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Gautam Gambhir Wins East Delhi Seat By 3.9 Lakh Votes; AAP’s Atishi Marlena Finishes Distant Third

Swarajya Staff

May 23, 2019, 09:57 PM | Updated 09:57 PM IST


Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir

East Delhi voted decisively for ace cricketer turned politician Gautam Gambhir and he won the Lok Sabha seat with a big margin of almost 3.9 lakh votes.

Before the results date, the seat was touted as a key battle between Gambhir and AAP’s Atishi Marlena. But come election day, it turned out to be a dud as Marlena finished third behind Congress candidate Arvinder Singh Lovely by polling 2.19 lakh votes. Gambhir on the other hand polled almost 7 lakh votes in his favour.

This defeat meant that BJP swept all seven seats in the national capital and AAP was left with zero seats in the region.


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