Kaur won the Amritsar East constituency by bagging a total vote of 39,679. Trailing second behind the AAP candidate was Congress' Navjot Singh Sidhu with 32,929 votes. Bikramjit Majithia finished at the third spot with 25,188 votes.
The Aam Aadmi Party, in its second attempt, swept the assembly polls in Punjab, winning 92 seats of the 117 Assembly seats. The poll outcome saw many prominent politicians, including outgoing Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Akali Dal leader
Counting of votes began in the five states - Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand amid tight security. While it could take hours to get a clear picture of the voters’ verdict, the initial trends will start emerging soon after the counting of postal ballots starts. Stay tuned for more updates.