Punjab's Tarn Taran By-Election Sees SAD Candidate Sukhwinder Kaur Take Early Lead

Representative ImageNEW DELHI: Polling for the Tarn Taran Assembly by-election inPunjabon Tuesday saw a voter turnout of 60.95%, slightly lower than 65.81% recorded in the 2022 assembly elections.Polling remained peaceful across 222 booths, with votes scheduled to be counted today.Counting is underway:SAD candidate Sukhwinder Kaur is leading by 1480 votes after two rounds.AAP candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu leading after four roundsCandidatesVoteWin/LossHarmeet Singh SandhuAAPLeadingKaranbir Singh BurjCongressTrailingSukhwinder Kaur RandhawaSADTrailingHarjit Singh SandhuBJPTrailingThe by-election was necessitated following the death of AAP MLA Kashmir Singh Sohal in June.The election is being seen as a test of the ruling AAP government’s popularity in the border constituency.