DSGMC Election Results 2017 – Live Updates

DELHI – The counting for votes of Delhi Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) polls started at 8.00 in the morning in five counting centres established in the national capital. It will decide the future of 353 candidates who contested on 46 seats.

The Shiromani Akali Dal on Wednesday bagged 35 seats in the election to Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) polls. SAD Delhi (Sarna) group won on 7 seats, Akaal Sahai Welfare Society and independents bagged 2 seats each. The polling was held on 46 seats and 353 candidates were in the fray.

45.76% of the electorate had voted for 46 wards on February 26, 2017. There were 335 candidates in fray.

SAD (Badal) Delhi president and DSGMC chief Manjit Singh GK won from Greater Kailash whereas Independent Tarvinder Singh Marwah won from Jungpura.

The support of Sikh Sangat is my biggest strength. pic.twitter.com/76eQGFQWw5

— Manjinder S Sirsa (@mssirsa) March 1, 2017

At many places the media was not allowed inside the counting centres.

PARTY WISE RESULTS

SAD – BADAL – 35

SAD – Delhi – Sarna Group – 7

Independents – 2

SAD’s Delhi president and DSGMC chief Manjit Singh GK won from Greater Kailash whereas Independent Tarvinder Singh Marwah won from Jungpura.

At many places the media was not allowed inside the counting centres.

GK credits SAD for his victory

Manjit Singh GK, president of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) who sought re-election from the Greater Kailash seat in the capital, has won the DSGMC poll from his ward with 1,230 votes.

Talking to the media, after his win, GK said the Sikh community of Delhi had approved the policies and works of the SAD, which was looking after the gurdwara affairs for the past four years.

Asked whether this was a win of the SAD or GK, he said it was a win of the SAD. He claimed that their team performed exceedingly well in the DSGMC and also raised Sikh issues at various platforms and with the governments. He said the Sikhs of Delhi had rejected the false allegations levelled against him and his party by their opponents and once again established the fact that the SAD was the only saviour of the Panthic cause.

Projecting a win as per the available trends, GK said the SAD had now been entrusted with a much bigger responsibility as the sangat had reposed full faith in them.

Sarna walks out of counting centre

Eartlier, Paramjit Singh Sarna, former chief of DSGMC and president of the SAD-Delhi, walked out of the counting centre after counting in the sixth round concluded. Sarna, who was pitted against DSGMC general secretary and senior SAD leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa, gave a tough fight to Sirsa in the earlier rounds.  Sarna led initially but later Sirsa took a lead which reached around 350 after the sixth round. Then, Sarna walked out of the counting centre. His representatives, however, remained inside.

Later, Sirsa won the Punjabi Bagh seat defeating Sarna. There was a tough fight on the hyper-sensitive seat.

List of winners