Chandigarh, The counting of votes might be held on Saturday for the bypolls to Punjab’s 4 meeting seats, which went to polls on Wednesday.
The Aam Aadmi Social gathering , Congress and BJP wish to register victories in these seats.
The bypolls to 4 meeting seats Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Nanak, Chabbewal and Barnala happened on Wednesday.
The bypolls had been necessitated after the incumbent legislators had been elected to the Lok Sabha earlier this yr.
The bypolls are seen as a litmus check for Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, whose authorities accomplished two-and-a-half-years in workplace.
A robust displaying within the bypolls might be a giant enhance for Mann after his social gathering’s dismal efficiency within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls by which it may win simply three of the 13 parliamentary constituencies in Punjab.
The stakes are additionally excessive for the primary opposition Congress. Lots is at stake for Congress MPs Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and Sukhjinder Randhawa, whose wives contested the bypolls from Gidderbaha and Dera Baba Nanak seats, respectively.
The BJP was additionally seeking to put up a robust present within the bypolls after it drew a clean within the common elections from the state.
A voter turnout of 63.91 per cent was recorded within the bypolls. The Gidderbaha phase noticed the very best turnout of 81.90 per cent. The Dera Baba Nanak seat recorded 64.01 per cent polling, Barnala 56.34 per cent and Chabbewal 53.43 per cent, respectively.
Foolproof safety preparations have been put in place on the counting centres, mentioned officers on Friday.
Counting centres have been arrange at Sukhjinder Group of Institutes in Gurdaspur for Dera Baba Nanak, Rayat and Bahra Group of Institutes in Hoshiarpur for Chabbewal, Authorities Senior Secondary College Bharu Highway for Gidderbaha and S D Faculty of Schooling for Barnala phase, they mentioned.
Among the many key contestants within the fray had been former Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal, Kewal Singh Dhillon, Sohan Singh Thandal and Ravikaran Singh Kahlon , Amrita Warring and Jatinder Kaur , and Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon and Ishank Kumar Chabbewal .
Amrita is the spouse of Punjab Congress chief and Ludhiana MP Amrinder Singh Raja Warring. Jatinder Kaur is the partner of Gurdaspur MP and former deputy chief minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa.
The Shiromani Akali Dal stayed away from the bypolls. The social gathering took the choice to not take part within the bypolls after Sukhbir Singh Badal, who has now resigned because the SAD president, did not get any non permanent aid from the Akal Takht, which declared him ‘tankhaiya’ , for the “errors” dedicated by his social gathering and authorities from 2007 to 2017.
From the Gidderbaha seat, Congress’ Amrita Warring, BJP’s Manpreet Singh Badal and A’s Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon had been within the fray.
Shiromani Akali Dal additionally fielded Sukhraj Singh, who’s the son of one of many 2015 Behbal Kalan police firing victims.
From the Barnala seat, A’s Harinder Singh Dhaliwal, Congress’ Kuldeep Singh Dhillon and BJP’s Kewal Singh Dhillon had been within the fray. Shiromani Akali Dal fielded Govind Singh Sandhu, who’s the maternal grandson of former MP and social gathering chief Simranjit Singh Mann, whereas A insurgent Gurdeep Singh Batth contested as an unbiased candidate.
From the Chabbewal reserve meeting phase, A’s Dr Ishank Kumar Chabbewal, BJP’s Sohan Singh Thandal and the Congress’ Ranjit Kumar had entered the fray.
From the Dera Baba Nanak seat, Congress candidate Jatinder Kaur, A nominee Gurdeep Singh Randhawa and BJP’s Ravikaran Singh Kahlon had been within the fray.
The A presently has 91 MLAs within the 117-member Punjab Meeting, whereas the Congress has 15. The Shiromani Akali Dal has three MLAs, the BJP two and the Bahujan Samaj Social gathering one. One seat is held by an Unbiased MLA.
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