Overview
- After 16 rounds of counting in Piddi, Harmeet Singh Sandhu polled 42,649 votes to SAD’s Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa’s 30,558, securing AAP’s hold on the seat.
- SAD led the first three rounds before Sandhu overtook from round four and steadily widened the gap to a five-figure margin.
- Independent Mandeep Singh, backed by Waris Punjab De and allied panthic groups, finished third with 19,620 votes as Congress and BJP trailed and lost their deposits.
- Turnout stood at 60.95% for the November 11 bypoll, which was necessitated by the June death of AAP MLA Kashmir Singh Sohal; 15 candidates contested and counting ran 16 rounds.
- AAP’s strength in the 117-member Assembly now stands at 94, capping six wins in seven Punjab bypolls, as party leaders hailed governance gains and opponents alleged misuse of state machinery.