Sunny Deol wins from Gurdaspur, says will work hard for people
Actor-turned-politician and BJP candidate from Gurdaspur, Sunny Deol scored a thumping win from his parliamentary constituency on Thursday.Deol defeated his nearest candidate Sunil Jakhar by 82,459 votes.After the announcement of his victory, Deol said, "I am very thankful to all. I will work for the betterment of people. Everyone has supported me a lot and I hope I will keep getting this support."This is the first time that actor Sunny Deol contested elections. He joined the BJP party on April 23, this year. Deol is contesting from Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency and early numbers indicated that he has a strong lead over Congress' Sunil Jakhar, sitting MP.In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, BJP had won this seat after fielding actor Vinod Khanna. Khanna passed away in April 2017. Later on, the seat went to Congress' Sunil Kumar Jakhar after by-election. The party has fielded Jakhar again from this seat.Deol is the third member of his family to join politics. Earlier in 2004, his father