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This despite the fact that then Catholic Church Bishop of Punjab, and spokesperson of Masih Maha Sabha, Bishop Franco Mulakkal had announced to extend community’s support to Khajuria. “Besides, it is not just Christian votes that will ensure victory. His death triggered the 2017 byelection.Traditionally, Christians in Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency has been supporting major political parties — the Congress and SAD-BJP combine. Mulakkal is the accused in Kerala nun rape case. AMRITSAR: Unfazed by its past experience, AAP has fielded Peter Masih as its candidate from Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency, which has sizeable Christian population.In the 2017 byelections, AAP’s candidate Maj Gen Suresh Khajuria (retd) had forfeited his security deposit after polling only 23,579 votes..