Overview
- AAP’s Harmeet Singh Sandhu finished with 42,649 votes to SAD’s Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa’s 30,558 after 16 rounds; Waris Punjab De–backed independent Mandeep Singh Khalsa placed third with 19,620.
- Congress candidate Karanbir Singh Burj came fourth with 15,078 votes and BJP’s Harjit Singh Sandhu fifth with 6,239, with both parties forfeiting their deposits.
- Turnout for the November 11 bypoll was 60.95%, with counting on November 14 at the International College of Nursing, Piddi, under tight security.
- SAD led the first three rounds before Sandhu overtook from the fourth and steadily widened his advantage to a five-figure margin.
- Sandhu, a three-time former MLA who left SAD to join AAP in July 2025, leveraged a strong local base, as AAP touted the win as validation of its governance and the party’s Assembly strength rose to 94.