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A judicial recount confirmed Liberal candidate Amarjeet Sohi was the winner in the Edmonton Mill Woods federal riding Thursday.

Sohi beat Conservative incumbent Tim Uppal by 92 votes, according to Elections Canada’s website, earning 41.2 per cent of the votes cast.

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“I’d like to start by thanking the people of Edmonton Mill Woods for once again putting their trust in me,” Sohi said in a statement on his website Thursday afternoon. “I am humbled by the results of this election and look forward to being a strong voice in Ottawa for the people of Edmonton Mill Woods and all Edmontonians.”

Uppal’s lawyer, Jonathan Denis, said he didn’t have exact numbers, but confirmed Sohi’s victory.

“Mr. Uppal wishes to congratulate Mr. Sohi for becoming the member of Parliament for Mill Woods,” Denis said.

Sohi won by a margin of just 79 votes on election night Oct. 19.

Elections Canada employees, as well as lawyers and scrutineers for Uppal and Sohi, started recounting more than 49,000 ballots Tuesday.