Who will succeed Vinod Khanna in Gurdaspur?
October 15, 2017  09:09
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The counting process for the  Gurdaspur Lok Sabha bypoll, which is witnessing a three-cornered race among the BJP, the Congress and the AAP, was underway today at two counting centres. 

The seat had fallen vacant following the death of actor-turned-politician Vinod Khanna of the BJP in April. 

The outcome will decide the fate of the 11 candidates in the fray,including Congress nominee Sunil Jakhar, BJP's Swaran Salaria and AAP's Major General (retd) Suresh Khajuria. 

The Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat has nine assembly segments -- Bhoa, Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Dinanagar, Qadian, Fathegarh Churian, Dera Baba Nanak, Sujanpur and Batala. 

The bypoll is seen as a barometer for the popularity of the six-month-old Congress government in Punjab. 

Gurdaspur has for long been a stronghold of the BJP, with actor-turned-politician Vinod Khanna retaining it for four terms.
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