held on April 11, was necessitated after sitting Congress MLA Arvind Khanna, a close confidante of former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, resigned from the seat in January 2015. In the past around eight years of SAD-BJP combine rule, the SAD had won three and Congress one by-polls.
Earlier, the SAD had romped home in by-polls to Moga and Talwandi Sabo seats while Congress retained Patiala seat. Longowal drubbed Singh with a margin of 37501 votes, an official spokesman said.
Punjab assembly bypoll: SAD wrests Dhuri seat from Congress - IBNLive
