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Santokh polled 152 votes, while his nearest candidate, Shiromani Akali Dal-backed Rajmohinder Singh Majitha, bagged 142 votes. AMRITSAR: Stung by one controversy after another, the over century-old Sikh institution Chief Khalsa Diwan (CKD) is set for a hotly-contested election on December 2. “We have to restore the confidence of panth in the CKD and its management. In September, Santokh had resigned from the post of president, after a court sentence him to five years in jail in a forgery case. Police had also registered a case against Chadha and his son Inderpreet Singh Chadha, who later committed suicide.In March this year, Santokh was elected as president during the midterm poll held at Gurdwara Kalghidhar Sahib, situated in CKD headquarters..