In Dera Baba Nanak, AAP’s Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon was leading by 1,044 votes towards his nearest rival and Congress nominee Amrita Warring, the spouse of Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring.
The Aam Aadmi Party was leading from Chabbewal, Gidderbaha and Dera Baba Nanak seats whereas Congress was ahead in the Barnala phase in Punjab, confirmed preliminary traits in the counting of votes bypolls to 4 Assembly segments in the state on Saturday.
In Dera Baba Nanak, AAP’s Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon was leading by 1,044 votes towards his nearest rival and Congress nominee Amrita Warring, the spouse of Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring.
BJP candidate and former Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal was in the third spot.
In Chabbewal, AAP candidate Ishank Kumar Chabbewal was leading by 3,308 votes towards his nearest rival and Congress candidate Ranjit Kumar after the second spherical of counting. The BJP’s Sohan Singh Thandal was in the third spot.
Congress candidate Kuldeep Singh Dhillon was leading by 360 votes towards AAP’s Harinder Singh Dhaliwal after the fourth spherical of counting. BJP’s Kewal Dhillon was in the third spot.
In Dera Baba Nanak, AAP candidate Gurdeep Singh Randhawa was leading by 265 votes towards Congress candidate Jatinder Kaur after two rounds of counting. Kaur is the spouse of Congress MP from Gurdaspur Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa.
BJP’s Ravikaran Kahlon was on the third spot.
Counting of votes for the bypolls to Punjab’s 4 meeting segments started at 8 am on Saturday.
Bypolls to Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Nanak, Chabbewal (SC) and Barnala happened on November 20. The bypolls have been necessitated after the incumbent legislators have been elected to the Lok Sabha earlier this yr.
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