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AAP emerges no 1 in CMC elections

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CHANDIGARH: In Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (CMC) elections, the new entrant Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) emerged as leading contestant. The AAP bagged 14 out of 35 wards in the results announced on Monday, December 27. The Bharatiya Janaata Party (BJP) came a close second by registering win in 12 wards. The Indian National Congress bagged 8 seats and the Shiromani Akali Dal settled with one.

The Congress secured highest votes amongst the three leading parties amounting to 29.79% of the votes. The BJP secured 29.30% votes and AAP got 27.08% of the total votes. AAP’s candidate Damanpreet Singh defeated current Mayor of CMC and BJP candidate Ravi Kant Sharma by a margin of 828 votes in ward no 17.

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