Chandigarh: Journalist turned politician and Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Kharar Kanwar Sandhu has won a close on contest from Jagmohan Singh Kang of the Congress party with a lead of 2,012 votes.
Kanwar Sandhu bagged 54,171 votes, where as Jagmohan Singh Kang 52,159 votes. SAD (Badal) Ranjit Singh Gill lasted third with 46,807 votes.
Here are latest figures provided by ECI:
| Punjab – Kharar | ||
| Result Declared | ||
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| KANWAR SANDHU | Aam Aadmi Party | 54171 |
| JAGMOHAN SINGH KANG | Indian National Congress | 52159 |
| RANJIT SINGH GILL | Shiromani Akali Dal | 46807 |
| HARBHAJAN SINGH | Bahujan Samaj Party | 2619 |
| JAGWINDER SINGH | Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)(Simranjit Singh Mann) | 818 |
| SUDESH KUMAR | Aapna Punjab Party | 631 |
| PARAMJIT SINGH PADDA | Independent | 349 |
| SANJEEV KUMAR | Independent | 350 |
| GURJEET SINGH | Punjab Democratic Party | 274 |
| SURJIT SINGH | Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Party | 241 |
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 1059 |
| Last Updated at 12:03 On 11/03/2017 |