Chandigarh, Jun 4 (PTI) Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Harsimrat Kaur Badal won from the Bathinda Lok Sabha seat, defeating her nearest rival and AAP nominee Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, according to the Election Commission.

A three-time MP, Harsimrat trounced Khuddian by a margin of 49,656 votes, the EC website showed.

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Harsimrat polled 3.76 lakh votes while Khuddian got 3.26 lakh votes.

Counting of votes for the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab and the lone Chandigarh seat began at 8 am amid tight security arrangements.

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