The daughter of late Bollywood filmstar-turned-politican Sunil Dutt, Congress candidate Priya Dutt today won the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha defeating veteran Shiv Sena leader Madhukar Sarpotdar.
39-year old Dutt polled 343,933 votes. Sarpotdar bagged 171, 890.
The election was closely watched, considering it was the first after the demise of her father, who was the sitting MP in this constituency. Her campaign was a big success, and Dutt exuded a lot confidence all along.
The same confidence showed when she secured a comfortable margin over her rival from round one of counting.
Photograph: Arun Patil
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