Simranjit Singh Mann won the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat against Gurmail Singh of the AAP by a margin of more than 7,000 votes.

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In the Punjab by-elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) suffered a crushing defeat.

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Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann previously held the position. As a result, the AAP won't have a representative in the lower house of parliament.

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Simranjit Singh Mann, 77, is the President of the Shiromani Akali Dal and a former member of parliament . He last won a vote from that location in 1999.

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Punjabi artist Sidhu Moose Wala, who was shot dead by gangsters last month, supported Simranjit Singh Mann as well.

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He dedicated his victory to the people of Sangrur, to late actor-activist Deep Sidhu and Moose Wala, "who gave their blood for the Sikh community".

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"This will have repercussions on India's politics. Many used to laugh and say 'what will Simranjit Singh Mann do'. They have been proved wrong today," Simranjit Mann said.

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