Former Union minister and Congress candidate Manish Tewari wrested the Anandpur Sahib seat from Shiromani Akali Dal nominee Prem Singh Chandumajra on Thursday.
Tewari defeated the two-time MP by a margin of 46,884 votes, according to the Election Commission results.
The senior Congress leader had been in the lead against Chandumajra since the counting of votes began at 8 am.
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