Manish Tewari wins from Anandpur Sahib

CHANDIGARH: 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 counting of votes began at 8 am.