Actor Sunny Deol wins Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat in his political debut

Actor Sunny Deol, who made his political debut on BJP ticket from Punjab’s Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat, has won with a margin of 82,459 votes. He defeated Congress' Sunil Jakhar, who won the seat in the 2017 by-poll, necessitated after sitting MP Vinod Khanna's demise. Gurdaspur was represented by late actor Khanna four times - 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2014.