FATEHGARH SAHIB: It is a really a jolt for Shiromani Akali Dal(Amritsar) president Simranjit Singh Mann as candidates supported by his party could not win even a single seat in Zila Parishad(ZP) and Block Samitis(BSs) elections in district Fatehgarh Sahib. 

It may be mentioned here that district Fatehgarh Sahib is home turf of Mann as his residence Quila Harnam Singh near village Bahadurgarh falls in the district.  Mann’s party suffered a big jolt last year when two Shiromani Gurdwara Pabandhak Committee(SGPC) members Ravinder Singh Khalsa and Surinder Kaur from district Fatehgarh Sahib  had won the election with the support of Mann party but now these members are  associated with Daljit Singh Bittu led SAD Amritsar(presidium).

 In the recent held ZP election in district Fatehgarh Sahib ,on all ten seats, Badal led SAD managed to win 9 seats while Congress one seat. The BSs results , which were declared on late yesterday evening, in all five blocks of 76 zones, SAD candidates had registered their win on 66 seats, Congress on 8 seats, BJP on two  seats. In Sirhind Block Samiti, 13 candidates of SAD won election while 2 was won by Congress ; in Bassi Pathana block SAD candidates won election on 15 seats while one by Congress ; in Khamano block SAD won 12 seats, two by BJP and one by Congress ; in Amloh block samiti SAD won 15 seats while on by Congress ; in Khera block samiti  SAD won 12 seats while 3 by Congress.

There was main contest between SAD and Congress in these elections in the district . BJP candidates could not  attract voters. .  All the candidates supported by Mann’s party, BSP, CPI could not win election.