Voting will take place until 6 p.m., the results will be known on the 23rd.
Triangular contest in all four seats, AAP, Congress and BJP candidates in the fray
Aaj Samaj, Chandigarh. Voting has begun for four assembly seats in the state. Voting began at seven in the morning. People will be able to vote until 6 p.m. After this, the election results will be announced on November 23. After a long time in the state’s history, there is a primary race between three parties. The SAD had decided not to present its representatives in these by-elections. After which there is a triangular contest between the AAP, the Congress and the BJP. Now it remains to be seen in which party the people of the state express their confidence and vote in its favour.
Electoral Commission call for peaceful elections
On the other hand, Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C appealed to people to vote peacefully. Additionally, the Election Commission has deployed 6,481 soldiers and officers of Punjab Police and 17 companies of Central Armed Forces for safe and peaceful voting. In addition, 3,868 election staff members have been put into service. Giving information in this regard, Sibin C said that of the four assembly constituencies for the by-elections, there are a total of 1,93,376 voters in Dera Baba Nanak assembly constituency, for whom 241 polling stations have been created. electoral. Of them, 61 are sensitive. The number of electoral staff in this area is 701.
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This is how the votes will be counted
Sibin C said that counting of Dera Baba Nanak votes will be held in 18 rounds on November 23 at Sukhjindra Institute Group, Gurdaspur. While in Chabbewal (SC) assembly constituency, counting of votes will be done in 15 rounds at Riyat and Bahra Group of Institutes, Hoshiarpur. The counting of votes for the Gidderbaha Assembly will be held in 13 rounds at the Government Higher Secondary School (Boys), Gidderbaha. Counting of votes in Barnala assembly constituency will be held in 16 rounds at SD College of Education, Barnala.
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