Summary:
AMRITSAR: Barring Majitha, Congress won block samiti and zila parishad elections with a thumping majority in Amritsar district . In Gurdaspur district , Congress bagged 212 out of 213 block samiti seats, while one seat went to an independent candidate. Of the nine blocks of Amritsar, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) won 20 out of 24 seats in Majitha block.In the remaining eight blocks, Congress candidates recorded victories. All 25 seats of the zila parishad also went to the Congress. As the results of Majitha block were announced, Akalis burst into celebrations..