Manish Tewari wins from Anandpur Sahib

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.