Punjab bypolls 2024: 32.85% voter turnout reported till 11 am in Gidderbaha
Byelections for four assembly seats in Punjab began on Wednesday. Along with Punjab, voting is also taking place in Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, and Uttarakhand.
Punjab Bypolls 2024: Polling percentage of 8.53% was reported till 9 am across the state. The voter turnout is highest in Gidderbaha (32.85%), followed by Dera Baba Nanak (25.50%), Barnala (16.30%) and Chabbewal (12.71%) till 11 am.
As voting for byelections began in Punjab, Congress candidate from Gidderbaha Amrita Warring and her husband, PPCC Chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, sought blessings from the almighty before leaving for the polls.
Byelections for four assembly seats in Punjab began on Wednesday. Along with Punjab, voting is also taking place in Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, and Uttarakhand.
Voting began at 7 a.m., and votes will be counted on November 23.
In Punjab, polls are being held in four assembly seats: Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Nanak, Chabbewal (SC), and Barnala.
The byelections were called after the MLAs representing the seats were elected to the Lok Sabha in the general election earlier this year.
The Congress previously held Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Nanak, and Chabbewal assembly seats, while the AAP had the Barnala seat.
The byelections will decide the fate of key contestants - BJP nominee and former Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal, Congress's Amrita Warring, Jatinder Kaur, AAP's Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon, Dr Ishank Kumar Chabbewal, and BJP's Kewal Singh Dhillon, Sohan Singh Thandal, and Ravikaran Singh Kahlon.
Amrita Warring is the wife of Punjab Congress President and Ludhiana MP Amrinder Singh Raja Warring. Jatinder Kaur is the wife of Gurdaspur MP and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa.