The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab retained the Amritsar South assembly seat, the by-election for which was held on May 22.
SAD candidate Inderbir Singh Bolaria trounced his nearest rival Congress candidate Navdeep Singh Goldy by a margin of 22, 233 votes.
In the four-cornered contest, Bolaria polled 43,495 votes against Goldy's 21,262. SAD-Amritsar nominee Ram Singh and Sharanjit Singh, an independent, secured 1,161 and 363
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