Overview
- Vote counting is slated for November 14, with the final turnout to be confirmed after data entry, according to Punjab CEO Sibin C.
- The ballot featured 15 candidates, led by AAP’s Harmeet Singh Sandhu, Congress’s Karanbir Singh Burj, SAD’s Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa, BJP’s Harjit Singh Sandhu, and independent Mandeep Singh backed by radical Sikh groups.
- Roughly 2,500 security personnel were deployed, including 12 companies of CAPF, with BSF jawans posted at polling stations and sensitive booths monitored by live webcasting.
- SAD accused police of intimidating voters and said it filed complaints with election authorities, following the ECI’s order last week suspending SSP Ravjot Kaur Grewal for alleged interference.
- The turnout is nearly five percentage points lower than the 65.81% recorded for the seat in the 2022 assembly election.