For Congress, which clinched seven out of the 13 seats in the Lok Sabha elections, the defeats particularly in Gidderbaha and Dera Baba Nanak will sting the most as both the seats were represented by Congress heavyweights state unit chief and Ludhiana MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and former deputy CM and Gurdaspur MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, respectively.
Gurdeep secured 59,104 votes, while Congress’ nominee got 53,405 votes in a neck-and-neck fight. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) turncoat and BJP nominee Ravikaran Singh Kahlon could only garner 6,505 votes and finished in third place.
Gidderbaha saw heavy polling as recorded and as per fresh polling numbers released the constituency touched 80.91%, followed by Dera Baba Nanak 64.01%.
Barring a minor clash between the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers, polling remained peaceful in Dera Baba Nanak segment, which falls in Gurdaspur district
A total of 45 candidates are in fray for Dera Baba Nanak, Chabbewal (SC), Gidderbaha and Barnala, which will witness a triangular contest between the Aam Aadmi party (AAP), Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party.