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Lost seat but still a ‘winner’ — why SAD’s Sangrur candidate is a talking point despite poll defeat

Winnerjit Singh Goldy was able to secure just 7.24% (10,488) votes in the Punjab assembly elections, while AAP’s Narinder Kaur Bharaj won with 74,851 votes.

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New Delhi: Shiromani Akali Dal’s (SAD) Sangrur candidate Winnerjit Singh Goldy suffered a resounding defeat at the hands of Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) candidate Narinder Kaur Bharaj in the Punjab assembly elections.

The irony of it all was not lost on social media users, as Singh became a topic of conversation on Twitter.

One Twitter user called it the “dichotomy of human existence, while another said: “Punjabis love English names! Who keeps a name Winnerjit?? (sic).”

Another commented: “Winner and Jeet (victory), still lost”.

The 46-year-old was able to secure just 7.24 per cent (10,488) of the votes, as opposed to Bharaj who got 74,851 votes (over 51 per cent), according to the Election Commission of India website.

Bharaj also defeated sitting MLA Vijay Inder Singla from Congress by a margin of over 34,000 votes. The district has 1.88 lakh voters, of whom nearly 1 lakh live in villages

The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP made history with a landslide victory in the state assembly polls, winning 92 out of 117 seats, while regional party Akali Dal won just three and Congress 18.


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‘Hardworking youth leader’

Winnerjit Singh Goldy was appointed as SAD candidate for the Sangrur seat on 4 December last year. Touted as a “hardworking youth leader” by former state education minister Dr Daljit S Cheema, he had taken to meeting people and campaigning via social media.  

He completed his education from Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, and is former vice-chairman of the state-run Pepsu Road Transport Corporation. 

While campaigning, Singh visited senior citizens in villages, accompanied by a social media team that would teach the elderly how to use Facebook and follow the candidate’s activities. 

In an interview with The Indian Express, he had said that his motto was to meet people and “get on their phone screens”. He had also targeted the previous Congress government in the state, alleging that “corruption and politics of caste” were the biggest issues, adding that he was no stranger to the district’s workings. 

(Edited by Gitanjali Das)


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