AAP candidate Mohinder Bhagat wins Punjab’s Jalandhar (West) seat

Chandigarh, July 13 (WISHAVWARTA):- AAP candidate from Punjab’s Jalandhar (West) reserved seat, Mohinder Bhagat, wins Punjab’s Jalandhar (West) seat.

Bhagat, who left BJP and joined the AAP in April 2023, is the son of a three-time MLA from this Assembly constituency of BJP and served as Cabinet Minister from 2007-2017. The vote count for Punjab’s lone Assembly constituency began with 15 candidates. Polling was held on Wednesday and saw 54.98 per cent turnout. The Jalandhar West (reserved) Assembly constituency, a hub of Dalits in the Doaba region, witnessed a multi-cornered contest among major political parties like the AAP, Congress, and BJP. 

Jalandhar West by poll result (Total 94609 votes poll)

Mohinder Bhagat (AAP)-55246 (won by 37325 votes)

Sheetal Angural (BJP)-17921

Surinder Kaur (Congress)-16757

Surjit Kaur (Akali Dal)-1242

Binder Lakha (BSP)-734

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