GHAZIABAD: Former army chief General VK Singh created history by winning the Ghaziabad seat with a margin of 5.67 lakh votes while other candidates including actor-turned politician Raj Babbar and journalist-turned politician Shazia Ilmi contesting against him lost their security deposits.Singh's margin of victory is the second highest in the country after Narendra Modi's margin in Vadodra.Singh received a total of 7,58,482 votes while Babbar only managed to get 1,91,222 votes. BSP candidate Mukul Upadhyay received 1,73,085 votes, SP candidate Sudhan Rawat received 1,06,984 votes while AAP's Shazia Ilmi landed up in fifth place with 89,147.Of the 15 candidates, 14, including Raj Babbar, lost their security deposits, as they failed to garner one-sixth of the total votes polled. AAP's star candidate Shazia secured fifth position in the election.After the historic win, Singh told TOI that he is thankful to the Ghaziabad residents, who extended their support and unconditional love. He also thanked the media. "Ghaziabad has become a family to me. Now I know thousands of people in Ghaziabad personally," Singh said.Gen VK Singh said that he is not eyeing on any berth in Modi's cabinet. "Whatever job my party will assign me, I will ensure my best to deliver quality results. It is the job of a prime minister to decide the portfolios of his government. My party assigned me the job to serve Ghaziabad," he added.