New Delhi, June 23 -- The Congress-led UDF candidate Aryadan Shoukath has won the Nilambur assembly by-poll in Kerala by 10,928 votes. The poll panel said Shoukath defeated M Swaraj, the candidate of the ruling CPI(M), on Monday.

Shoukath is the son of late Congress stalwart Aryadan Muhammed, while Swaraj is a state secretariat member of the CPI(M).

Shoukath said the outcome was expected. "It was a victory anticipated by the people of Kerala - a major win against the LDF government," he said.

Amid the counting of votes underway, Aam Aadmi Party's candidate Sanjeev Arora won Ludhiana West seat in Punjab by 10,637 votes. He defeated Congress' Bharat Bhushan Ashu who secured 24,542 votes. Sanjeev Arora received 35,179 votes.

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