Rediff News Desk
The assembly election results on Tuesday sprang up several surprises in traditional party pocket-boroughs while little-known candidates registered windfalls in many others.
Following is a list of prominent LOSERS and WINNERS.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister BC Khanduri was defeated by Surendra Singh Negi of the Congress in the Kotdwar constituency
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WINNER: Shivpal Yadav (Samajwadi Party)
Leader of Opposition in the UP assembly and SP nominee Shivpal Yadav retained Jaswantnagar seat by defeating BSP's Manish Yadav by a margin of 81,084 votes.
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LOSER: Amita Singh (Congress)
Sitting Congress MLA Amita Singh loses to SP candidate Gyatri Prasad Prajapati by a margin of over 7,000 votes in Amethi.
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LOSER: D P Yadav (Rashtriya Parivartan Dal)
Heavyweight D P Yadav loses from Sahaswan assembly seat where Onkar Singh Yadav of SP won defeating BSP's Babar Miyan by 7,062 votes. Yadav had contested as a candidate of his party Rashtriya Parivartan Dal.
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LOSER: Louis Khurshid (Congress)
Louis Khurshid, wife of Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid, loses from Farukkhabad assembly seat where Independent candidate Vijay Singh defeats BJP's Major Sunil Dutt Dwiwedi by a slender margin of 147 votes.
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WINNER: Mukhtar Ansari (Quami Ekta Dal)
Sitting Independent MLA Mukhtar Ansari, who fought the elections under the 'Quami Ekta Dal', wins from Mau Sadar seat by defeating his nearest rival Bhim Rajbhar of BSP by a margin of about 5,000 votes.
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WINNER: Parkash Singh Badal (SAD)
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal retains his Lambi seat defeating his nearest Congress rival and cousin, Mahesh Inder Singh Badal, by a margin of 24,739 votes.
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WINNER: Sukhbir Singh Badal (SAD)
Punjab's Deputy Chief Minister and SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal wins from Jalalabad seat by a margin of 50,289 votes.
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WINNER: Amarinder Singh (Congress)
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh retains Patiala constituency by defeating ruling SAD's Surjit Singh Kohli by a margin of 42,318 votes. His son Raninder Singh loses by 6,930 votes from Samana seat
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WINNER: Navjot Kaur (BJP)
BJP candidate Navjot Kaur, wife of Amritsar MP Navjot Singh Sidhu, wins Amritsar (East) constituency by defeating an Independent candidate by a margin of 7,099 votes.
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WINNER: Pargat Singh (SAD)
Former Indian Hockey captain and SAD candidate Pargat Singh wins from Jalandhar Cantt by defeating Congress rival Jagbir Singh Brar by a margin of 6,798 votes.
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WINNER: Ashwani Sharma (BJP)
Punjab BJP president Ashwani Sharma wins from Pathankot defeating his nearest Congress rival Raman Bhalla by a margin of 17,586 votes.
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WINNER: Bishan Singh Chufal (BJP)
Uttarakhand BJP president Bishan Singh Chufal wins from Didihaat seat defeating Rewati Joshi of Congress by 10617 votes.
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WINNER: Yashpal Arya (Congress)
Uttarakhand Congress chief Yashpal Arya wins from Baajpur defeating Raj Kumar of BJP by 15075 votes
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WINNER: Madan Kaushik (BJP)
Uttarakhand Tourism Minister Madan Kaushik of BJP wins from Haridwar seat defeating Satpal Bhramchari of Congress by 8603 votes.
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WINNER: Indira Hridayesh (Congress)
Former Uttarakhand PWD minister and Congress leader Indira Hridayesh wins from Haldwani seat defeating Renu Adhikari of BJP by 23583 votes
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LOSER: Joaquim Aleamo (Congress)
Congress candidate from Cuncolim constituency Joaquim Aleamo loses to BJP's candidate Subhash Naik while Dayanand Narvekar lost to BJP's Glen Ticlo in Aldona constituency. Alemao family and Congress candidates Churchill Aleamo (Navelim), his brother Joaquim (Cuncolim) and daughter Valanka (Benaulim) suffer defeat.
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LOSER: Subhas Shirodkar (Congress)
Goa Pradesh Congress Committee President Subhas Shirodkar suffers defeat at the hands of BJP's Mahadev Naik in Shiroda constituency.
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WINNER: Franciso Pacheco (Goa Vikas Party)
Former tourism minister and Goa Vikas Party candidate Franciso Pacheco wins in Nuvem defeating Congress candidate Alexio Sequeira.
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WINNER: O Ibobi Singh (Congress)
Manipur Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh defeats his nearest rival O Indira of BJP in Thoubal assembly constituency by over 10,000 votes.
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