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Voting Underway in Tarn Taran Bypoll With Heavy Security, 15 Candidates in Fray

Counting on November 14 will offer an early signal for Punjab’s 2027 race.

Overview

  • Polling began at 7 a.m. and runs until 6 p.m., with officials reporting on-time starts and early voter arrivals.
  • The electorate totals 1,92,838 across 222 polling stations at 114 locations, with accessibility volunteers deployed for seniors and persons with disabilities.
  • Central Armed Police Forces are deployed alongside Punjab Police, with CCTV and live webcasting at every booth and micro-observers at sensitive stations.
  • The contest features AAP’s Harmeet Singh Sandhu, Congress’s Karanbir Singh Burj, SAD’s Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa and BJP’s Harjit Singh Sandhu, plus an independent backed by Amritpal Singh–linked groups.
  • EVMs will be stored and counted at the International College of Nursing in Piddi on November 14, after the Election Commission last week suspended the district SSP over alleged interference complaints.