Congress Manish Tewari defeats Sanjay Tandon by 2,504 votes
Congress’ Manish Tewari defeats Sanjay Tandon by 2,504 votes
Manish Tewari, the former union minister, won the Chandigarh Constituency seat by a margin of 2,504.
The Congress fought the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat in alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party.
Tiwari posted on X
Grateful to Chandigarh and my beloved people for their blessings in making me win the elections. This is the victory of justice, peace and stability over divisiveness politics- a true win for democracy. The people of Chandigarh are the torchbearers of safeguarding our constitution. It is my guarantee that together we shall usher in a bright progressive future for Chandigarh as promised. Thank you once again for your faith in my leadership.
Meanwhile, the Congress workers alleged that there was a delay in the declaration of the poll result.
Tewari is pitted against BJP’s Sanjay Tandon, who won only by 2,504 votes,