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BJP’s Sarabjit Kaur Becomes Chandigarh’s New Mayor, Defeats AAP Candidate By Close Margin

BJP’s Sarabjit Kaur defeated AAP’s candidate Anju Katyal by a close margin to become Chandigarh’s new mayor, as the counting of votes for the election was carried out today.

In the 36 members assembly house, 28 votes were polled in the mayoral election. Seven Congress councillors and 1 councillor of SAD remained absent from the house. The presiding officer declared 14 votes to BJP, 13 to AAP and termed one vote invalid.