Punjab bypolls LIVE: AAP sweeps Punjab with 3 seats, Congress claims Barnala

AAP has claimed Congress held seats namely Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Nanak and Chabbewal whereas Congress party has won Barnala which was held by ruling AAP.

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Gidderbaha: AAP wins Gidderbaha. With 71,198 votes Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon wins by a margin of 21801 votes

 

Dera Baba Nanak: AAP’s candidate Gurdeep Singh Randhawa wins by margin of 5699 votes. Gurdeep Singh Randhawa secured 59,104 votes.

Barnala: Congress’s Kuldeep Singh Kala Dhillon wins from Barnala by a margin of 2,157 votes. Kuldeep Singh secured total 28,254 votes

 

 

 

Chabbewal: Son Dr Raj Kumar, AAP Candidate Ishank Kumar wins from Chabbewal seat. Ishank with 51,904 votes won by huge margin of 28,690 votes.

 

Dera Baba Nanak, Congress has lagged behind in the 9th round. Now Aam Aadmi Party candidate Gurdeep Singh Randhawa has taken a lead of 505 votes. He has got 30,420 votes. While Congress’ Jatinder Kaur Randhawa has got 29,915 and BJP’s Ravikaran Singh Kahlon has got 3609 votes.

Gidderbaha, Aam Aadmi Party’s lead has increased to 3972. AAP candidate Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon has got 16576 votes. While Congress’ Amrita Warring has got 12604 and BJP candidate Manpreet Singh Badal has got 3481 votes.

Chabbewal, AAP’s lead has increased to more than 10 thousand. Here AAP’s Dr. Ishank Kumar has got 22,019 votes. Whereas Congress’s Ranjeet Kumar got 11,610 votes and BJP’s Sohan Singh Thandal got 2652 votes.

Barnala Congress is leading in Barnala till the 6th round. Congress candidate Kuldeep Singh Kala Dhillon is leading by 1188 votes. At the same time, AAP rebel Gurdeep Singh Bath seems to be performing well. Gurdeep has got 7068 votes till the sixth round. AAP seems to be facing a big loss from rebel Gurdeep Singh.

In Dera Baba Nanak, Congress candidate Jatinder Kaur is leading by 1295 votes in the 5th round. Jatinder Kaur has got 17825 votes. While AAP’s Gurdeep Singh Dhillon has got 16,530 votes and BJP’s Ravikaran Singh has got 2062 votes.

Congress’s lead is intact in Barnala. 5 rounds have been completed here. Congress candidate Kuldeep Singh is ahead by 687 votes.

4 rounds have been completed in Chabbewal. AAP candidate Ishank is ahead. He has a lead of 5924 votes.

4 rounds have been completed in Dera Baba Nanak. Congress has a lead of 418 votes. The AAP candidate is in second place.

After round 4 Voting in Barnala

Harendra Dhaliwal (AAP) – 6008

Kala Dhillon (Congress) – 6368

Kewal Dhillon (BJP) – 4772

In Barnala, AAP’s Harinder Singh Dhaliwal got 3844 votes in the second round. He is ahead by 846 votes. While Congress’ Kuldeep Singh Kala Dhillon got 2998 votes, independent candidate Gurdeep Singh got 2384 votes and BJP’s Kewal Dhillon got 2092 votes.

In Chabbewal, Aam Aadmi Party’s Dr. Ishank Kumar got 4233 votes in the first round. He is ahead by 1571 votes. Congress’ Ranjeet Kumar got 2662 votes and BJP’s Sohan Singh Thandal got 447 votes.

The counting of votes has commenced for the by-elections in four Punjab Assembly constituencies, which recorded a voter turnout of 63.91% on November 20. A total of 45 candidates, including three women, contested in these elections. The key players in this race are the BJP, Congress, and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

The constituencies involved—Gidderbaha, Barnala, Chabbewal, and Dera Baba Nanak—saw intense campaigning. These four seats became vacant after the MLAs were elected to the Lok Sabha earlier this year.