Chandigarh, Jun 4 (PTI) Independent candidate Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa won from the Faridkot seat in Punjab, defeating AAP's Karamjit Singh Anmol, according to the Election Commission.

Khalsa defeated Anmol by a margin of 70,053 votes.

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Khalsa is the son of one of the two assassins of former prime minister Indira Gandhi.

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

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